In 2017, Luxembourg ranked first for Human RightsHuman rights Human rights are moral principles or norms that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law. They are commonly understood as inalienable, fundamental rights "to which a person is inherently entitled si… Protection, followed by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and Palau. According to the source, the score indicates the degree to which governments protect and respect human rights. The values range from −3.8 to 5.4. The higher the score is, the better human rights are protected in that country.