This information comes from our annual survey of human rights experts, which is not yet available in every country.
Human rights experts said that People without a legal identity were at extra risk of violations of at least some of the 14 rights we measure in the following countries.
Americas
Argentina
1 out of 14 rights
Brazil
10 out of 14 rights
Mexico
9 out of 14 rights
United States
14 out of 14 rights
Venezuela
9 out of 14 rights
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
9 out of 14 rights
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 out of 14 rights
Congo (Rep.)
12 out of 14 rights
Kenya
14 out of 14 rights
Liberia
10 out of 14 rights
Nigeria
14 out of 14 rights
Eswatini
5 out of 14 rights
South Africa
14 out of 14 rights
Zambia
7 out of 14 rights
Zimbabwe
14 out of 14 rights
Europe and Central Asia
England
14 out of 14 rights
United Kingdom
14 out of 14 rights
Kazakhstan
8 out of 14 rights
Kyrgyzstan
8 out of 14 rights
Scotland
14 out of 14 rights
Uzbekistan
7 out of 14 rights
Wales
4 out of 14 rights
South Asia
Bangladesh
4 out of 14 rights
India
14 out of 14 rights
Sri Lanka
14 out of 14 rights
Nepal
6 out of 14 rights
East Asia and Pacific
Australia
9 out of 14 rights
China
14 out of 14 rights
Fiji
2 out of 14 rights
Hong Kong
14 out of 14 rights
Indonesia
14 out of 14 rights
South Korea
14 out of 14 rights
Malaysia
14 out of 14 rights
New Zealand
5 out of 14 rights
Philippines
4 out of 14 rights
Singapore
5 out of 14 rights
Solomon Islands
1 out of 14 rights
Thailand
14 out of 14 rights
Taiwan
14 out of 14 rights
Vietnam
14 out of 14 rights
Vanuatu
5 out of 14 rights