Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sweden
Sweden: Countries with independent national human rights institution was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2
in 2000
All-time low
0
in 2010
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for countries with independent national human rights institution in Sweden is 2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 Sweden peaked at 2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
That places Sweden 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (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)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with independent national human rights institution in Sweden?
- Countries with independent national human rights institution in Sweden was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest countries with independent national human rights institution recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for countries with independent national human rights institution?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is countries with independent national human rights institution rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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