The KidsRights Index is an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation, in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam: Erasmus School of Economics and the International Institute of Social Studies. It comprises a ranking of all UN member states that have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and for which sufficient data is available, as of 2022 a total of 185 countries are part of the Index.

KidsRights Index 2022

In the KidsRights Index 2022, Iceland continues to rank first in the Index, followed by Sweden and Finland. Chad, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone are at the bottom of the 2022 Index. Countries receive scores in five areas of children’s rights ‘life’, ‘education’, ‘protection’, ‘health’ and ‘enabling environment for child rights’.

On its 10th anniversary, the KidsRights Index reveals that there has been no significant progress in the standards of children’s lives over the last decade, while standards amongst the lowest ranking countries have even dropped further. Climate Change is named as the biggest global threat to children’s futures, as 1 billion are found to be at extremely high risk of being negatively affected, whilst 920 million are already affected by water scarcity and 820 million are highly exposed to heatwaves.

Read more on the release of the KidsRights Index 2022 in the press release linked below.

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KidsRights Index 2022: ‘Lives of 1 billion children are at stake due to climate change’

There has been no significant progress in the standards of children’s lives and rights across the world over the last decade, according to…

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The KidsRights Index exists of 5 domains:

  1. Right to Life
  2. Right to Health
  3. Right to Education
  4. Right to Protection
  5. Enabling Environment for Child Rights

A country’s total score on the KidsRights Index has been calculated as the geometric mean of the scores of the five domains. Each domain has the same weight. The scores for each domain are calculated as the average value of the indicators. To review the score for each domain per country, visit the table below.

The Index is a ranked country list, with colour-coding indicating relevant clusters of rankings. There are five different clusters which display a similar performance level, as each cluster concerns countries for which the scores belong to the same distribution. Within a cluster the scores of countries are thus more similar than across clusters. The clusters are expressed on a color spectrum in the above world map. For more information, visit the Methodology and FAQ page.

Please view the map above or the table below to see the scores for each country.

KidsRights Index 2022 – Report

CountriesRank KRI 2022Score KRI 2022Rank LifeScore LifeRank HealthScore HealthRank EducationScore EducationRank ProtectionScore ProtectionRank EnvironmentScore Environment
Iceland10.94560.982340.9691-81.000140.9892-30.800
Sweden20.91580.97810-110.9911-81.00090.99335-480.667
Finland30.913150.970130.9871-81.000110.99235-480.667
Netherlands40.910170.967280.9721-81.00030.99635-480.667
Germany50.909250.95880.991120.941130.99031-340.700
Luxembourg60.905130.97190.991500.80780.9934-50.786
Denmark70.890280.95419-200.9781-81.00040.996620.600
Austria80.882230.96119-200.97824-250.863160.98835-480.667
Slovenia90.880220.963320.971200.88570.99449-610.643
Norway100.879110.975150.984110.94250.99663-700.583
Portugal110.875180.96730.999140.922190.98663-700.583
France120.873140.970460.955350.834200.98535-480.667
Thailand130.871570.890580.939590.786680.91610.833
Latvia140.866580.889380.966460.816390.97119-300.714
Chile150.863310.935300.971190.888760.88835-480.667
Republic of Korea160.86190.97760.994290.849x0.00035-480.667
Czechia170.859290.941540.943310.841300.97749-610.643
Italy180.85930.985330.96924-250.863120.99171-830.571
Cuba190.849360.918510.94770-710.760750.8916-180.750
Kazakhstan200.842730.856530.94540-410.824520.95035-480.667
Japan210.83910.997220.977260.85760.99484-1100.500
Croatia220.838350.925650.928670.762230.98349-610.643
Estonia230.836320.935270.972580.787250.98163-700.583
Oman240.836500.897820.900840.727380.97219-300.714
Turkey250.834490.900370.967270.854530.94971-830.571
Uruguay260.831420.911310.971660.764700.91249-610.643
Bulgaria270.830620.882740.914540.794650.92135-480.667
Belgium280.829240.960140.9851-81.000x0.00084-1100.500
Malta290.829210.96316-170.982280.849330.97684-1100.500
Barbados300.829460.904620.9351080.672670.9186-180.750
Switzerland310.82250.98410-110.991160.90210.997111-1230.429
Greece320.822160.968120.991100.954210.984124-1300.417
Qatar330.821300.939570.9411570.539260.9802-30.800
Serbia340.821520.894810.900690.761710.91135-480.667
Cyprus350.818260.957550.942420.823150.98884-1100.500
Bahrain360.818470.903480.953210.878410.96784-1100.500
Singapore370.81820.987350.967170.89720.996111-1230.429
Egypt380.8171050.803630.933650.768770.88719-300.714
Mexico390.816770.853720.918480.813920.85235-480.667
Hungary400.811440.90870.993440.819480.95484-1100.500
Peru410.811720.8591120.827340.838980.82619-300.714
Malaysia420.810630.882910.888800.735x0.0006-180.750
Georgia430.809750.855750.912360.828580.94171-830.571
Colombia440.809690.865710.921600.779830.87149-610.643
North Macedonia450.802560.892800.902750.754450.95971-830.571
Lebanon460.799370.9151040.8621270.642420.96435-480.667
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines470.7951000.815670.927550.793x0.00035-480.667
Canada480.795190.96541-420.960320.840290.979124-1300.417
Montenegro490.794390.9141300.717510.804620.93049-610.643
Antigua and Barbuda500.792540.893880.8931170.657x0.0006-180.750
San Marino510.7861820.00041-420.96870.721x0.00031-340.700
Albania520.785450.908520.946830.733500.95184-1100.500
Ireland530.784120.971690.9231-81.000170.988146-1480.333
Bosnia and Herzegovina540.778430.9091060.860760.750340.97684-1100.500
Israel550.777100.9771-21.000380.826220.983134-1450.357
Viet Nam560.775880.8321020.868950.709930.85049-610.643
Mauritius570.773840.836970.874680.762x0.00049-610.643
Brunei Darussalam580.773680.869640.931740.755x0.00063-700.583
Cabo Verde590.772920.8231180.812100-1010.695970.82619-300.714
Algeria600.771910.8241050.860520.803460.95784-1100.500
Republic of Moldova610.770950.8211080.8411260.646570.94449-610.643
Tonga620.7691030.810290.972620.7741090.75963-700.583
Turkmenistan630.7671290.704180.9781320.623430.96249-610.643
Azerbaijan640.767990.817920.887810.734820.87371-830.571
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)650.7641200.7471220.776490.8121080.77419-300.714
Morocco660.764790.846760.912820.733660.91884-1100.500
Paraguay670.7621010.814770.910100-1010.6951210.6636-180.750
Jamaica680.760860.835930.8811220.653720.90263-700.583
Tunisia690.759710.860470.954770.747240.982124-1300.417
Philippines700.7561180.7491280.71992-930.710890.8616-180.750
Guyana710.7541270.715900.8901200.6551060.7806-180.750
Nicaragua720.752930.8221160.8191050.6851140.72919-300.714
Honduras730.751820.8401090.8381550.543800.87519-300.714
Costa Rica740.750340.929410.964390.825730.898134-1450.357
Ecuador750.749670.8701030.867570.7891020.79384-1100.500
United Arab Emirates760.749380.9151-21.000610.775630.930134-1450.357
Belize770.748760.854940.877890.715810.87484-1100.500
Grenada780.748960.818960.875220.874x0.00084-1100.500
Samoa790.747940.8221210.7981070.6761110.74931-340.700
Saint Lucia800.7431040.810890.892970.703740.89284-1100.500
Jordan810.742810.840870.8931290.636550.94684-1100.500
Spain820.74140.9844-50.996130.923180.987150-1600.250
Trinidad and Tobago830.740970.818500.9491390.610610.93584-1100.500
Ukraine840.734800.842840.898370.828510.950134-1450.357
Botswana850.7311310.6711200.801850.724950.83249-610.643
Belarus860.728550.892360.967330.838100.992150-1600.286
South Africa870.7201330.6581110.833790.735940.83771-830.571
Uzbekistan880.714980.818240.9741040.685490.951134-1450.357
Slovakia890.711410.912210.978730.756560.946150-1600.286
Iran (Islamic Republic of)900.711650.879590.939470.815540.946150-1600.286
Brazil910.711780.852850.89440-410.824850.868146-1480.333
Russian Federation920.709740.856600.936450.819470.957150-1600.286
Kyrgyzstan930.7081080.796660.928900.7151040.786111-1230.429
Kuwait940.708660.8784-50.9961120.670x0.000111-1230.429
Lithuania950.708480.901680.927230.869320.976150-1600.250
Argentina960.706600.884830.899300.847840.8711500.300
Mongolia970.7041100.7901100.837780.736910.855124-1300.417
Bhutan980.7041220.7351130.82692-930.710600.937111-1230.429
China990.701510.894560.942530.802x0.000134-1450.357
Libya1000.700900.8271150.819940.710x0.00084-1100.500
Fiji1010.6991230.731610.935x0.000x0.00084-1100.500
Bangladesh1020.6971210.7421290.7171300.6271190.69219-300.714
State of Palestine1030.697830.836230.9761210.654880.863134-1450.357
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)1040.6931140.7621000.8701400.6011170.70471-830.571
Tajikistan1050.6931150.7621010.8691510.557870.86684-1100.500
Dominican Republic1060.6921130.766990.871960.7081050.784111-1230.429
Palau1070.6831820.000260.973430.820x0.000131-1330.400
Sao Tome and Principe1080.6821120.7691270.723860.7241130.73484-1100.500
Timor-Leste1090.6811300.6791600.5211060.679990.8136-180.750
Namibia1100.6771400.6091430.614880.7191100.75431-340.700
Suriname1110.6771110.7801260.7431130.668780.880124-1300.417
Indonesia1120.6751190.7491250.746640.7681030.786124-1300.417
Nauru1130.6681820.000980.8731430.598x0.00071-830.571
Armenia1140.667700.864490.9521030.687590.939150-1600.250
India1150.6631280.7081410.6411240.647790.87584-1100.500
Romania1160.655590.888790.90470-710.760640.925161-1660.214
Democratic People's Republic of Korea1170.6491060.800950.8761440.594400.970150-1600.286
Panama1180.642610.8841070.8541090.672900.861150-1600.250
Senegal1190.6341360.6251330.6951650.4831260.6516-180.750
Lao People's Democratic Republic1200.6331350.6451360.6871360.6131400.58349-610.643
Rwanda1210.6281340.6491340.6931150.6641240.65384-1100.500
Kiribati1220.6251320.6601390.6641280.6371010.798111-1230.429
Poland1230.624330.930730.916560.792280.979168-1730.143
Djibouti1240.6141430.5841640.5031700.433690.9156-180.750
Vanuatu1250.6121160.7601350.6931180.6571370.621131-1330.400
Cambodia1260.6101250.7261470.5991340.6151120.738111-1230.429
Maldives1270.604400.912780.908980.699360.975168-1730.143
Myanmar1280.6031380.6181310.7171380.611960.826134-1450.357
Nepal1290.5991260.7221320.704910.7141300.640146-1480.333
Gabon1300.5971390.6161440.612990.6991180.694124-1300.417
Ghana1310.5961470.5661420.6191140.6651280.64784-1100.500
Eswatini1320.5951560.4841380.6741020.6891200.66484-1100.500
Kenya1330.5951410.5931520.5571310.6241320.63371-830.571
Australia1340.58370.98116-170.9821-81.000310.977176-1800.071
Solomon Islands1350.5811090.7941570.5301540.5471160.719131-1330.400
Burundi1360.5791630.4411660.5021230.6501310.63419-300.714
Seychelles1370.578890.829440.9591190.656x0.000161-1660.214
Guatemala1380.5781070.7991230.7751330.6211070.780161-1660.214
Bahamas1390.577850.835700.922x0.000x0.000150-1600.250
Malawi1400.5651450.5761480.5941160.6591610.3426-180.750
Mauritania1410.5561730.3641550.5401610.5211220.6634-50.786
Zimbabwe1420.5551590.4671510.5671450.5861470.51035-480.667
Saudi Arabia1430.555640.879450.958180.893270.980176-1800.071
Saint Kitts and Nevis1440.5451820250.974630.773x0.000161-1660.214
Congo1450.5441500.5501680.4981100.6711150.727134-1450.357
Gambia1460.5401620.4471400.6601460.5851360.622111-1230.429
Sri Lanka1470.536530.8941170.814720.760440.9601760.083
Syrian Arab Republic1480.5271020.8121240.7501560.540860.867168-1730.143
Pakistan1490.5251420.5871370.6771710.4301230.656134-1450.357
Zambia1500.5201530.5421490.5921410.6001620.33963-700.583
Uganda1510.5181520.5441670.5001500.5651550.41563-700.583
United Republic of Tanzania1520.5171550.5061620.5161630.4961590.3806-180.750
Mali1530.4981750.3051540.5431720.3901350.6286-180.750
Benin1540.4921680.3941740.4171490.5701380.61784-1100.500
Madagascar1550.4881460.5741810.2751350.6141410.57084-1100.500
Lesotho1560.4871770.2631450.6081370.6121250.652111-1230.429
Togo1570.4861610.451710.4571480.5801440.533111-1230.429
Angola1580.4841570.4751750.3951470.5811600.37749-610.643
Haiti1590.4831580.4691590.5231640.4951390.610134-1450.357
Burkina Faso1600.4781650.4181720.4361530.5471510.43971-830.571
Liberia1610.4671720.3651700.4831620.5131520.42971-830.571
Yemen1620.4651440.5831770.3641740.3561480.50471-830.571
Cameroon1630.4601710.3701610.5201420.6001540.416111-1230.429
Iraq1640.4401170.758860.8941580.5381340.631176-1800.071
Micronesia (Federated States of)1650.4381240.7281190.806x0.000x0.000168-1730.143
Côte d'Ivoire1660.4371760.3031530.5491670.4731420.568134-1450.357
Mozambique1670.4361600.4631580.5251590.5371430.561161-1660.214
Comoros1680.4221540.5291460.6071250.6461270.6491750.100
Sudan1690.4081510.5471730.4191680.4651330.6331680.167
Ethiopia1700.3951490.5551800.2881660.4771640.22271-830.571
New Zealand1710.390200.96538-390.96490.990370.974181-1840.010
Guinea-Bissau1720.3861690.3781630.506x0.0001500.464150-1600.250
Eritrea1730.3841480.5571780.3001760.303x0.000111-1230.429
United Kingdom1740.382270.95638-390.964150.904350.975181-1840.010
Nigeria1750.3621790.0851690.4891600.5231570.40319-300.714
Niger1760.3531670.3941790.2921750.3271560.406134-1450.357
Papua New Guinea1770.3301370.6191830.214x0.0001530.420161-1660.214
El Salvador1780.327870.8341140.8201110.6701000.811181-1840.010
Guinea1790.3231740.3121760.3891730.3851450.524168-1730.143
Democratic Republic of the Congo1800.3151700.3741820.2681690.4411490.494168-1730.143
Equatorial Guinea1810.2861660.4111500.580x0.0001580.391176-1800.071
Central African Republic1820.2601780.1281840.1931770.3001630.32084-1100.500
Sierra Leone1830.2231800.0441650.5031520.5511290.640176-1800.071
Afghanistan1840.2041640.4391560.5361780.2841460.524181-1840.010
Chad1850.1811810.0251850.1881790.2771650.20619-300.714