Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Iraq
Iraq: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
14
2000–2025
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Iraq, 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Iraq is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Iraq peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 90th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 100.0% | — |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 90 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 90 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 90 Andorra 0.0%
- 90 Angola 0.0%
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 90 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 90 Bahamas 0.0%
- 90 Bahrain 0.0%
- 90 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 90 Barbados 0.0%
- 90 Belarus 0.0%
- 90 Belgium 0.0%
- 90 Belize 0.0%
- 90 Bhutan 0.0%
- 90 Botswana 0.0%
- 90 Brazil 0.0%
- 90 Brunei 0.0%
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 90 Cambodia 0.0%
- 90 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 90 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 90 Chad 0.0% compare
- 90 China 0.0%
- 90 Comoros 0.0%
- 90 Congo 0.0%
- 90 Cuba 0.0%
- 90 Czechia 0.0%
- 90 Djibouti 0.0%
- 90 Dominica 0.0%
- 90 Dominican Republic 0.0%
- 90 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 90 Eritrea 0.0%
- 90 Eswatini 0.0%
- 90 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 90 Gabon 0.0%
- 90 Grenada 0.0%
- 90 Guinea 0.0%
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 90 Guyana 0.0%
- 90 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 90 Iceland 0.0%
- 90 Iran 0.0%
- 90 Israel 0.0%
- 90 Italy 0.0%
- 90 Jamaica 0.0%
- 90 Japan 0.0%
- 90 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 90 Kiribati 0.0%
- 90 Kuwait 0.0%
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 90 Laos 0.0%
- 90 Lebanon 0.0%
- 90 Lesotho 0.0%
- 90 Libya 0.0%
- 90 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 90 Maldives 0.0%
- 90 Malta 0.0%
- 90 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 90 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 90 Monaco 0.0%
- 90 Montenegro 0.0%
- 90 Mozambique 0.0%
- 90 Myanmar 0.0%
- 90 Nauru 0.0%
- 90 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
- 90 Niger 0.0% compare
- 90 North Korea 0.0%
- 90 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 90 Oman 0.0%
- 90 Palau 0.0%
- 90 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 90 Romania 0.0%
- 90 Russia 0.0% compare
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 90 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 90 San Marino 0.0%
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 90 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 90 Senegal 0.0% compare
- 90 Seychelles 0.0%
- 90 Singapore 0.0%
- 90 Slovakia 0.0%
- 90 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 90 Somalia 0.0%
- 90 South Sudan 0.0%
- 90 Sudan 0.0%
- 90 Suriname 0.0%
- 90 Switzerland 0.0%
- 90 Syria 0.0%
- 90 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 90 Tonga 0.0%
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 90 Tunisia 0.0%
- 90 Turkey 0.0%
- 90 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 90 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 90 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 90 United States 0.0%
- 90 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 90 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 90 Venezuela 0.0% compare
- 90 Vietnam 0.0%
- 90 Yemen 0.0%
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0069 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 share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Iraq?
- Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Iraq was 0.0% 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 share of countries with independent national human rights institutions recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of countries with independent national human rights institutions recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- Iraq ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Iraq 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 Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%).