Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia stood at 5.
The figure is down 37.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | — |
| 2016 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 5 | -37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 513,521 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 24.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 23.7% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 3.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 48.6% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 3.9% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.5% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 1.58 (2022)
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation 2.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 5 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2017.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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