Countries with independent national human rights institution in Kenya
Kenya: Countries with independent national human rights institution was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for countries with independent national human rights institution in Kenya is 2, measured 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 Kenya peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Kenya 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
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 Kenya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 617,125 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,325 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,325 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 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 Kenya?
- Countries with independent national human rights institution in Kenya was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for countries with independent national human rights institution?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is countries with independent national human rights institution rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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