Europe vs Samoa: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights
Europe
59.1%
in 2025
Samoa
100.0%
in 2025
Europe rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights over time
- Europe
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 59.1% in Europe, a difference of 40.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 21 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 0.0% | 20.5% | Europe |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 66.7% | 18.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 100.0% | 41.3% | 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 or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 100.0% against 59.1% in Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of countries with independent national human rights between Europe and Samoa?
- 40.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Europe and Samoa rank globally for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- Europe ranks 1st 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.