UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy with a multiparty, parliamentary form of government. Citizens elect members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament. Elections are free and fair. The United Kingdom has 14 overseas territories, including Bermuda. Each of the overseas territories has its own constitution, while the United Kingdom government is responsible for external affairs and defense. There were reports that members of the security forces committed some abuses. The government took credible steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses.The overall score indicates that there are medium risks of potential human rights violations in this country. This may also include the tourism sector. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.:Threats of violence motivated by antisemitismRather low score in the index on children's rights Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB Overall Score 68/100 Global Rights Index 30,0/100 (4) Human Development Index 94,0/100 (0,94) Kids Rights Index 38,0/100 (38) Children's Rights in the Workplace Index 78,0/100 (2,2) Global Slavery Index 86,0/100 (14,0) Trafficking in persons report 87,5/100 (T1) Global Gender Gap Index 79,2/100 (0,792) Rule of Law Index 78,0/100 (0,78) Fragile States Index 65,1/100 (41,9) Freedom in the World Index 91,0/100 (91) Environmental Performance Index 72,7/100 (72,7) Corruption Perceptions Index 71,0/100 (71) Equality Index 72,0/100 (72)
Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB