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Human Rights Protection Scores – by Christopher Farris and Keith Schnakenberg

· higher is better · 193 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Luxembourg5.3
  2. 2Iceland5.2
  3. 3Liechtenstein4.6
  4. 4Andorra4.6
  5. 5Monaco4.5
  6. 6Palau4.5
  7. 7San Marino4.5
  8. 8Tuvalu4.4
  9. 9Kiribati4.3
  10. 10Norway4.3
  11. 11Solomon Islands4
  12. 12Netherlands3.8
  13. 13New Zealand3.7
  14. 14Sao Tome and Principe3.6
  15. 15Slovenia3.5
  16. 16Denmark3.4
  17. 17Czechia3.3
  18. 18Germany3.3
  19. 19Sweden3.2
  20. 20Uruguay3.2
  21. 21Canada3.2
  22. 22Belgium3.2
  23. 23Taiwan3.1
  24. 24Ireland3.1
  25. 25Estonia3.1
  26. 26Samoa2.9
  27. 27Japan2.9
  28. 28Grenada2.8
  29. 29Vanuatu2.8
  30. 30Tonga2.7
  31. 31United Kingdom2.7
  32. 32Panama2.7
  33. 33Latvia2.6
  34. 34St. Kitts and Nevis2.6
  35. 35Switzerland2.6
  36. 36Qatar2.6
  37. 37Finland2.5
  38. 38Marshall Islands2.5
  39. 39St. Vincent and the Grenadines2.5
  40. 40Dominica2.4
  41. 41Malta2.4
  42. 42Bhutan2.4
  43. 43Naoero2.3
  44. 44Austria2.2
  45. 45Costa Rica2.2
  46. 46Lithuania2.2
  47. 47Croatia2.2
  48. 48Seychelles2.2
  49. 49Namibia2.2
  50. 50Guinea-Bissau2.1
  51. 51Cabo Verde2.1
  52. 52Portugal2.1
  53. 53Antigua and Barbuda2.1
  54. 54Brunei Darussalam2
  55. 55Fiji1.9
  56. 56Botswana1.9
  57. 57Italy1.9
  58. 58Australia1.9
  59. 59Korea, Rep.1.9
  60. 60Poland1.8
  61. 61Singapore1.7
  62. 62Barbados1.7
  63. 63France1.7
  64. 64Slovak Republic1.7
  65. 65Montenegro1.6
  66. 66Cyprus1.6
  67. 67Comoros1.6
  68. 68Gambia, The1.6
  69. 69Bosnia and Herzegovina1.5
  70. 70North Macedonia1.5
  71. 71Hungary1.5
  72. 72Romania1.4
  73. 73Trinidad and Tobago1.4
  74. 74Greece1.3
  75. 75St. Lucia1.3
  76. 76Suriname1.3
  77. 77Bulgaria1.3
  78. 78Spain1.3
  79. 79Argentina1.3
  80. 80Timor-Leste1.3
  81. 81Mauritius1.2
  82. 82Belize1.2
  83. 83Lao PDR1.2
  84. 84Guyana1.2
  85. 85Bahamas, The1.2
  86. 86Oman1.1
  87. 87Albania1.1
  88. 88Senegal1.1
  89. 89Kuwait1.1
  90. 90Eswatini1.1
  91. 91Paraguay1.1
  92. 92Peru1.1
  93. 93Mongolia1
  94. 94Benin0.94
  95. 95Georgia0.94
  96. 96Morocco0.94
  97. 97Ecuador0.9
  98. 98Armenia0.86
  99. 99Liberia0.78
  100. 100Maldives0.74
  101. 101Gabon0.7
  102. 102Lesotho0.59
  103. 103Sierra Leone0.59
  104. 104Haiti0.56
  105. 105Jordan0.55
  106. 106Chile0.53
  107. 107Nepal0.5
  108. 108Algeria0.47
  109. 109Bolivia0.47
  110. 110Guatemala0.44
  111. 111Sri Lanka0.42
  112. 112Togo0.41
  113. 113Ghana0.38
  114. 114Mauritania0.32
  115. 115Belarus0.31
  116. 116El Salvador0.27
  117. 117Equatorial Guinea0.24
  118. 118Moldova0.23
  119. 119Malawi0.22
  120. 120Tunisia0.19
  121. 121Mozambique0.17
  122. 122Malaysia0.11
  123. 123Bahrain0.1
  124. 124United Arab Emirates0.09
  125. 125Kyrgyz Republic0.06
  126. 126Papua New Guinea0.06
  127. 127Lebanon0.04
  128. 128Jamaica0.04
  129. 129Zambia0.03
  130. 130Cambodia0.02
  131. 131Guinea0.01
  132. 132Cote d'Ivoire0.01
  133. 133Djibouti-0.01
  134. 134Cuba-0.06
  135. 135Kazakhstan-0.06
  136. 136Tanzania-0.08
  137. 137Azerbaijan-0.11
  138. 138Indonesia-0.12
  139. 139Angola-0.13
  140. 140United States-0.17
  141. 141Chad-0.18
  142. 142Uzbekistan-0.2
  143. 143Dominican Republic-0.22
  144. 144Central African Republic-0.35
  145. 145Tajikistan-0.36
  146. 146Honduras-0.37
  147. 147Uganda-0.4
  148. 148Madagascar-0.44
  149. 149Congo, Rep.-0.46
  150. 150Zimbabwe-0.47
  151. 151Colombia-0.47
  152. 152South Africa-0.52
  153. 153Turkmenistan-0.58
  154. 154Israel-0.58
  155. 155Rwanda-0.62
  156. 156Viet Nam-0.64
  157. 157Thailand-0.77
  158. 158Ukraine-0.77
  159. 159Nicaragua-0.85
  160. 160Niger-0.87
  161. 161Pakistan-0.94
  162. 162India-1.1
  163. 163Saudi Arabia-1.1
  164. 164Russian Federation-1.2
  165. 165China-1.2
  166. 166Bangladesh-1.2
  167. 167Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1.2
  168. 168Mexico-1.2
  169. 169Brazil-1.3
  170. 170Egypt, Arab Rep.-1.4
  171. 171Kenya-1.4
  172. 172Afghanistan-1.6
  173. 173Nigeria-1.7
  174. 174Philippines-1.7
  175. 175Burundi-1.7
  176. 176Venezuela, RB-1.7
  177. 177Turkiye-1.7
  178. 178Iran, Islamic Rep.-1.7
  179. 179Iraq-1.7
  180. 180Ethiopia-1.7
  181. 181Cameroon-1.8
  182. 182Mali-1.8
  183. 183South Sudan-1.8
  184. 184Eritrea-1.8
  185. 185Congo, Dem. Rep.-1.8
  186. 186Burkina Faso-1.9
  187. 187Sudan-1.9
  188. 188Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-2
  189. 189Yemen, Rep.-2
  190. 190Libya-2
  191. 191Syrian Arab Republic-2
  192. 192Myanmar-2.1

Human Rights Protection Scores – by Christopher Farris and Keith Schnakenberg

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