Share of people who say the country has respect for human rights
percent, 1995–2020
Country | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Albania | 36.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria | 34.10 | 35.73 | 37.36 | 38.99 | 40.61 | 42.24 | 43.87 | 45.50 | 47.13 | 48.76 | 50.39 | 52.01 | 53.64 | 55.27 | 56.90 | |||||||||||
Andorra | 67.60 | 69.14 | 70.67 | 72.21 | 73.75 | 75.28 | 76.82 | 78.35 | 79.89 | 81.43 | 82.96 | 84.50 | ||||||||||||||
Argentina | 21.20 | 22.98 | 24.76 | 26.53 | 28.31 | 30.09 | 31.87 | 33.64 | 35.42 | 37.20 | 38.62 | 40.04 | 41.46 | 42.88 | 44.30 | 44.45 | 44.60 | 44.75 | 44.90 | 45.05 | 45.20 | |||||
Armenia | 22.50 | 22.38 | 22.26 | 22.14 | 22.02 | 21.89 | 21.77 | 21.65 | 21.53 | 21.41 | 21.29 | 21.17 | 21.05 | 20.93 | 20.81 | 20.68 | 20.56 | 20.44 | 20.32 | 20.20 | ||||||
Australia | 74.80 | 74.30 | 73.80 | 73.30 | 72.80 | 72.30 | 73.63 | 74.97 | 76.30 | 77.63 | 78.97 | 80.30 | ||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | 55.60 | 56.53 | 57.46 | 58.39 | 59.33 | 60.26 | 61.19 | 62.12 | 63.05 | 63.98 | 64.92 | 65.85 | 66.78 | 67.71 | 68.64 | 69.57 | 70.51 | 71.44 | 72.37 | 73.30 | ||||||
Bangladesh | 68.70 | 68.92 | 69.14 | 69.36 | 69.58 | 69.80 | 70.02 | 70.24 | 70.46 | 70.68 | 70.90 | 71.12 | 71.34 | 71.56 | 71.78 | 72.00 | 72.22 | 72.44 | 72.66 | 72.88 | 73.10 | |||||
Belarus | 26.20 | 28.42 | 30.64 | 32.86 | 35.08 | 37.31 | 39.53 | 41.75 | 43.97 | 46.19 | 48.41 | 50.63 | 52.85 | 55.07 | 57.29 | 59.52 | 61.74 | 63.96 | 66.18 | 68.40 | ||||||
Bolivia | 45.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 46.50 | 44.74 | 42.98 | 41.22 | 39.46 | 37.70 | 37.75 | 37.80 | 37.85 | 37.90 | 37.95 | 38.00 | ||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 18.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | 54.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 82.70 | 83.02 | 83.34 | 83.67 | 83.99 | 84.31 | 84.63 | 84.96 | 85.28 | 85.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | 55.30 | 54.22 | 53.14 | 52.07 | 50.99 | 49.91 | 48.83 | 47.76 | 46.68 | 45.60 | 47.00 | 48.40 | 49.80 | 51.20 | 52.60 | 50.98 | 49.37 | 47.75 | 46.13 | 44.52 | 42.90 | |||||
China | 75.10 | 74.39 | 73.68 | 72.97 | 72.26 | 71.54 | 70.83 | 70.12 | 69.41 | 68.70 | 68.82 | 68.94 | 69.06 | 69.18 | 69.30 | 72.32 | 75.33 | 78.35 | 81.37 | 84.38 | 87.40 | |||||
Colombia | 49.70 | 44.04 | 38.38 | 32.72 | 27.06 | 21.40 | 22.87 | 24.33 | 25.80 | 27.27 | 28.73 | 30.20 | ||||||||||||||
Cyprus | 64.80 | 60.88 | 56.96 | 53.04 | 49.12 | 45.20 | 48.83 | 52.47 | 56.10 | 59.73 | 63.37 | 67.00 | ||||||||||||||
Ecuador | 61.80 | 58.97 | 56.13 | 53.30 | 50.47 | 47.63 | 44.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 71.30 | 67.90 | 64.50 | 61.10 | 57.70 | 54.30 | 50.90 | 47.50 | 44.10 | 40.70 | 37.30 | 33.90 | 30.50 | 27.10 | 23.70 | 25.53 | 27.37 | 29.20 | 31.03 | 32.87 | 34.70 | |||||
Estonia | 40.10 | 41.26 | 42.43 | 43.59 | 44.75 | 45.92 | 47.08 | 48.24 | 49.41 | 50.57 | 51.73 | 52.89 | 54.06 | 55.22 | 56.38 | 57.55 | 58.71 | 59.87 | 61.04 | 62.20 | ||||||
Ethiopia | 30.40 | 32.34 | 34.27 | 36.21 | 38.15 | 40.08 | 42.02 | 43.95 | 45.89 | 47.83 | 49.76 | 51.70 | ||||||||||||||
Finland | 92.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 24.40 | 24.89 | 25.39 | 25.88 | 26.37 | 26.86 | 27.36 | 27.85 | 28.34 | 28.84 | 29.33 | 29.82 | 30.31 | 30.81 | 31.30 | 34.80 | 38.30 | 41.80 | 45.30 | 48.80 | ||||||
Germany | 52.80 | 53.74 | 54.69 | 55.63 | 56.57 | 57.51 | 58.46 | 59.40 | 60.34 | 61.29 | 62.23 | 63.17 | 64.11 | 65.06 | 66.00 | 70.08 | 74.16 | 78.24 | 82.32 | 86.40 | 87.25 | 88.10 | 88.95 | 89.80 | 90.65 | 91.50 |
Ghana | 80.40 | 80.94 | 81.48 | 82.02 | 82.56 | 83.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 47.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | 32.10 | 33.05 | 33.99 | 34.94 | 35.88 | 36.83 | 37.77 | 38.72 | 39.66 | 40.61 | 41.55 | 42.50 | ||||||||||||||
Haiti | 18.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 84.90 | 82.46 | 80.02 | 77.58 | 75.14 | 72.70 | 72.60 | 72.50 | 72.40 | 72.30 | 72.20 | 72.10 | ||||||||||||||
Hungary | 42.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
India | 51.10 | 51.57 | 52.03 | 52.50 | 52.97 | 53.43 | 53.90 | 54.37 | 54.83 | 55.30 | 55.46 | 55.62 | 55.78 | 55.94 | 56.10 | |||||||||||
Indonesia | 56.80 | 58.93 | 61.07 | 63.20 | 65.33 | 67.47 | 69.60 | 71.73 | 73.87 | 76.00 | 76.51 | 77.02 | 77.53 | 78.04 | 78.55 | 79.05 | 79.56 | 80.07 | 80.58 | 81.09 | 81.60 | |||||
Iran | 65.90 | 62.46 | 59.01 | 55.57 | 52.12 | 48.68 | 45.23 | 41.79 | 38.34 | 34.90 | 37.65 | 40.41 | 43.16 | 45.92 | 48.67 | 51.43 | 54.18 | 56.94 | 59.69 | 62.45 | 65.20 | |||||
Iraq | 41.30 | 40.38 | 39.46 | 38.53 | 37.61 | 36.69 | 35.77 | 34.84 | 33.92 | 33.00 | 34.12 | 35.24 | 36.36 | 37.48 | 38.60 | 37.12 | 35.63 | 34.15 | 32.67 | 31.18 | 29.70 | |||||
Italy | 55.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 59.00 | 57.81 | 56.62 | 55.43 | 54.24 | 53.06 | 51.87 | 50.68 | 49.49 | 48.30 | 49.36 | 50.42 | 51.48 | 52.54 | 53.60 | 55.83 | 58.07 | 60.30 | 62.53 | 64.77 | 67.00 | |||||
Jordan | 71.40 | 71.63 | 71.87 | 72.10 | 72.33 | 72.57 | 72.80 | 73.03 | 73.27 | 73.50 | 73.30 | 73.10 | 72.90 | 72.70 | 72.50 | 72.05 | 71.60 | 71.15 | 70.70 | 70.25 | 69.80 | |||||
Kazakhstan | 61.80 | 64.87 | 67.93 | 71.00 | 74.07 | 77.13 | 80.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | 77.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | 32.10 | 35.30 | 38.50 | 41.70 | 44.90 | 48.10 | 51.30 | 54.50 | 57.70 | 60.90 | 64.10 | 67.30 | 70.50 | 73.70 | 76.90 | 75.90 | 74.90 | 73.90 | 72.90 | 71.90 | 70.90 | |||||
Latvia | 28.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lebanon | 33.30 | 34.55 | 35.80 | 37.05 | 38.30 | 39.55 | 40.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Libya | 34.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 28.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macau | 87.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 68.40 | 66.44 | 64.48 | 62.52 | 60.56 | 58.60 | 58.48 | 58.37 | 58.25 | 58.13 | 58.02 | 57.90 | ||||||||||||||
Mali | 78.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 45.60 | 46.59 | 47.58 | 48.57 | 49.56 | 50.54 | 51.53 | 52.52 | 53.51 | 54.50 | 53.30 | 52.10 | 50.90 | 49.70 | 48.50 | 46.65 | 44.80 | 42.95 | 41.10 | 39.25 | 37.40 | |||||
Moldova | 19.80 | 20.04 | 20.28 | 20.52 | 20.76 | 21.00 | 20.29 | 19.58 | 18.87 | 18.16 | 17.44 | 16.73 | 16.02 | 15.31 | 14.60 | |||||||||||
Montenegro | 38.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 35.20 | 37.61 | 40.02 | 42.43 | 44.84 | 47.26 | 49.67 | 52.08 | 54.49 | 56.90 | 53.56 | 50.22 | 46.88 | 43.54 | 40.20 | |||||||||||
Myanmar (Burma) | 79.90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 63.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 77.50 | 78.78 | 80.06 | 81.34 | 82.62 | 83.90 | 83.72 | 83.53 | 83.35 | 83.17 | 82.98 | 82.80 | ||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | 37.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 61.60 | 61.25 | 60.90 | 60.55 | 60.20 | 59.85 | 59.50 | 59.15 | 58.80 | 58.45 | 58.10 | 57.75 | 57.40 | 57.05 | 56.70 | 54.28 | 51.87 | 49.45 | 47.03 | 44.62 | 42.20 | |||||
North Macedonia | 31.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 90.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | 42.10 | 43.83 | 45.56 | 47.29 | 49.01 | 50.74 | 52.47 | 54.20 | 55.93 | 57.66 | 59.39 | 61.11 | 62.84 | 64.57 | 66.30 | 65.30 | 64.30 | 63.30 | 62.30 | 61.30 | 60.30 | |||||
Peru | 44.80 | 41.36 | 37.91 | 34.47 | 31.02 | 27.58 | 24.13 | 20.69 | 17.24 | 13.80 | 14.50 | 15.20 | 15.90 | 16.60 | 17.30 | 17.00 | 16.70 | 16.40 | 16.10 | 15.80 | 15.50 | |||||
Philippines | 78.30 | 78.94 | 79.59 | 80.23 | 80.87 | 81.51 | 82.16 | 82.80 | 83.44 | 84.09 | 84.73 | 85.37 | 86.01 | 86.66 | 87.30 | 87.60 | 87.90 | 88.20 | 88.50 | 88.80 | 89.10 | |||||
Poland | 64.20 | 65.06 | 65.92 | 66.78 | 67.64 | 68.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 55.60 | 55.01 | 54.41 | 53.82 | 53.22 | 52.63 | 52.03 | 51.44 | 50.84 | 50.25 | 49.65 | 49.06 | 48.46 | 47.87 | 47.27 | 46.68 | 46.08 | 45.49 | 44.89 | 44.30 | 43.70 | |||||
Qatar | 96.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 28.40 | 26.44 | 24.48 | 22.52 | 20.56 | 18.60 | 20.48 | 22.37 | 24.25 | 26.13 | 28.02 | 29.90 | ||||||||||||||
Russia | 41.60 | 46.28 | 50.97 | 55.65 | 60.33 | 65.02 | 69.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | 96.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 67.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 45.80 | 46.26 | 46.71 | 47.17 | 47.62 | 48.08 | 48.53 | 48.99 | 49.44 | 49.90 | 50.35 | 50.81 | 51.26 | 51.72 | 52.17 | 52.63 | 53.08 | 53.54 | 53.99 | 54.45 | 54.90 | |||||
Serbia and Montenegro | 20.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore | 86.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 44.90 | 42.34 | 39.78 | 37.22 | 34.66 | 32.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 54.60 | 55.89 | 57.18 | 58.47 | 59.76 | 61.04 | 62.33 | 63.62 | 64.91 | 66.20 | 63.56 | 60.92 | 58.28 | 55.64 | 53.00 | |||||||||||
South Korea | 44.40 | 47.26 | 50.11 | 52.97 | 55.82 | 58.68 | 61.53 | 64.39 | 67.24 | 70.10 | 70.12 | 70.14 | 70.16 | 70.18 | 70.20 | 72.83 | 75.47 | 78.10 | 80.73 | 83.37 | 86.00 | |||||
Spain | 60.70 | 60.81 | 60.92 | 61.03 | 61.14 | 61.26 | 61.37 | 61.48 | 61.59 | 61.70 | 59.74 | 57.78 | 55.82 | 53.86 | 51.90 | |||||||||||
Sweden | 74.20 | 75.26 | 76.31 | 77.37 | 78.42 | 79.48 | 80.53 | 81.59 | 82.64 | 83.70 | 83.18 | 82.66 | 82.14 | 81.62 | 81.10 | |||||||||||
Switzerland | 91.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taiwan | 65.80 | 66.70 | 67.60 | 68.50 | 69.40 | 70.30 | 71.90 | 73.50 | 75.10 | 76.70 | 78.30 | 79.90 | ||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | 87.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | 67.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand | 85.10 | 80.24 | 75.38 | 70.52 | 65.66 | 60.80 | 62.07 | 63.33 | 64.60 | 65.87 | 67.13 | 68.40 | ||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 33.80 | 33.28 | 32.76 | 32.24 | 31.72 | 31.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | 44.20 | 44.83 | 45.47 | 46.10 | 46.73 | 47.37 | 48.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 28.80 | 29.77 | 30.73 | 31.70 | 32.67 | 33.63 | 34.60 | 35.57 | 36.53 | 37.50 | 41.64 | 45.78 | 49.92 | 54.06 | 58.20 | 58.60 | 59.00 | 59.40 | 59.80 | 60.20 | 60.60 | |||||
Uganda | 69.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 17.60 | 18.36 | 19.11 | 19.87 | 20.63 | 21.39 | 22.14 | 22.90 | 23.66 | 24.41 | 25.17 | 25.93 | 26.69 | 27.44 | 28.20 | 29.52 | 30.84 | 32.16 | 33.48 | 34.80 | 36.42 | 38.03 | 39.65 | 41.27 | 42.88 | 44.50 |
United States | 73.60 | 72.29 | 70.98 | 69.67 | 68.36 | 67.04 | 65.73 | 64.42 | 63.11 | 61.80 | 61.74 | 61.68 | 61.62 | 61.56 | 61.50 | 60.60 | 59.70 | 58.80 | 57.90 | 57.00 | 56.10 | |||||
Uruguay | 83.00 | 77.98 | 72.96 | 67.94 | 62.92 | 57.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 48.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | 93.10 | 92.79 | 92.48 | 92.17 | 91.86 | 91.54 | 91.23 | 90.92 | 90.61 | 90.30 | 90.13 | 89.95 | 89.78 | 89.61 | 89.44 | 89.26 | 89.09 | 88.92 | 88.75 | 88.57 | 88.40 | |||||
West Bank and Gaza | 45.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yemen | 42.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zambia | 49.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | 30.20 | 32.51 | 34.83 | 37.14 | 39.46 | 41.77 | 44.09 | 46.40 | 48.71 | 51.03 | 53.34 | 55.66 | 57.97 | 60.29 | 62.60 | 57.62 | 52.63 | 47.65 | 42.67 | 37.68 | 32.70 |