Europe and Northern America vs Samoa: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights
Europe and Northern America
58.7%
in 2025
Samoa
100.0%
in 2025
Europe and Northern America rank
2nd
Samoa rank
1st
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights over time
- Europe and Northern America
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 58.7% in Europe and Northern America, a difference of 41.3%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe and Northern America ahead.
Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd and Samoa ranks 1st of 21 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe and Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe and Northern America | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 0.0% | 21.7% | Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 66.7% | 18.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 100.0% | 41.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of countries with independent national human rights, Europe and Northern America or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 100.0% against 58.7% in Europe and Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of countries with independent national human rights between Europe and Northern America and Samoa?
- 41.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Northern America and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Europe and Northern America and Samoa rank globally for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd and Samoa ranks 1st of 21 groups.
- 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.