Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions by country
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%).
Countries reporting
101
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Venezuela
Median
100.0%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,716
What the numbers show
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions is currently reported for 101 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 88.1%.
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gambia | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Haiti | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Niger | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Russia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Chad | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%).