Freedom Score in Iran
Iran: Freedom Score was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Iran, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 10 for freedom score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Iran peaked at 26 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2025.
Iran ranks 177th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.62 | 20 | 26 | 8 |
| 2010s | 17 | 16 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.33 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More social development data for Iran
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 770,514 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 157,912 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.159 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.166 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.093 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.159 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.042 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Iran?
- Freedom score in Iran was 10 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2025.
- How does Iran rank for freedom score?
- Iran ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.