Freedom Score in Israel
Israel: Freedom Score was 73 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Israel, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Israel recorded 73 for freedom score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Israel peaked at 84 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2024.
That places Israel 79th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83 | — |
| 2003 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 73 | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 81% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Israel's 73 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.75 | 81 | 84 | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.9 | 76 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.83 | 73 | 77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More social development data for Israel
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,274 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,265 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,265 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Israel?
- Freedom score in Israel was 73 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2006.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for freedom score?
- Israel ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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 freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.