Freedom Score in Argentina
Argentina: Freedom Score was 85 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Argentina, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Argentina is 85, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Argentina peaked at 85 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 53rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.25 | 65 | 84 | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.4 | 79 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.67 | 84 | 85 | 6 |
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More social development data for Argentina
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,941 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 542 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.69 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.736 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.839 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.69 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.429 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.524 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Argentina?
- Freedom score in Argentina was 85 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2019.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for freedom score?
- Argentina ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.