Freedom Score in Bahamas
Bahamas: Freedom Score was 90 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Bahamas, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Bahamas stood at 90. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Bahamas peaked at 96 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 94 | — |
| 2003 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 90 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 90 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 90 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.25 | 94 | 96 | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.6 | 91 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.67 | 90 | 91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 34 Costa Rica 91 compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 91 compare
- 34 Spain 91 compare
- 37 Cyprus 90 compare
- 37 Liechtenstein 90 compare
- 37 Lithuania 90 compare
- 37 Puerto Rico 90 compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 compare
More social development data for Bahamas
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Bahamas?
- Freedom score in Bahamas was 90 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for freedom score?
- Bahamas ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.