Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in World
World: Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights was 45.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in World, 2000–2026
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 World is 45.6%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of countries with independent national human rights in World peaked at 45.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
That places World 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +71.9% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights in World 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 | +71.9% | 16.4% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 16.4% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 33.3% | 40.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 42.1% | 45.6% | 7 |
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of countries with independent national human rights in World?
- Proportion of countries with independent national human rights in World was 45.6% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of countries with independent national human rights recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of countries with independent national human rights recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does World rank for proportion of countries with independent national human rights?
- World ranks 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of countries with independent national human rights rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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