Civil Rights Score in Mozambique
Mozambique: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Mozambique, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Mozambique stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Mozambique peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2025.
That places Mozambique 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 99 Azerbaijan 2 compare
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- 99 Cambodia 2 compare
- 99 Chad 2 compare
- 99 Congo 2 compare
- 99 Ethiopia 2 compare
- 99 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 99 Oman 2 compare
- 99 Pakistan 2 compare
- 99 Russia 2 compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 2 compare
- 99 South Sudan 2 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 99 Venezuela 2 compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More social development data for Mozambique
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 119 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.175 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.483 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.201 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Mozambique?
- Civil rights score in Mozambique was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for civil rights score?
- Mozambique ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.