Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Countries with independent national human rights institution was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2 for countries with independent national human rights institution in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with independent national human rights institution in Sri Lanka peaked at 2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Sri Lanka 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.
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0068 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 148,369 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with independent national human rights institution in Sri Lanka?
- Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sri Lanka was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for countries with independent national human rights institution?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is countries with independent national human rights institution rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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