Freedom Score in Chad
Chad: Freedom Score was 15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Chad, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Chad stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Chad peaked at 26 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2021.
Chad ranks 168th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.25 | 20 | 26 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.5 | 17 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.33 | 15 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More social development data for Chad
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0715 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Chad?
- Freedom score in Chad was 15 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for freedom score?
- Chad ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.