Whistleblowers
This information comes from our annual survey of human rights experts, which is not yet available in every country.
Human rights experts said that Whistleblowers were at extra risk of violations of at least some of the 14 rights we measure in the following countries.
Americas
Brazil
10 out of 14 rights
Mexico
4 out of 14 rights
United States
12 out of 14 rights
Venezuela
12 out of 14 rights
Middle East and North Africa
Saudi Arabia
9 out of 14 rights
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
6 out of 14 rights
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 out of 14 rights
Congo (Rep.)
6 out of 14 rights
Kenya
14 out of 14 rights
Liberia
11 out of 14 rights
Mozambique
5 out of 14 rights
Nigeria
14 out of 14 rights
Eswatini
13 out of 14 rights
South Africa
14 out of 14 rights
Zambia
1 out of 14 rights
Zimbabwe
10 out of 14 rights
Europe and Central Asia
France
1 out of 14 rights
United Kingdom
10 out of 14 rights
Kazakhstan
10 out of 14 rights
Kyrgyzstan
9 out of 14 rights
Scotland
10 out of 14 rights
Uzbekistan
10 out of 14 rights
South Asia
Bangladesh
5 out of 14 rights
India
11 out of 14 rights
Sri Lanka
11 out of 14 rights
Maldives
10 out of 14 rights
East Asia and Pacific
Australia
10 out of 14 rights
China
14 out of 14 rights
Fiji
10 out of 14 rights
Hong Kong
12 out of 14 rights
Indonesia
14 out of 14 rights
South Korea
2 out of 14 rights
Malaysia
11 out of 14 rights
New Zealand
9 out of 14 rights
Philippines
10 out of 14 rights
Papua New Guinea
6 out of 14 rights
Singapore
4 out of 14 rights
Solomon Islands
1 out of 14 rights
Thailand
9 out of 14 rights
Taiwan
10 out of 14 rights
Vietnam
10 out of 14 rights
Vanuatu
5 out of 14 rights