KidsRights Index

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 2023 a total of 193 countries are part of the Index.

KidsRights Index 2023

The past year of data collection and analysis results in a complex and gloomy picture of children’s rights across the world. This year Sweden has jumped to number one and thereby overtook the place of Iceland which had held this position for the past four consecutive years. The KidsRights Index Report 2023 shows that, most likely as a result of rising poverty, under-5 mortality rates in countries such as Madagascar and Niger have risen. Likewise, the rates of child labour are reported as having doubled or even tripled in some countries, including Belarus, Colombia and Venezuela.

If a tentative new domain were to be added on the topic of climate change, the lowest scoring countries in that domain would be South Sudan, Afghanistan and Chad, while Iceland, Luxembourg and Finland would score best.

Read more on the release of the KidsRights Index 2023 in the press release linked below.

KidsRights Index 2023: ‘One in four children will be living below the poverty line this year’

A polycrisis of unprecedented levels is currently being experienced across the globe as children continue to suffer at the hands of multiple and…

The KidsRights Index exists of 5 domains:

Right to Life
Right to Health
Right to Education
Right to Protection
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 2023 – Report

Countries	Rank KRI 2023	Score KRI 2023	Rank Life	Score Life	Rank Health	Score Health	Rank Education	Score Education	Rank Protection	Score Protection	Rank Environment	Score Environment
Afghanistan	191	0,202	176	0,418	162	0,536	185	0,258	143	0,586	190-193	0,010
Albania	59	0,771	50-52	0,879	67	0,936	94	0,694	50-51	0,951	83-114	0,500
Algeria	69	0,756	88	0,812	106	0,866	81-82	0,723	40-41	0,970	83-114	0,500
Andorra	31	0,818	36	0,912	1-6	1,000	X	0,000	X	0,000	61-62	0,600
Angola	161	0,487	166	0,489	183	0,385	135	0,599	164	0,378	48-60	0,643
Antigua and Barbuda	45	0,790	41-42	0,901	97-98	0,879	115	0,654	X	0,000	5-14	0,750
Argentina	95	0,708	57-58	0,869	77	0,916	26	0,860	88-89	0,866	153	0,300
Armenia	118	0,655	77-78	0,828	56	0,954	117	0,649	60	0,939	162-167	0,250
Australia	136	0,582	3	0,979	30-33	0,975	1-11	1,000	30-31	0,977	182-183	0,083
Austria	11	0,876	21-22	0,950	20	0,984	36	0,841	15-17	0,988	31-47	0,667
Azerbaijan	64	0,767	109-110	0,778	69-70	0,927	74	0,740	85	0,873	70-82	0,571
Bahamas	145	0,567	97-98	0,804	84	0,906	X	0,000	X	0,000	162-167	0,250
Bahrain	32	0,818	37	0,910	1-6	1,000	39-40	0,835	42	0,967	83-114	0,500
Bangladesh	102	0,697	122	0,740	132-133	0,718	126-128	0,625	123	0,692	15-27	0,714
Barbados	42	0,799	50-52	0,879	90	0,895	133	0,603	67-68	0,918	5-14	0,750
Belarus	89	0,716	64	0,862	38	0,970	44	0,824	48-49	0,954	154-161	0,286
Belgium	18	0,858	20	0,952	17	0,987	1-11	1,000	12-13	0,990	83-114	0,500
Belize	84	0,733	93-94	0,808	102	0,873	100-101	0,687	84	0,874	83-114	0,500
Benin	162	0,481	179	0,384	178	0,435	170	0,497	140	0,617	83-114	0,500
Bhutan	92	0,710	124	0,733	93-94	0,892	100-101	0,687	61	0,937	115-126	0,429
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	71	0,752	134	0,665	126	0,787	41	0,833	111	0,774	15-27	0,714
Bosnia and Herzegovina	65	0,766	48-49	0,880	114	0,835	77	0,735	32-34	0,976	83-114	0,500
Botswana	88	0,721	144	0,614	99	0,877	107	0,676	98	0,832	48-60	0,643
Brazil	103	0,696	83-84	0,814	108-109	0,857	47	0,810	86	0,868	150-152	0,333
Brunei Darussalam	61	0,770	67	0,850	18	0,987	84-86	0,719	X	0,000	63-69	0,583
Bulgaria	35	0,813	68-69	0,843	73-74	0,921	73	0,742	66	0,921	31-47	0,667
Burkina Faso	164	0,475	177	0,404	177	0,459	165	0,518	155	0,439	70-82	0,571
Burundi	143	0,568	172	0,450	170-172	0,500	142	0,581	134	0,635	15-27	0,714
Cabo Verde	56	0,775	74-75	0,830	110	0,848	109	0,669	97	0,833	15-27	0,714
Cambodia	174	0,423	128	0,723	150	0,603	139	0,588	116	0,738	182-183	0,083
Cameroon	165	0,474	178	0,391	165-166	0,530	118	0,647	157	0,416	115-126	0,429
Canada	81	0,737	18	0,955	46-47	0,963	33-34	0,846	28-29	0,979	154-161	0,286
Central African Republic	190	0,264	188	0,152	191	0,202	183	0,285	168	0,291	83-114	0,500
Chad	193	0,197	193	0,027	188	0,276	184	0,277	170	0,206	15-27	0,714
Chile	47	0,789	34-35	0,913	25	0,978	19	0,899	79	0,889	115-126	0,429
China	107	0,684	43	0,900	62	0,944	83	0,722	X	0,000	137-149	0,357
Colombia	44	0,792	85-87	0,813	80-81	0,912	61	0,776	95	0,845	48-60	0,643
Comoros	173	0,424	153	0,556	152	0,590	121	0,640	130	0,649	181	0,100
Congo	149	0,547	159	0,546	169	0,506	103	0,684	119	0,728	137-149	0,357
Cook Islands	77	0,739	90-92	0,809	1-6	1,000	X	0,000	X	0,000	83-114	0,500
Costa Rica	74	0,745	47	0,886	59	0,948	28-29	0,851	75	0,898	137-149	0,357
Côte d'Ivoire	168	0,451	182	0,334	165-166	0,530	163-164	0,520	145	0,568	137-149	0,357
Croatia	96	0,704	39	0,906	75	0,919	76	0,737	22-23	0,983	154-161	0,286
Cuba	38	0,804	65	0,858	58	0,952	84-86	0,719	78	0,891	48-60	0,643
Cyprus	57	0,773	23-24	0,948	60-61	0,947	23	0,868	15-17	0,988	137-149	0,357
Czechia	15	0,861	32	0,915	13-14	0,992	42-43	0,832	30-31	0,977	48-60	0,643
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	126	0,616	93-94	0,808	136	0,701	150	0,564	40-41	0,970	154-161	0,286
Democratic Republic of the Congo	183	0,328	180	0,369	189	0,273	157-158	0,533	152	0,494	175-180	0,143
Denmark	7	0,890	23-24	0,948	21-24	0,984	1-11	1,000	2-5	0,996	61-62	0,600
Djibouti	155	0,519	162	0,539	170-172	0,500	175	0,427	70	0,915	137-149	0,357
Dominica	120	0,638	135	0,653	100	0,875	143	0,580	X	0,000	83-114	0,500
Dominican Republic	104	0,696	119	0,748	86	0,901	102	0,686	100	0,823	115-126	0,429
Ecuador	82	0,736	76	0,829	120-121	0,823	62-64	0,774	102	0,819	83-114	0,500
Egypt	34	0,814	107	0,782	63	0,942	65	0,765	80	0,887	15-27	0,714
El Salvador	182	0,333	97-98	0,804	101	0,874	90-92	0,708	103	0,817	190-193	0,010
Equatorial Guinea	188	0,280	174	0,440	171-172	0,500	X	0,000	161	0,391	184-189	0,071
Eritrea	170	0,440	152	0,561	182	0,397	179	0,392	X	0,000	115-126	0,429
Estonia	28	0,829	38	0,909	39	0,969	60	0,777	25	0,981	63-69	0,583
Eswatini	134	0,589	175	0,436	137	0,693	93	0,705	125-126	0,663	83-114	0,500
Ethiopia	175	0,400	160	0,542	187	0,279	156	0,534	169	0,222	70-82	0,571
Fiji	78	0,739	127	0,726	54	0,957	54-55	0,790	105	0,801	83-114	0,500
Finland	2	0,908	14	0,959	30-33	0,975	1-11	1,000	10	0,992	31-47	0,667
France	12	0,873	16-17	0,956	45	0,966	39-40	0,835	20	0,985	31-47	0,667
Gabon	133	0,590	143	0,615	151	0,595	105	0,679	122	0,694	127-133	0,417
Gambia	157	0,502	170	0,454	146	0,646	177	0,413	141	0,616	115-126	0,429
Georgia	39	0,803	77-78	0,828	80-81	0,912	46	0,821	58	0,941	70-82	0,571
Germany	5	0,898	27	0,940	11	0,993	14	0,946	12-13	0,990	31-47	0,667
Ghana	128	0,603	151	0,566	148	0,641	106	0,678	131	0,647	83-114	0,500
Greece	6	0,898	29	0,936	16	0,988	1-11	1,000	21	0,984	48-60	0,643
Grenada	53	0,780	70	0,841	95-96	0,880	1-11	1,000	X	0,000	83-114	0,500
Guatemala	147	0,561	121	0,744	128	0,757	137	0,590	110	0,780	168-173	0,214
Guinea	185	0,321	186	0,278	180	0,403	178	0,404	149	0,524	175-180	0,143
Guinea-Bissau	177	0,393	183	0,331	181	0,401	162	0,522	147	0,540	162-167	0,250
Guyana	68	0,757	133	0,673	103	0,872	110	0,667	94	0,846	5-14	0,750
Haiti	163	0,478	167	0,467	163	0,532	172	0,463	142	0,610	137-149	0,357
Honduras	86	0,730	108	0,780	112	0,840	155	0,543	104	0,816	15-27	0,714
Hungary	40	0,803	54	0,877	12	0,993	51	0,803	48-49	0,954	83-114	0,500
Iceland	3	0,907	12	0,964	41-44	0,967	1-11	1,000	14	0,989	31-47	0,667
India	115	0,663	132	0,687	147	0,644	112	0,661	83	0,875	83-114	0,500
Indonesia	111	0,667	130	0,706	130	0,740	68	0,760	106	0,799	127-133	0,417
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	97	0,704	68-69	0,843	65	0,939	48	0,807	54-56	0,946	154-161	0,286
Iraq	169	0,450	116-117	0,755	89	0,897	134	0,601	136	0,631	184-189	0,071
Ireland	54	0,780	16-17	0,956	76	0,917	1-11	1,000	15-17	0,988	150-152	0,333
Israel	62	0,770	15	0,958	1-6	1,000	49-50	0,804	22-23	0,983	137-149	0,357
Italy	19	0,855	8-9	0,966	37	0,971	27	0,858	11	0,991	70-82	0,571
Jamaica	66	0,764	104	0,792	95-96	0,880	90-92	0,708	73	0,902	63-69	0,583
Japan	23	0,838	2	0,986	8-10	0,996	31-32	0,847	6-7	0,994	83-114	0,500
Jordan	87	0,728	72-73	0,833	85	0,902	144-146	0,577	54-56	0,946	83-114	0,500
Kazakhstan	24	0,838	95	0,807	51	0,960	35	0,842	52-53	0,950	31-47	0,667
Kenya	139	0,575	155	0,553	158-159	0,563	152	0,561	137-138	0,629	70-82	0,571
Kiribati	127	0,607	136	0,652	143	0,663	140	0,586	109	0,782	127-133	0,417
Kuwait	70	0,754	40	0,904	40	0,968	119	0,645	X	0,000	70-82	0,571
Kyrgyzstan	98	0,704	109-110	0,778	68	0,934	90-92	0,708	108	0,786	115-126	0,429
Lao People's Democratic Republic	125	0,618	137	0,649	140-141	0,674	154	0,550	144	0,583	48-60	0,643
Latvia	16	0,861	60	0,866	53	0,958	45	0,823	39	0,971	15-27	0,714
Lebanon	55	0,777	62-63	0,864	117	0,829	130	0,617	44	0,961	31-47	0,667
Lesotho	156	0,512	184	0,305	144	0,661	126-128	0,625	128	0,652	115-126	0,429
Liberia	166	0,469	181	0,339	175	0,484	153	0,551	154	0,440	70-82	0,571
Libya	105	0,695	85-87	0,813	118	0,827	95-97	0,693	X	0,000	83-114	0,500
Lithuania	101	0,698	56	0,872	71-72	0,922	31-32	0,847	32-34	0,976	162-167	0,250
Luxembourg	4	0,903	13	0,963	15	0,991	49-50	0,804	8-9	0,993	3-4	0,786
Madagascar	187	0,303	165	0,500	190	0,243	149	0,570	153	0,442	184-189	0,071
Malawi	140	0,575	158	0,551	156	0,573	95-97	0,693	162-163	0,381	5-14	0,750
Malaysia	43	0,793	61	0,865	93-94	0,892	104	0,682	X	0,000	5-14	0,750
Maldives	137	0,582	34-35	0,913	82	0,909	144-146	0,577	35-36	0,975	175-180	0,143
Mali	160	0,489	185	0,288	153	0,583	180	0,352	137-138	0,629	5-14	0,750
Malta	29	0,829	10-11	0,965	46-47	0,963	24	0,865	32-34	0,976	83-114	0,500
Marshall Islands	131	0,597	150	0,567	125	0,795	151	0,563	X	0,000	83-114	0,500
Mauritania	138	0,579	173	0,449	160	0,547	168	0,509	125-126	0,663	3-4	0,786
Mauritius	63	0,769	82	0,815	92	0,893	70	0,747	X	0,000	48-60	0,643
Mexico	37	0,805	101-102	0,800	57	0,953	58	0,782	93	0,849	31-47	0,667
Micronesia (Federated States of)	172	0,433	116-117	0,755	129	0,751	X	0,000	X	0,000	175-180	0,143
Monaco	17	0,859	1	0,995	55	0,955	X	0,000	X	0,000	31-47	0,667
Mongolia	93	0,709	101-102	0,800	115	0,833	69	0,755	92	0,855	127-133	0,417
Montenegro	49	0,786	41-42	0,901	132-133	0,718	62-64	0,774	63-64	0,930	48-60	0,643
Morocco	67	0,764	83-84	0,814	79	0,913	67	0,761	67-68	0,918	83-114	0,500
Mozambique	171	0,435	171	0,452	161	0,544	161	0,524	146	0,561	168-173	0,214
Myanmar	141	0,571	146	0,608	154-155	0,575	138	0,589	99	0,826	137-149	0,357
Namibia	112	0,666	149	0,568	145	0,651	108	0,670	114	0,754	28-30	0,700
Nauru	129	0,602	156	0,552	104	0,870	171	0,478	X	0,000	70-82	0,571
Nepal	130	0,598	131	0,697	134	0,717	84-86	0,719	132-133	0,640	150-152	0,333
Netherlands	20	0,855	21-22	0,950	41-44	0,967	1-11	1,000	2-5	0,996	83-114	0,500
New Zealand	178	0,390	19	0,954	41-44	0,967	1-11	1,000	37	0,974	190-193	0,010
Nicaragua	75	0,741	81	0,817	131	0,738	89	0,709	118	0,729	15-27	0,714
Niger	184	0,325	187	0,276	186	0,288	182	0,315	159	0,406	137-149	0,357
Nigeria	180	0,360	191	0,082	167-168	0,516	169	0,500	160	0,403	15-27	0,714
North Macedonia	60	0,771	59	0,867	91	0,894	78	0,732	46	0,959	83-114	0,500
Norway	9	0,881	5-6	0,972	19	0,985	13	0,954	2-5	0,996	63-69	0,583
Oman	25	0,838	71	0,837	87	0,900	56-57	0,788	38	0,972	15-27	0,714
Pakistan	152	0,523	148	0,581	139	0,675	176	0,426	127	0,656	137-149	0,357
Palau	109	0,678	139	0,638	30-33	0,975	30	0,848	X	0,000	134-136	0,400
Panama	121	0,635	66	0,853	107	0,861	116	0,653	90-91	0,861	162-167	0,250
Papua New Guinea	181	0,344	141	0,632	193	0,163	163-164	0,520	156	0,420	168-173	0,214
Paraguay	80	0,738	111	0,771	97-98	0,879	120	0,643	124	0,669	5-14	0,750
Peru	41	0,802	99-100	0,803	113	0,838	38	0,838	101	0,821	15-27	0,714
Philippines	85	0,732	126	0,728	138	0,680	99	0,689	90-91	0,861	15-27	0,714
Poland	124	0,620	44-45	0,898	71-72	0,922	52-53	0,793	28-29	0,979	175-180	0,143
Portugal	13	0,870	25-26	0,945	7	0,997	16	0,922	19	0,986	63-69	0,583
Qatar	22	0,839	31	0,921	1-6	1,000	144-146	0,577	26-27	0,980	2	0,800
Republic of Korea	14	0,864	5-6	0,972	8-10	0,996	25	0,862	X	0,000	31-47	0,667
Republic of Moldova	52	0,783	105	0,788	123	0,806	66	0,764	57	0,944	48-60	0,643
Romania	119	0,646	62-63	0,864	88	0,899	79	0,731	65	0,925	168-173	0,214
Russian Federation	94	0,709	80	0,821	66	0,937	28-29	0,851	47	0,957	154-161	0,286
Rwanda	122	0,631	142	0,620	140-141	0,674	122	0,634	113	0,755	83-114	0,500
Saint Kitts and Nevis	135	0,587	125	0,730	50	0,962	56-57	0,788	X	0,000	168-173	0,214
Saint Lucia	91	0,712	118	0,751	116	0,832	114	0,655	77	0,892	83-114	0,500
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	50	0,786	106	0,783	69-70	0,927	54-55	0,790	X	0,000	31-47	0,667
Samoa	83	0,735	85-87	0,813	119	0,825	126-128	0,625	117	0,731	28-30	0,700
San Marino	48	0,788	30	0,924	52	0,959	129	0,623	X	0,000	28-30	0,700
Sao Tome and Principe	108	0,679	123	0,739	142	0,670	75	0,738	107	0,791	83-114	0,500
Saudi Arabia	148	0,561	46	0,891	8-10	0,996	21	0,894	26-27	0,980	184-189	0,071
Senegal	123	0,622	145	0,613	135	0,703	173	0,443	129	0,651	5-14	0,750
Serbia	36	0,810	57-58	0,869	83	0,907	80	0,728	72	0,911	31-47	0,667
Seychelles	144	0,568	99-100	0,803	48-49	0,963	124-125	0,626	X	0,000	168-173	0,214
Sierra Leone	189	0,270	190	0,115	167-168	0,516	157-158	0,533	132-133	0,640	184-189	0,071
Singapore	33	0,817	10-11	0,965	21-24	0,984	18	0,900	2-5	0,996	115-126	0,429
Slovakia	99	0,703	53	0,878	30-33	0,975	71	0,744	54-56	0,946	154-161	0,286
Slovenia	10	0,880	25-26	0,945	26-28	0,977	20	0,897	6-7	0,994	48-60	0,643
Solomon Islands	146	0,564	112-113	0,765	174	0,492	160	0,528	120	0,719	134-136	0,400
Somalia	186	0,313	189	0,131	185	0,329	X	0,000	166-167	0,336	31-47	0,667
South Africa	90	0,714	138	0,639	111	0,847	87	0,718	96	0,838	70-82	0,571
South Sudan	192	0,201	192	0,073	192	0,173	186	0,187	166-167	0,336	127-133	0,417
Spain	76	0,740	8-9	0,966	21-24	0,984	15	0,944	18	0,987	162-167	0,250
Sri Lanka	150	0,532	48-49	0,880	122	0,818	72	0,743	45	0,960	184-189	0,071
State of Palestine	106	0,692	74-75	0,830	35-36	0,972	124-125	0,626	82	0,879	137-149	0,357
Sudan	176	0,400	156	0,552	179	0,407	174	0,432	135	0,634	174	0,167
Suriname	116	0,663	114	0,764	124	0,798	147	0,575	81	0,880	127-133	0,417
Sweden	1	0,913	7	0,968	13-14	0,992	1-11	1,000	8-9	0,993	31-47	0,667
Switzerland	30	0,820	4	0,973	21-24	0,984	17	0,907	1	0,997	115-126	0,429
Syrian Arab Republic	153	0,521	103	0,793	127	0,765	167	0,512	87	0,867	175-180	0,143
Tajikistan	100	0,703	112-113	0,765	105	0,867	136	0,597	88-89	0,866	83-114	0,500
Thailand	8	0,885	44-45	0,898	64	0,941	37	0,840	69	0,916	1	0,833
Timor-Leste	113	0,665	140	0,634	158-159	0,563	113	0,657	115	0,740	5-14	0,750
Togo	159	0,496	168	0,464	176	0,468	132	0,606	148	0,533	115-126	0,429
Tonga	51	0,786	90-92	0,809	34	0,973	33-34	0,846	112	0,772	63-69	0,583
Trinidad and Tobago	58	0,773	90-92	0,809	60-61	0,947	62-64	0,774	62	0,934	83-114	0,500
Tunisia	73	0,748	79	0,824	48-49	0,963	81-82	0,723	24	0,982	127-133	0,417
Turkey	21	0,853	55	0,875	35-36	0,972	12	0,987	59	0,940	70-82	0,571
Turkmenistan	46	0,790	129	0,715	26-28	0,977	88	0,714	43	0,962	48-60	0,643
Tuvalu	114	0,664	147	0,594	73-74	0,921	159	0,529	76	0,893	83-114	0,500
Uganda	151	0,525	161	0,541	164	0,531	148	0,573	158	0,415	63-69	0,583
Ukraine	26	0,833	72-73	0,833	78	0,914	42-43	0,832	52-53	0,950	31-47	0,667
United Arab Emirates	72	0,752	33	0,914	1-6	1,000	52-53	0,793	63-64	0,930	137-149	0,357
United Kingdom	179	0,380	28	0,939	41-44	0,967	22	0,892	35-36	0,975	190-193	0,010
United Republic of Tanzania	154	0,520	164	0,518	173	0,495	166	0,517	162-163	0,381	5-14	0,750
Uruguay	27	0,830	50-52	0,879	26-28	0,977	59	0,781	71	0,912	48-60	0,643
Uzbekistan	79	0,739	96	0,805	29	0,976	98	0,690	50-51	0,951	115-126	0,429
Vanuatu	132	0,593	115	0,762	149	0,613	123	0,631	139	0,621	134-136	0,400
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	110	0,678	120	0,745	120-121	0,823	141	0,582	121	0,704	70-82	0,571
Viet Nam	117	0,658	89	0,810	108-109	0,857	95-97	0,693	74	0,899	154-161	0,286
Yemen	167	0,459	154	0,555	184	0,381	181	0,334	151	0,504	70-82	0,571
Zambia	158	0,502	163	0,528	154-155	0,575	131	0,616	165	0,339	83-114	0,500
Zimbabwe	142	0,569	169	0,461	157	0,571	111	0,663	150	0,511	31-47	0,667

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