Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant) by country

Countries reporting
127
Highest
2
Albania
Lowest
0
Russian Federation
Median
2
Years covered
27
2000–2026
Data points
3,092

What the numbers show

Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant) is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 2 in Albania; the lowest is 0 in Russian Federation.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.69.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).

Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Argentina 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Armenia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Australia 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Austria 2 2026 up 100.0% rising
1 Burundi 2 2026 unchanged volatile
1 Benin 2 2026 — volatile
1 Bulgaria 2 2026 up 100.0% volatile
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Canada 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Chile 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Cote d'Ivoire 2 2025 — volatile
1 Cameroon 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Colombia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Costa Rica 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Cyprus 2 2026 up 100.0% volatile
1 Germany 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Denmark 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Ecuador 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Egypt 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Spain 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Estonia 2 2026 — volatile
1 Ethiopia 2 2026 up 100.0% volatile
1 Finland 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 France 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 United Kingdom 2 2025 unchanged rising
1 Georgia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Ghana 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Gambia 2 2026 — volatile
1 Greece 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Guatemala 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Honduras 2 2026 up 100.0% rising
1 Croatia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Haiti 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Indonesia 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 India 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Ireland 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Jordan 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Kenya 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 South Korea 2 2025 unchanged rising
1 Liberia 2 2026 — volatile
1 Sri Lanka 2 2026 up 100.0% rising
1 Lithuania 2 2026 — volatile
1 Luxembourg 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Latvia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Morocco 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Moldova 2 2025 up 100.0% volatile
1 Madagascar 2 2026 — volatile
1 Mexico 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Mali 2 2026 up 100.0% volatile
1 Mongolia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Mauritania 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Mauritius 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Malawi 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Namibia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Nigeria 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Norway 2 2026 up 100.0% rising
1 Nepal 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 New Zealand 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Pakistan 2 2026 — volatile
1 Panama 2 2026 unchanged falling
1 Peru 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Philippines 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Poland 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Portugal 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Paraguay 2 2026 — volatile
1 Qatar 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Rwanda 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Sierra Leone 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 El Salvador 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Serbia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Slovenia 2 2026 up 100.0% rising
1 Sweden 2 2026 up 100.0% flat
1 Togo 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Thailand 2 2026 up 100.0% rising
1 East Timor 2 2025 unchanged rising
1 Uganda 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Uruguay 2 2026 unchanged volatile
1 Samoa 2 2026 unchanged volatile
1 South Africa 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Zambia 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Zimbabwe 2 2026 unchanged volatile
1 Timor-Leste 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 2026 — volatile
1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 2026 unchanged flat
1 Republic of Korea 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Republic of Moldova 2 2026 up 100.0% rising
1 State of Palestine 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Côte d'Ivoire 2 2026 up 100.0% volatile
1 United Republic of Tanzania 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2 2026 unchanged rising
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 2026 unchanged rising
95 Azerbaijan 1 2026 down 50.0% volatile
95 Belgium 1 2026 — rising
95 Bangladesh 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Bahrain 1 2026 unchanged volatile
95 Congo 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Algeria 1 2026 unchanged falling
95 Fiji 1 2026 — volatile
95 Hungary 1 2026 down 50.0% volatile
95 Iraq 1 2026 unchanged volatile
95 Kazakhstan 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Kyrgyzstan 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Libya 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Maldives 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 North Macedonia 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Montenegro 1 2026 unchanged volatile
95 Nicaragua 1 2026 down 50.0% volatile
95 Oman 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Senegal 1 2026 unchanged falling
95 Slovakia 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Chad 1 2026 unchanged falling
95 Tajikistan 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Turkmenistan 1 2026 — volatile
95 Tunisia 1 2026 unchanged rising
95 Turkey 1 2025 — volatile
95 Uzbekistan 1 2026 — volatile
95 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2026 unchanged falling
95 Türkiye 1 2026 — volatile
122 Afghanistan 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
122 Burkina Faso 0 2026 — volatile
122 Myanmar 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
122 Niger 0 2026 — volatile
122 Russia 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
122 Russian Federation 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
207 places, 3,092 data points, 2000–2026
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