Countries with independent national human rights institution in Germany
Germany: Countries with independent national human rights institution was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2 for countries with independent national human rights institution in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with independent national human rights institution in Germany peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Germany ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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More social development data for Germany
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with independent national human rights institution in Germany?
- Countries with independent national human rights institution in Germany was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for countries with independent national human rights institution?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is countries with independent national human rights institution rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Countries with independent national human rights institution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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