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Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO)

Name: Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO)
Creator: United Nations SDG Global Database
Keywords: trend-research-200, un-sdg, security-conflict-defense, countries, with, least, verified, case, killings, human

Compare countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = yes, 0 = no) across 76 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2025.

Source: United Nations SDG Global Database•76 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

0.6status (1=yes, 0=no)

Median: 1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

Countries Covered

with available data

Highest

Myanmar

1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

Lowest

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

Top 5 Countries

1Myanmar1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

2Belarus1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

3Colombia1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

4Democratic Republic of the Congo1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

5Costa Rica1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

By Region

South America1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)(4 countries)

Africa1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)(3 countries)

North America1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)(3 countries)

Asia0.9status (1=yes, 0=no)(15 countries)

Other0.7status (1=yes, 0=no)(34 countries)

Key Findings

•76 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
•Yemen has the highest published value (1 status (1=yes, 0=no)).
•Albania has the lowest published value (0 status (1=yes, 0=no)).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0status (1=yes, 0=no))High (1.0status (1=yes, 0=no))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6status (1=yes, 0=no))

South America (4)

Africa (3)

North America (3)

Asia (15)

Other (34)

Europe (15)

Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO).

Values use UN SDG series VC_VAW_MTUHRAN, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2025 reference year, unit Number, and the fixed selection Reporting Type: Global; Sex: Both sexes. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.

Methodology

UN SDG series VC_VAW_MTUHRAN; year 2025; unit NUMBER; dimensions {"Reporting Type": "G", "Sex": "BOTHSEX"}; attributes {"Nature": "G", "Units": "NUMBER"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 16.10.1.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Myanmar	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
2	Belarus	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
3	Colombia	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
4	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
5	Costa Rica	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
6	Ecuador	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
7	Ethiopia	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
8	France	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
9	Guatemala	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
10	Haiti	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
11	Honduras	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
12	India	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
13	Indonesia	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
14	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
15	Iraq	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
16	Israel	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
17	Cote d'Ivoire	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
18	Kenya	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
19	Lebanon	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
20	Libya	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
21	Mexico	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
22	Mozambique	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
23	Nepal	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
24	Nigeria	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
25	Pakistan	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
26	Peru	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
27	Philippines	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
28	Russian Federation	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
29	Saudi Arabia	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
30	Sierra Leone	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
31	Vietnam	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
32	Somalia	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
33	Zimbabwe	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
34	Sudan	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
35	Syrian Arab Republic	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
36	Thailand	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
37	Togo	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
38	Türkiye	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
39	Uganda	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
40	Ukraine	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
41	United Republic of Tanzania	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
42	United States of America	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
43	Uzbekistan	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
44	Yemen	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
45	Afghanistan	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
46	Bangladesh	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
47	Bhutan	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
48	Bolivia	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
49	Brazil	1.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
50	Benin	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
51	Denmark	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
52	Estonia	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
53	Georgia	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
54	Ireland	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
55	Jordan	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
56	Lithuania	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
57	Maldives	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
58	Mali	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
59	Mauritius	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
60	Moldova, Republic of	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
61	Montenegro	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
62	Oman	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
63	New Zealand	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
64	Norway	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
65	Poland	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
66	Portugal	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
67	Slovakia	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
68	Slovenia	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
69	Spain	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
70	Sweden	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
71	Albania	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
72	Australia	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
73	Austria	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
74	Armenia	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
75	Belgium	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)
76	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.0status (1=yes, 0=no)

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Topics

#trend-research-200 #un-sdg #security-conflict-defense #countries #with #least #verified #case #killings #human

Data Source

This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2025).

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