Civil Rights Score in Czechia
Czechia: Civil Rights Score was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Czechia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Czechia stood at 9. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Czechia peaked at 10 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2005.
Czechia ranks 7th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.67 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 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 Czechia?
- Civil rights score in Czechia was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- How does Czechia rank for civil rights score?
- Czechia ranks 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.