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Political rights score by country 2025 | worldgovdata
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196 countries · 2002–2025
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2025
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Country
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Value
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1
Japan
40
2
Denmark
40
3
New Zealand
40
4
Ireland
40
5
Germany
40
6
Finland
40
7
Sweden
40
8
Uruguay
40
9
Switzerland
39
10
Netherlands
39
11
Norway
39
12
Slovenia
39
13
Australia
39
14
San Marino
39
15
Canada
39
16
Estonia
39
17
United Kingdom
39
18
Portugal
39
19
Cabo Verde
38
20
St. Lucia
38
21
Lithuania
38
22
Austria
38
23
France
38
24
Bahamas, The
38
25
Iceland
38
26
Belgium
38
27
Cyprus
38
28
Luxembourg
38
29
Andorra
38
30
Marshall Islands
38
31
Costa Rica
38
32
Taiwan
38
33
Chile
38
34
Palau
37
35
Tuvalu
37
36
Spain
37
37
Latvia
37
38
Dominica
37
39
Grenada
37
40
Czechia
37
41
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
37
42
Barbados
37
43
Mongolia
36
44
Kiribati
36
45
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
36
46
Mauritius
36
47
Argentina
35
48
Sao Tome and Principe
35
49
Seychelles
35
50
Ghana
35
51
Suriname
35
52
Greece
35
53
St. Kitts and Nevis
35
54
Italy
35
55
Malta
35
56
Slovak Republic
35
57
Romania
35
58
Panama
35
59
Jamaica
34
60
Trinidad and Tobago
34
61
South Africa
34
62
Belize
34
63
Poland
34
64
Croatia
34
65
Israel
34
66
Korea, Rep.
33
67
Liechtenstein
33
68
Timor-Leste
33
69
Bhutan
33
70
Vanuatu
32
71
United States
32
72
Antigua and Barbuda
32
73
Naoero
32
74
Samoa
32
75
India
31
76
Liberia
31
77
Botswana
31
78
Lesotho
31
79
Colombia
31
80
Bulgaria
30
81
Brazil
30
82
Bolivia
30
83
Senegal
30
84
Malawi
30
85
Tonga
29
86
Sri Lanka
29
87
Guyana
29
88
Indonesia
28
89
Fiji
28
90
North Macedonia
28
91
Albania
28
92
Namibia
28
93
Solomon Islands
27
94
Peru
27
95
Dominican Republic
27
96
Ecuador
27
97
Nepal
27
98
Paraguay
26
99
Mexico
26
100
Montenegro
26
101
Moldova
25
102
Monaco
25
103
Philippines
25
104
Hungary
24
105
Armenia
23
106
Sierra Leone
23
107
Gambia, The
22
108
Zambia
22
109
Malaysia
22
110
Papua New Guinea
22
111
Ukraine
22
112
Kenya
21
113
Honduras
21
114
Nigeria
20
115
Georgia
19
116
Maldives
19
117
Benin
19
118
Singapore
19
119
Guatemala
19
120
Serbia
18
121
Cote d'Ivoire
17
122
Bosnia and Herzegovina
17
123
Madagascar
16
124
Turkiye
16
125
Iraq
16
126
Comoros
16
127
Bangladesh
15
128
Lebanon
15
129
Mauritania
15
130
El Salvador
15
131
Mozambique
13
132
Morocco
13
133
Pakistan
12
134
Jordan
12
135
Togo
11
136
Thailand
11
137
Tunisia
11
138
Uganda
10
139
Algeria
10
140
Angola
10
141
Hong Kong SAR, China
9
142
Ethiopia
8
143
Zimbabwe
8
144
Kuwait
7
145
Rwanda
7
146
Brunei Darussalam
7
147
Qatar
7
148
Guinea-Bissau
7
149
Oman
6
150
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
151
Guinea
6
152
Tanzania
6
153
Cameroon
6
154
United Arab Emirates
5
155
Djibouti
5
156
Gabon
5
157
Haiti
5
158
Kazakhstan
5
159
Congo, Dem. Rep.
4
160
Iran, Islamic Rep.
4
161
Cambodia
4
162
Kyrgyz Republic
4
163
Viet Nam
4
164
Russian Federation
4
165
Niger
3
166
Mali
3
167
Bahrain
2
168
Congo, Rep.
2
169
Libya
2
170
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2
171
Burundi
2
172
Uzbekistan
2
173
Nicaragua
2
174
Burkina Faso
2
175
Lao PDR
2
176
Eritrea
1
177
Central African Republic
1
178
Belarus
1
179
Yemen, Rep.
1
180
Saudi Arabia
1
181
Eswatini
1
182
Chad
1
183
Afghanistan
1
184
Cuba
0
185
Azerbaijan
0
186
Turkmenistan
0
187
Tajikistan
0
188
Venezuela, RB
0
189
Equatorial Guinea
0
190
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0
191
Myanmar
-2
192
China
-2
193
Syrian Arab Republic
-2
194
Sudan
-4
195
South Sudan
-4
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