Countries with accredited independent national human rights in Nigeria
Nigeria: Countries with accredited independent national human rights was 2 number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2 number
in 2000
All-time low
1 number
in 2010
Years of data
14
2000–2025
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Nigeria, 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
Nigeria recorded 2 number for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Nigeria peaked at 2 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 number, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Countries with accredited independent national human rights in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 number | — |
| 2005 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 number | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 number | +100.0% |
| 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 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 number | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 number, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2 number, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 number | 2 number | 2 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.83 number | 1 number | 2 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 number | 2 number | 2 number | 6 |
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- 1 Costa Rica 2 number compare
- 1 Cote d'Ivoire 2 number compare
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- 1 Cyprus 2 number compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 2 number compare
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- 1 Ethiopia 2 number compare
- 1 Finland 2 number compare
- 1 France 2 number compare
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- 1 Georgia 2 number compare
- 1 Germany 2 number compare
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- 1 Greece 2 number compare
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- 1 Indonesia 2 number compare
- 1 Ireland 2 number compare
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- 1 Kenya 2 number compare
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- 1 Lithuania 2 number compare
- 1 Luxembourg 2 number compare
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- 1 Mongolia 2 number compare
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- 1 Namibia 2 number compare
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- 1 Netherlands 2 number compare
- 1 New Zealand 2 number compare
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More social development data for Nigeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,848 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Nigeria?
- Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Nigeria was 2 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 number in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).