Freedom Score in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Freedom Score was 93 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Marshall Islands, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Marshall Islands is 93, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Marshall Islands peaked at 93 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2002.
That places Marshall Islands 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Freedom Score in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 90 | — |
| 2003 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 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 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 93 | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 93 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5 | 90 | 92 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.7 | 91 | 93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93 | 93 | 93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More social development data for Marshall Islands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (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 0 (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 (2021)
- 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 Marshall Islands?
- Freedom score in Marshall Islands was 93 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2018.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2002.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for freedom score?
- Marshall Islands ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.