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Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 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 2010
All-time low
0 number
in 2000
Years of data
14
2000–2025

Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in United Kingdom, 2000–2025

00.511.522000201220252000: 0 number2005: 0 number2010: 2 number2015: 2 number2016: 2 number2017: 2 number2018: 2 number2019: 2 number2020: 2 number2021: 2 number2022: 2 number2023: 2 number2024: 2 number2025: 2 number

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

United Kingdom 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.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in United Kingdom peaked at 2 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2000.

United Kingdom ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 institutions in United Kingdom, year by year

Year number Change
2000 0 number —
2005 0 number —
2010 2 number —
2015 2 number +0.0%
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 number 0 number 0 number 2
2010s 2 number 2 number 2 number 6
2020s 2 number 2 number 2 number 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in United Kingdom?
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 2 number in 2010.
What is the lowest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2000.
How does United Kingdom rank for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
Is countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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Indicator
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions
Unit
number
Source
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,716 data points, 2000–2025
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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).