Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Europe and Northern America, 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 Europe and Northern America stood at 5.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Europe and Northern America peaked at 6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Europe and Northern America
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 533,759 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 11.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 11.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 1.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 41.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.0% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 1.4% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Europe and Northern America?
- Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Europe and Northern America 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2015.
- What is the lowest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights?
- Europe and Northern America 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 Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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