Our 2026 human rights data are now live!

We’re excited to share HRMI’s 2026 human rights data, marking our ninth year of providing independent, global measurements of how governments treat people.

This year, the Rights Tracker offers even deeper and more powerful insights, including:

• New economic and social rights scores for 200 countries and territories
• New civil and political rights scores for 50+ countries, including inaugural data for Argentina, Burkina Faso, North Korea, the Philippines, Republic of Congo, South Africa, and Zambia
• ‘People at risk’ findings covering 43 vulnerable groups across 50+ countries
• Specialised measures for the Pacific on cultural and Indigenous rights, the impacts of the climate crisis, and community-level violence

Whether you’re a researcher, advocate, policymaker, or simply passionate about human rights, HRMI’s Rights Tracker provides an unparalleled window into how rights are being realised around the world.

These data are made possible by the contributions of researchers, human rights practitioners, advocates, and experts from around the world. To everyone who helped bring this year's dataset to life, thank you!

Have a quick look at some data snapshots

Economic and social rights:

• Child health scores improved in almost every country over the past decade and stayed resilient throughout the pandemic
• In many high-income countries, the right to food is declining as access and affordability worsen
• Sub-Saharan Africa still has the lowest right to health scores but is improving the fastest
• Right to education scores are falling worldwide, mainly due to declining education quality

 Civil and political rights:

• Civic space is shrinking worldwide, from Indonesia and Nepal to the US and UK
• Youth-led movements are reshaping politics, with Gen Z protests driving change — and facing harsh crackdowns
• New cases of transnational repression implicate China, Venezuela, India, Kenya, the US, and others
• Violence against women and girls remains widespread across regions and political systems
• The US has seen its steepest decline in civil and political rights in decades

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HRMI is doing incredible work with very limited resources, and we are delighted to see the global coverage, recognition, and use that our data is getting. Building on our people power and expertise, HRMI is poised to scale its global and thematic reach.  

Our aim is to measure every country’s performance of every human right in international law.  

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