Civil Rights Score in Togo
Togo: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Togo, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 4 for civil rights score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Togo peaked at 5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places Togo 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Togo's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 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 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
- 64 Uganda 4 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4 compare
More social development data for Togo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0063 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 Togo?
- Civil rights score in Togo 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Togo rank for civil rights score?
- Togo ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.