Measuring responsible AI in 136 countries
Measuring responsible AI in 136 countries
Measuring responsible AI in 136 countries
THEMATIC AREAS
THEMATIC AREAS

Children’s rights

Children’s rights

This thematic area examines the measures countries have in place in order to prevent and mitigate the risk to children and their rights in the design, development and use of AI.

Children’s rights refer to the subset of human rights that recognises the need to provide children with ‘special care and protection’ given their dependence on adults for survival, protection, and development. A ‘child’ is defined as anyone under the age of 18, or until they attain majority, or legal age, earlier under an applicable law.

Bright spots

Goverment Frameworks - Portugal

Goverment Frameworks - Portugal

Goverment Frameworks - Portugal

Goverment Frameworks - Portugal

Government actions - United Kingdom

Government actions - United Kingdom

Government actions - United Kingdom

Government actions - United Kingdom

Non-state actors - Brazil

Non-state actors - Brazil

Non-state actors - Brazil

Non-state actors - Brazil

Background

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) sets the global standard for children’s rights which can be broadly organised into four categories: 

Survival rights, Development rights, Protection rights, and Participation rights.


Although the UNCRC recognises the primary role of parents in safeguarding the rights of their children, it also places affirmative obligations on states to create the conditions for these responsibilities to be fulfilled.

Background

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) sets the global standard for children’s rights which can be broadly organised into four categories: 

Survival rights, Development rights, Protection rights, and Participation rights.


Although the UNCRC recognises the primary role of parents in safeguarding the rights of their children, it also places affirmative obligations on states to create the conditions for these responsibilities to be fulfilled.

Relevance

AI is becoming a ubiquitous part of children’s everyday lives. Children all over the globe frequently engage on social media platforms and use apps, websites and online games for leisure and education, many of which are powered by AI systems that give users recommendations and mediate content. While many of these tools have the potential to benefit children by increasing access to education and facilitating connection amongst peers, their unregulated use poses additional risks.

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Country rankings by Children’s rights

🇳🇱 NetherlandsEurope97.31
🇩🇪 GermanyEurope93.70
🇮🇪 IrelandEurope89.44
🇰🇷 Republic of KoreaAsia and Oceania88.81
🇪🇪 EstoniaEurope81.15
🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandEurope80.17
🇮🇹 ItalyEurope72.50
🇱🇹 LithuaniaEurope69.03
🇸🇮 SloveniaEurope67.26
🇷🇴 RomaniaEurope58.59
🇦🇺 AustraliaAsia and Oceania57.60
🇨🇱 ChileSouth and Central America51.29
🇺🇸 United States of AmericaNorth America50.30
🇧🇷 BrazilSouth and Central America50.05
🇫🇮 FinlandEurope48.82
🇫🇷 FranceEurope47.49
🇻🇳 VietnamAsia and Oceania43.18
🇧🇪 BelgiumEurope42.76
🇸🇬 SingaporeAsia and Oceania42.58
🇨🇦 CanadaNorth America40.85
🇦🇹 AustriaEurope37.45
🇯🇴 JordanMiddle East36.73
🇰🇼 KuwaitMiddle East35.67
🇭🇷 CroatiaEurope35.65
🇨🇳 ChinaAsia and Oceania35.26
🇱🇻 LatviaEurope34.69
🇵🇹 PortugalEurope33.84
🇪🇸 SpainEurope33.00
🇹🇼 Taiwan *Asia and Oceania32.43
🇸🇰 SlovakiaEurope32.08
🇺🇾 UruguaySouth and Central America31.86
🇶🇦 QatarMiddle East30.84
🇵🇱 PolandEurope30.80
🇵🇭 PhilippinesAsia and Oceania30.79
🇴🇲 OmanMiddle East29.81
🇨🇴 ColombiaSouth and Central America29.17
🇭🇺 HungaryEurope29.17
🇬🇷 GreeceEurope29.10
🇨🇷 Costa RicaSouth and Central America28.40
🇲🇪 MontenegroEurope28.23
🇵🇸 Palestine *Middle East28.14
🇮🇳 IndiaAsia and Oceania28.05
🇧🇬 BulgariaEurope26.70
🇺🇦 UkraineEurope21.94
🇦🇷 ArgentinaSouth and Central America21.75
🇲🇩 Republic of MoldovaEurope20.27
🇰🇭 CambodiaAsia and Oceania18.69
🇪🇬 EgyptAfrica17.15
🇹🇲 TurkmenistanAsia and Oceania13.09
🇯🇵 JapanAsia and Oceania13.02
🇭🇰 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionAsia and Oceania12.41
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesMiddle East11.38
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaEurope10.42
🇿🇦 South AfricaAfrica6.51
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandEurope6.51
🇬🇾 GuyanaCaribbean6.30
🇳🇦 NamibiaAfrica6.15
🇲🇽 MexicoNorth America5.00
🇳🇵 NepalAsia and Oceania4.90
🇷🇸 SerbiaEurope4.84
🇰🇪 KenyaAfrica4.69
🇬🇪 GeorgiaEurope4.53
🇵🇰 PakistanAsia and Oceania3.85
🇦🇫 AfghanistanAsia and Oceania0.00
🇦🇱 AlbaniaEurope0.00
🇩🇿 AlgeriaAfrica0.00
🇦🇬 Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean0.00
🇦🇲 ArmeniaAsia and Oceania0.00
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanAsia and Oceania0.00
🇧🇭 BahrainMiddle East0.00
🇧🇧 BarbadosCaribbean0.00
🇧🇾 BelarusEurope0.00
🇧🇿 BelizeCaribbean0.00
🇧🇯 BeninAfrica0.00
🇧🇹 BhutanAsia and Oceania0.00
🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)South and Central America0.00
🇧🇼 BotswanaAfrica0.00
🇧🇫 Burkina FasoAfrica0.00
🇧🇮 BurundiAfrica0.00
🇨🇲 CameroonAfrica0.00
🇨🇫 Central African RepublicAfrica0.00
🇹🇩 ChadAfrica0.00
🇨🇮 Côte d'IvoireAfrica0.00
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica0.00
🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicCaribbean0.00
🇪🇨 EcuadorSouth and Central America0.00
🇸🇻 El SalvadorSouth and Central America0.00
🇪🇷 EritreaAfrica0.00
🇪🇹 EthiopiaAfrica0.00
🇬🇦 GabonAfrica0.00
🇬🇲 GambiaAfrica0.00
🇬🇭 GhanaAfrica0.00
🇬🇹 GuatemalaSouth and Central America0.00
🇬🇳 GuineaAfrica0.00
🇭🇹 HaitiCaribbean0.00
🇭🇳 HondurasSouth and Central America0.00
🇮🇩 IndonesiaAsia and Oceania0.00
🇯🇲 JamaicaCaribbean0.00
🇰🇿 KazakhstanAsia and Oceania0.00
🇽🇰 KosovoEurope0.00
🇰🇬 Kyrgyz RepublicAsia and Oceania0.00
🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic RepublicAsia and Oceania0.00
🇱🇧 LebanonMiddle East0.00
🇱🇸 LesothoAfrica0.00
🇱🇷 LiberiaAfrica0.00
🇱🇾 LibyaAfrica0.00
🇲🇼 MalawiAfrica0.00
🇲🇾 MalaysiaAsia and Oceania0.00
🇲🇱 MaliAfrica0.00
🇲🇺 MauritiusAfrica0.00
🇲🇳 MongoliaAsia and Oceania0.00
🇲🇦 MoroccoAfrica0.00
🇲🇿 MozambiqueAfrica0.00
🇲🇲 MyanmarAsia and Oceania0.00
🇳🇿 New ZealandAsia and Oceania0.00
🇳🇪 NigerAfrica0.00
🇳🇬 NigeriaAfrica0.00
🇵🇦 PanamaSouth and Central America0.00
🇵🇾 ParaguaySouth and Central America0.00
🇵🇪 PeruSouth and Central America0.00
🇷🇼 RwandaAfrica0.00
🇱🇨 Saint LuciaCaribbean0.00
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East0.00
🇸🇳 SenegalAfrica0.00
🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneAfrica0.00
🇸🇴 SomaliaAfrica0.00
🇸🇸 South SudanAfrica0.00
🇱🇰 Sri LankaAsia and Oceania0.00
🇹🇯 TajikistanAsia and Oceania0.00
🇹🇭 ThailandAsia and Oceania0.00
🇹🇬 TogoAfrica0.00
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean0.00
🇹🇳 TunisiaAfrica0.00
🇺🇬 UgandaAfrica0.00
🇹🇿 United Republic of TanzaniaAfrica0.00
🇺🇿 UzbekistanAsia and Oceania0.00
🇿🇲 ZambiaAfrica0.00
🇿🇼 ZimbabweAfrica0.00
🇳🇱 Netherlands97.31
🇩🇪 Germany93.70
🇮🇪 Ireland89.44
🇰🇷 Republic of Korea88.81
🇪🇪 Estonia81.15
🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland80.17
🇮🇹 Italy72.50
🇱🇹 Lithuania69.03
🇸🇮 Slovenia67.26
🇷🇴 Romania58.59
🇦🇺 Australia57.60
🇨🇱 Chile51.29
🇺🇸 United States of America50.30
🇧🇷 Brazil50.05
🇫🇮 Finland48.82
🇫🇷 France47.49
🇻🇳 Vietnam43.18
🇧🇪 Belgium42.76
🇸🇬 Singapore42.58
🇨🇦 Canada40.85
🇦🇹 Austria37.45
🇯🇴 Jordan36.73
🇰🇼 Kuwait35.67
🇭🇷 Croatia35.65
🇨🇳 China35.26
🇱🇻 Latvia34.69
🇵🇹 Portugal33.84
🇪🇸 Spain33.00
🇹🇼 Taiwan *32.43
🇸🇰 Slovakia32.08
🇺🇾 Uruguay31.86
🇶🇦 Qatar30.84
🇵🇱 Poland30.80
🇵🇭 Philippines30.79
🇴🇲 Oman29.81
🇨🇴 Colombia29.17
🇭🇺 Hungary29.17
🇬🇷 Greece29.10
🇨🇷 Costa Rica28.40
🇲🇪 Montenegro28.23
🇵🇸 Palestine *28.14
🇮🇳 India28.05
🇧🇬 Bulgaria26.70
🇺🇦 Ukraine21.94
🇦🇷 Argentina21.75
🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova20.27
🇰🇭 Cambodia18.69
🇪🇬 Egypt17.15
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan13.09
🇯🇵 Japan13.02
🇭🇰 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region12.41
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates11.38
🇲🇰 North Macedonia10.42
🇿🇦 South Africa6.51
🇨🇭 Switzerland6.51
🇬🇾 Guyana6.30
🇳🇦 Namibia6.15
🇲🇽 Mexico5.00
🇳🇵 Nepal4.90
🇷🇸 Serbia4.84
🇰🇪 Kenya4.69
🇬🇪 Georgia4.53
🇵🇰 Pakistan3.85
🇦🇫 Afghanistan0.00
🇦🇱 Albania0.00
🇩🇿 Algeria0.00
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda0.00
🇦🇲 Armenia0.00
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan0.00
🇧🇭 Bahrain0.00
🇧🇧 Barbados0.00
🇧🇾 Belarus0.00
🇧🇿 Belize0.00
🇧🇯 Benin0.00
🇧🇹 Bhutan0.00
🇧🇴 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)0.00
🇧🇼 Botswana0.00
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso0.00
🇧🇮 Burundi0.00
🇨🇲 Cameroon0.00
🇨🇫 Central African Republic0.00
🇹🇩 Chad0.00
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire0.00
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo0.00
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic0.00
🇪🇨 Ecuador0.00
🇸🇻 El Salvador0.00
🇪🇷 Eritrea0.00
🇪🇹 Ethiopia0.00
🇬🇦 Gabon0.00
🇬🇲 Gambia0.00
🇬🇭 Ghana0.00
🇬🇹 Guatemala0.00
🇬🇳 Guinea0.00
🇭🇹 Haiti0.00
🇭🇳 Honduras0.00
🇮🇩 Indonesia0.00
🇯🇲 Jamaica0.00
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan0.00
🇽🇰 Kosovo0.00
🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic0.00
🇱🇦 Lao People's Democratic Republic0.00
🇱🇧 Lebanon0.00
🇱🇸 Lesotho0.00
🇱🇷 Liberia0.00
🇱🇾 Libya0.00
🇲🇼 Malawi0.00
🇲🇾 Malaysia0.00
🇲🇱 Mali0.00
🇲🇺 Mauritius0.00
🇲🇳 Mongolia0.00
🇲🇦 Morocco0.00
🇲🇿 Mozambique0.00
🇲🇲 Myanmar0.00
🇳🇿 New Zealand0.00
🇳🇪 Niger0.00
🇳🇬 Nigeria0.00
🇵🇦 Panama0.00
🇵🇾 Paraguay0.00
🇵🇪 Peru0.00
🇷🇼 Rwanda0.00
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia0.00
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0.00
🇸🇳 Senegal0.00
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone0.00
🇸🇴 Somalia0.00
🇸🇸 South Sudan0.00
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka0.00
🇹🇯 Tajikistan0.00
🇹🇭 Thailand0.00
🇹🇬 Togo0.00
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago0.00
🇹🇳 Tunisia0.00
🇺🇬 Uganda0.00
🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania0.00
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan0.00
🇿🇲 Zambia0.00
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe0.00

*In the table above, data was collected for Chinese Taipei (commonly referred to as Taiwan) and the West Bank, which is under the administration of the Palestinian Authority. No data collection took place in Gaza. We recognize that these are, at the time of writing, disputed jurisdictions.

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Uniquely measured across human rights-based benchmarks, discover the evidence, trends, scoring and rankings of 138 countries globally.

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Uniquely measured across human rights-based benchmarks, discover the evidence, trends, scoring and rankings of 138 countries globally.

REPORT 2024

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Uniquely measured across human rights-based benchmarks, discover the evidence, trends, scoring and rankings of 138 countries globally.