Countries with accredited independent national human rights in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Countries with accredited independent national human rights was 0 number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 number
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2 number
in 2010
All-time low
0 number
in 2000
Years of data
14
2000–2025
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Afghanistan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Afghanistan is 0 number, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Afghanistan peaked at 2 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Countries with accredited independent national human rights in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 number | — |
| 2005 | 0 number | — |
| 2010 | 2 number | — |
| 2015 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 number | — |
| 2024 | 0 number | — |
| 2025 | 0 number | — |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1 number. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 number | 2 number | 2 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 number | 0 number | 2 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 116 Andorra 0 number
- 116 Angola 0 number
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 0 number
- 116 Bahamas 0 number
- 116 Barbados 0 number
- 116 Belarus 0 number
- 116 Belize 0 number
- 116 Bhutan 0 number
- 116 Botswana 0 number
- 116 Brazil 0 number
- 116 Brunei 0 number
- 116 Burkina Faso 0 number compare
- 116 Cambodia 0 number
- 116 Cape Verde 0 number
- 116 Central African Republic 0 number
- 116 China 0 number
- 116 Comoros 0 number
- 116 Cuba 0 number
- 116 Czechia 0 number
- 116 Djibouti 0 number
- 116 Dominica 0 number
- 116 Dominican Republic 0 number
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 0 number
- 116 Eritrea 0 number
- 116 Eswatini 0 number
- 116 Gabon 0 number
- 116 Grenada 0 number
- 116 Guinea 0 number
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 0 number
- 116 Guyana 0 number
- 116 Iceland 0 number
- 116 Iran 0 number
- 116 Israel 0 number
- 116 Italy 0 number
- 116 Jamaica 0 number
- 116 Japan 0 number
- 116 Kiribati 0 number
- 116 Kuwait 0 number
- 116 Laos 0 number
- 116 Lebanon 0 number
- 116 Lesotho 0 number
- 116 Liechtenstein 0 number
- 116 Malta 0 number
- 116 Marshall Islands 0 number
- 116 Micronesia (country) 0 number
- 116 Monaco 0 number
- 116 Mozambique 0 number
- 116 Myanmar 0 number compare
- 116 Nauru 0 number
- 116 Niger 0 number compare
- 116 North Korea 0 number
- 116 Palau 0 number
- 116 Papua New Guinea 0 number
- 116 Romania 0 number
- 116 Russia 0 number compare
- 116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 number
- 116 Saint Lucia 0 number
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 number
- 116 San Marino 0 number
- 116 Sao Tome and Principe 0 number
- 116 Saudi Arabia 0 number
- 116 Seychelles 0 number
- 116 Singapore 0 number
- 116 Solomon Islands 0 number
- 116 Somalia 0 number
- 116 South Sudan 0 number
- 116 Sudan 0 number
- 116 Suriname 0 number
- 116 Switzerland 0 number
- 116 Syria 0 number
- 116 Tonga 0 number
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 0 number
- 116 Tuvalu 0 number
- 116 United Arab Emirates 0 number
- 116 United States 0 number
- 116 Vanuatu 0 number
- 116 Vietnam 0 number
- 116 Yemen 0 number
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Afghanistan?
- Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Afghanistan was 0 number in 2025, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).