Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights was 45.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean is 45.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 45.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 21 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.2% | — |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 45.5% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 24.2% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 39.4% | 45.5% | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 12.4% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of countries with independent national human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean was 45.5% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of countries with independent national human rights recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of countries with independent national human rights rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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