Countries with independent national human rights institution in Latvia
Latvia: Countries with independent national human rights institution was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2 for countries with independent national human rights institution in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with independent national human rights institution in Latvia peaked at 2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Latvia 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0176 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 Latvia?
- Countries with independent national human rights institution in Latvia was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for countries with independent national human rights institution?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is countries with independent national human rights institution rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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