Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions by country
Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant).
Countries reporting
120
Highest
2 number
Albania
Lowest
0 number
Russia
Median
2 number
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,716
What the numbers show
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 2 number in Albania; the lowest is 0 number in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2 number, and the mean is 1.7 number.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Countries with accredited independent national human rights: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gambia | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Haiti | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritania | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Peru | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Palestine | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 1 | Togo | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 2 number | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | East Timor | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 2 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 1 number | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Belgium | 1 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Bahrain | 1 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Algeria | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Fiji | 1 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | 1 number | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Iraq | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Libya | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Maldives | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Montenegro | 1 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 1 number | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Oman | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Slovakia | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Chad | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 1 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Tunisia | 1 number | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Turkey | 1 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 1 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Venezuela | 1 number | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 0 number | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 0 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Myanmar | 0 number | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Niger | 0 number | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Russia | 0 number | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant).