Civil Rights Score in Mexico
Mexico: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Mexico, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Mexico is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Mexico peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2015.
Mexico ranks 64th of 128 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 64 Algeria 4 compare
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- 64 Bahrain 4 compare
- 64 Georgia 4 compare
- 64 Guinea 4 compare
- 64 Honduras 4 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 4 compare
- 64 Kuwait 4 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 64 Morocco 4 compare
- 64 Nigeria 4 compare
- 64 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
- 64 Togo 4 compare
- 64 Uganda 4 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4 compare
More social development data for Mexico
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41,307 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.221 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.626 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.337 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.626 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Mexico?
- Civil rights score in Mexico was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for civil rights score?
- Mexico ranks 64th out of 128 regions with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.