Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Eastern Asia is 40.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Eastern Asia peaked at 40.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 12th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 40.0% | — |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 4.8% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 10.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 97.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 20.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 25.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 11.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,358 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.24 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Eastern Asia was 40.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of countries with independent national human rights recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of countries with independent national human rights recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- Eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of countries with independent national human rights rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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