Freedom Score in Mexico
Mexico: Freedom Score was 58 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Mexico is 58, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Mexico peaked at 80 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 58, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 106th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77 | — |
| 2003 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 80 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 58 | -1.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 58 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.75 | 69 | 80 | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.3 | 62 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.67 | 58 | 61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More social development data for Mexico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Mexico?
- Freedom score in Mexico was 58 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for freedom score?
- Mexico ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.