Civil Rights Score in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Central African Republic, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 3 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Central African Republic peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2005.
That places Central African Republic 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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More social development data for Central African Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 55,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 674,222 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1223 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 674,222 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.01 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Central African Republic?
- Civil rights score in Central African Republic was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Central African Republic rank for civil rights score?
- Central African Republic ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.