The KidsRights Index is the annual global index which ranks how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children’s rights.

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THE KIDSRIGHTS INDEX

The KidsRights Index is the annual global index which ranks how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children’s rights. 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 for all UN member states that have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and for which sufficient data is available, a total of 163 countries.

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

Overall ranking

Overall Rank	Country	Overall Score	Life	Health	Education	Protection	Child Rights Environment	Missing values of 23 indicators
1	Norway	0.981	0.979	0.971	0.964	0.992	1	5
2	Portugal	0.960	0.970	0.996	0.955	0.963	0.917	5
3	Iceland	0.958	0.990	0.957	0.959	0.988	0.900	5
4	Spain	0.951	0.986	0.987	0.977	0.984	0.833	4
5	Switzerland	0.944	0.990	0.974	0.935	0.997	0.833	5
6	Slovakia	0.938	0.918	0.988	0.975	0.957	0.857	5
7	Ireland	0.938	0.970	0.925	0.985	0.984	0.833	5
8	France	0.936	0.981	0.957	0.988	0.983	0.786	4
9	Finland	0.923	0.973	0.984	0.942	0.988	0.750	4
10	Tunisia	0.921	0.876	0.954	0.947	0.979	0.857	1
11	United Kingdom	0.919	0.966	0.970	0.974	0.959	0.750	5
12	Germany	0.915	0.970	0.986	0.968	0.987	0.700	5

News

KidsRights Index 2016 available now!
KidsRights Index 2016: Countries falling short on children's rights.