Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Portugal
Portugal: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Portugal, 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
In 2025, share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Portugal stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
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- 1 Mauritania 100.0% compare
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- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Namibia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Pakistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine 100.0% compare
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- 1 Sierra Leone 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Africa 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
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- 1 Sri Lanka 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Tanzania 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
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More social development data for Portugal
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 109 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 109 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0065 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 Portugal?
- Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Portugal was 100.0% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of countries with independent national human rights institutions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of countries with independent national human rights institutions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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 (%).