Civil rights score bti in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Civil rights score bti was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 128 countries
All-time high
6
in 2019
All-time low
3
in 2011
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Civil rights score bti in Sri Lanka, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score bti in Sri Lanka is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score bti in Sri Lanka peaked at 6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2011.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.67 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.816 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.613 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.783 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.853 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.871 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.52 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score bti in Sri Lanka?
- Civil rights score bti in Sri Lanka was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score bti recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest civil rights score bti recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for civil rights score bti?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score bti rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil rights score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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