Freedom Score in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Freedom Score was 90 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Liechtenstein, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Liechtenstein stood at 90. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Liechtenstein peaked at 100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2017.
Liechtenstein ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 98 | — |
| 2003 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90 | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 90 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 90 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.38 | 98 | 100 | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.1 | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90 | 90 | 90 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 34 Costa Rica 91 compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 91 compare
- 34 Spain 91 compare
- 37 Bahamas 90 compare
- 37 Cyprus 90 compare
- 37 Lithuania 90 compare
- 37 Puerto Rico 90 compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 compare
More social development data for Liechtenstein
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 987 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 987 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Liechtenstein?
- Freedom score in Liechtenstein was 90 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2006.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2017.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for freedom score?
- Liechtenstein ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.