Freedom Score in Armenia
Armenia: Freedom Score was 54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Armenia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 54 for freedom score in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Armenia peaked at 55 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2008.
That places Armenia 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54 | — |
| 2003 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 44 | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 38 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54 | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 54 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 62% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.88 | 38 | 54 | 8 |
| 2010s | 45 | 39 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.33 | 54 | 55 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 freedom score in Armenia?
- Freedom score in Armenia was 54 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2020.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for freedom score?
- Armenia ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.