Australia vs Northern America: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights
Australia
100.0%
in 2025
Northern America
50.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Northern America rank
4th
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.0% against 50.0% in Northern America, a difference of 50.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Northern America's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of countries with independent national human rights, Australia or Northern America?
- Australia, at 100.0% against 50.0% in Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of countries with independent national human rights between Australia and Northern America?
- 50.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- Australia ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.