Civil Rights Score in Philippines
Philippines: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Philippines, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 4 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Philippines peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2009.
Philippines ranks 64th of 128 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 64 Algeria 4 compare
- 64 Angola 4 compare
- 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 Mexico 4 compare
- 64 Morocco 4 compare
- 64 Nigeria 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 Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Philippines?
- Civil rights score in Philippines 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2009.
- How does Philippines rank for civil rights score?
- Philippines ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.