Civil Rights Score in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Civil Rights Score was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in North Macedonia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in North Macedonia stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in North Macedonia peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2007.
North Macedonia ranks 12th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Civil Rights Score in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More social development data for North Macedonia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 North Macedonia?
- Civil rights score in North Macedonia was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- How does North Macedonia rank for civil rights score?
- North Macedonia ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.