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Political rights score

· higher is better · 196 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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  1. 1Japan40
  2. 1Denmark40
  3. 1New Zealand40
  4. 1Sweden40
  5. 1Finland40
  6. 1Germany40
  7. 1Uruguay40
  8. 1Ireland40
  9. 2Australia39
  10. 2Norway39
  11. 2Netherlands39
  12. 2Canada39
  13. 2Portugal39
  14. 2Switzerland39
  15. 2Estonia39
  16. 2San Marino39
  17. 2Slovenia39
  18. 2United Kingdom39
  19. 3Austria38
  20. 3Lithuania38
  21. 3Bahamas, The38
  22. 3Costa Rica38
  23. 3Iceland38
  24. 3Cabo Verde38
  25. 3Luxembourg38
  26. 3Cyprus38
  27. 3St. Lucia38
  28. 3France38
  29. 3Taiwan38
  30. 3Andorra38
  31. 3Marshall Islands38
  32. 3Belgium38
  33. 3Chile38
  34. 4Palau37
  35. 4Dominica37
  36. 4Tuvalu37
  37. 4Czechia37
  38. 4Latvia37
  39. 4Barbados37
  40. 4Grenada37
  41. 4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.37
  42. 4Spain37
  43. 5Kiribati36
  44. 5Mongolia36
  45. 5Mauritius36
  46. 5St. Vincent and the Grenadines36
  47. 6Malta35
  48. 6Slovak Republic35
  49. 6Ghana35
  50. 6Suriname35
  51. 6St. Kitts and Nevis35
  52. 6Panama35
  53. 6Sao Tome and Principe35
  54. 6Italy35
  55. 6Seychelles35
  56. 6Argentina35
  57. 6Greece35
  58. 6Romania35
  59. 7Croatia34
  60. 7South Africa34
  61. 7Belize34
  62. 7Trinidad and Tobago34
  63. 7Israel34
  64. 7Poland34
  65. 7Jamaica34
  66. 8Korea, Rep.33
  67. 8Timor-Leste33
  68. 8Bhutan33
  69. 8Liechtenstein33
  70. 9Vanuatu32
  71. 9United States32
  72. 9Antigua and Barbuda32
  73. 9Samoa32
  74. 9Naoero32
  75. 10India31
  76. 10Colombia31
  77. 10Botswana31
  78. 10Lesotho31
  79. 10Liberia31
  80. 11Brazil30
  81. 11Malawi30
  82. 11Bulgaria30
  83. 11Senegal30
  84. 11Bolivia30
  85. 12Guyana29
  86. 12Sri Lanka29
  87. 12Tonga29
  88. 13Indonesia28
  89. 13North Macedonia28
  90. 13Albania28
  91. 13Fiji28
  92. 13Namibia28
  93. 14Dominican Republic27
  94. 14Peru27
  95. 14Solomon Islands27
  96. 14Nepal27
  97. 14Ecuador27
  98. 15Montenegro26
  99. 15Paraguay26
  100. 15Mexico26
  101. 16Philippines25
  102. 16Moldova25
  103. 16Monaco25
  104. 17Hungary24
  105. 18Armenia23
  106. 18Sierra Leone23
  107. 19Papua New Guinea22
  108. 19Ukraine22
  109. 19Gambia, The22
  110. 19Zambia22
  111. 19Malaysia22
  112. 20Honduras21
  113. 20Kenya21
  114. 21Nigeria20
  115. 22Singapore19
  116. 22Guatemala19
  117. 22Maldives19
  118. 22Benin19
  119. 22Georgia19
  120. 23Serbia18
  121. 24Cote d'Ivoire17
  122. 24Bosnia and Herzegovina17
  123. 25Madagascar16
  124. 25Turkiye16
  125. 25Iraq16
  126. 25Comoros16
  127. 26El Salvador15
  128. 26Bangladesh15
  129. 26Mauritania15
  130. 26Lebanon15
  131. 27Mozambique13
  132. 27Morocco13
  133. 28Pakistan12
  134. 28Jordan12
  135. 29Togo11
  136. 29Thailand11
  137. 29Tunisia11
  138. 30Angola10
  139. 30Uganda10
  140. 30Algeria10
  141. 31Hong Kong SAR, China9
  142. 32Zimbabwe8
  143. 32Ethiopia8
  144. 33Rwanda7
  145. 33Guinea-Bissau7
  146. 33Brunei Darussalam7
  147. 33Qatar7
  148. 33Kuwait7
  149. 34Tanzania6
  150. 34Guinea6
  151. 34Cameroon6
  152. 34Oman6
  153. 34Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  154. 35Haiti5
  155. 35United Arab Emirates5
  156. 35Gabon5
  157. 35Kazakhstan5
  158. 35Djibouti5
  159. 36Kyrgyz Republic4
  160. 36Iran, Islamic Rep.4
  161. 36Cambodia4
  162. 36Viet Nam4
  163. 36Russian Federation4
  164. 36Congo, Dem. Rep.4
  165. 37Niger3
  166. 37Mali3
  167. 38Bahrain2
  168. 38Burundi2
  169. 38Uzbekistan2
  170. 38Nicaragua2
  171. 38Congo, Rep.2
  172. 38Somalia, Fed. Rep.2
  173. 38Libya2
  174. 38Lao PDR2
  175. 38Burkina Faso2
  176. 39Eritrea1
  177. 39Yemen, Rep.1
  178. 39Eswatini1
  179. 39Afghanistan1
  180. 39Central African Republic1
  181. 39Chad1
  182. 39Belarus1
  183. 39Saudi Arabia1
  184. 40Venezuela, RB0
  185. 40Tajikistan0
  186. 40Cuba0
  187. 40Equatorial Guinea0
  188. 40Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  189. 40Azerbaijan0
  190. 40Turkmenistan0
  191. 41Myanmar-2
  192. 41China-2
  193. 41Syrian Arab Republic-2
  194. 42South Sudan-4
  195. 42Sudan-4

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