Freedom Score in Fiji
Fiji: Freedom Score was 72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Fiji, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 72 for freedom score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Fiji peaked at 72 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2011.
Fiji ranks 83rd 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.
Freedom Score in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 63 | — |
| 2003 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 38 | -38.7% |
| 2007 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60 | +62.2% |
| 2015 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 66 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 72 | +4.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 72 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +62.2% | 37 | 60 |
| 2006 | -38.7% | 62 | 38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.12 | 38 | 63 | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.7 | 35 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64 | 58 | 72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More social development data for Fiji
- 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 343 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 343 (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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Fiji?
- Freedom score in Fiji was 72 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2025.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2011.
- How does Fiji rank for freedom score?
- Fiji ranks 83rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.