Freedom Score in Kiribati
Kiribati: Freedom Score was 89 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Kiribati, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Kiribati is 89, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Kiribati peaked at 93 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Freedom Score in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 91 | — |
| 2003 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 89 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 89 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 89 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.75 | 91 | 93 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.7 | 91 | 93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.83 | 89 | 93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More social development data for Kiribati
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (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 5 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (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 Kiribati?
- Freedom score in Kiribati was 89 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2003.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for freedom score?
- Kiribati ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.