Northern America vs Panama: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights
Northern America
50.0%
in 2025
Panama
100.0%
in 2025
Northern America rank
4th
Panama rank
1st
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights over time
- Northern America
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 100.0% against 50.0% in Northern America, a difference of 50.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Northern America ranks 4th and Panama ranks 1st of 21 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 33.3% | 16.7% | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of countries with independent national human rights, Northern America or Panama?
- Panama, 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 Northern America and Panama?
- 50.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Panama?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Northern America and Panama rank globally for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- Northern America ranks 4th and Panama 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.