Freedom Score in Indonesia
Indonesia: Freedom Score was 56 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Indonesia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Indonesia is 56, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Indonesia peaked at 67 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 56, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 58 | — |
| 2003 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 56 | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5 | 58 | 67 | 8 |
| 2010s | 64 | 61 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 | 56 | 59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More social development data for Indonesia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (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 Indonesia?
- Freedom score in Indonesia was 56 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 67 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for freedom score?
- Indonesia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.