Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%) by country

Countries reporting
96
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Russian Federation
Median
100.0%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,010

What the numbers show

Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%) is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Russian Federation.

The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 88.5%.

Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Argentina 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Armenia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Australia 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Austria 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Burundi 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 Benin 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Bulgaria 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Canada 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Chile 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 Cameroon 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Colombia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Costa Rica 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Cyprus 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Germany 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Denmark 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Ecuador 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Egypt 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Spain 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Estonia 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Ethiopia 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Finland 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 France 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Georgia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Ghana 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Gambia 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Greece 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Guatemala 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Honduras 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Croatia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Haiti 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 Indonesia 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 India 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Ireland 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Jordan 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Kenya 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Liberia 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Sri Lanka 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Lithuania 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Luxembourg 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Latvia 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 Morocco 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Madagascar 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Mexico 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Mali 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Mongolia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Mauritania 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 Mauritius 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Malawi 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Namibia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Nigeria 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Norway 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Nepal 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 New Zealand 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Pakistan 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Panama 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 Peru 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Philippines 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Poland 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Portugal 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Paraguay 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Qatar 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Rwanda 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Sierra Leone 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 El Salvador 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Serbia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Slovenia 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Sweden 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Togo 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Thailand 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Uganda 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Uruguay 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Samoa 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 South Africa 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Zambia 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Zimbabwe 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Timor-Leste 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 100.0% 2025 volatile
1 Republic of Korea 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
1 Australia and New Zealand 100.0% 2025 unchanged flat
1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 100.0% 2025 unchanged volatile
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% 2025 unchanged rising
84 Afghanistan 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
84 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
84 Algeria 0.0% 2025 volatile
84 Fiji 0.0% 2025 volatile
84 Hungary 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
84 Iraq 0.0% 2025 volatile
84 Niger 0.0% 2025 volatile
84 Nicaragua 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
84 Senegal 0.0% 2025 volatile
84 Chad 0.0% 2025 volatile
84 Russian Federation 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
215 places, 3,010 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed