Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance was 2 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 2000
Years of data
15
2000–2026
Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with in Sri Lanka, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with in Sri Lanka stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with in Sri Lanka peaked at 2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 2 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.5, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with in Sri Lanka?
- Countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with in Sri Lanka was 2 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2026.
- Is countries with national human rights institutions in compliance with rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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