Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights was 58.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
58.7%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 21 groups
All-time high
58.7%
in 2020
All-time low
15.2%
in 2000
Years of data
14
2000–2025
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Europe and Northern America is 58.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Europe and Northern America peaked at 58.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2000.
Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Europe and Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +85.7% | 15.2% | 28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 15.2% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 39.1% | 54.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 56.5% | 58.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Europe and Northern America was 58.7% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of countries with independent national human rights recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of countries with independent national human rights rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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