Freedom Score in Cyprus
Cyprus: Freedom Score was 90 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Cyprus, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Cyprus stood at 90. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Cyprus peaked at 96 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Freedom Score in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96 | — |
| 2003 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 90 | -1.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 90 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 90 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.25 | 94 | 96 | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.5 | 92 | 94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92 | 90 | 94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 34 Costa Rica 91 compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 91 compare
- 34 Spain 91 compare
- 37 Bahamas 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 Cyprus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0352 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 Cyprus?
- Freedom score in Cyprus was 90 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for freedom score?
- Cyprus ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.