Civil Rights Score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Zimbabwe, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Zimbabwe is 2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Zimbabwe peaked at 4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
Zimbabwe ranks 99th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 99 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 99 Belarus 2 compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 2 compare
- 99 Burundi 2 compare
- 99 Cambodia 2 compare
- 99 Chad 2 compare
- 99 Congo 2 compare
- 99 Ethiopia 2 compare
- 99 Mozambique 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
More social development data for Zimbabwe
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,570 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,632 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,632 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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 Zimbabwe?
- Civil rights score in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for civil rights score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.