Freedom Score in Mongolia
Mongolia: Freedom Score was 84 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Mongolia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Mongolia stood at 84.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Mongolia peaked at 86 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 82, in 2002.
That places Mongolia 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Freedom Score in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82 | — |
| 2003 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 84 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 84 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 | 82.62 | 82 | 85 | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.3 | 84 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 84 | 84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 53 Argentina 85 compare
- 53 Greece 85 compare
- 55 Samoa 84 compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 84 compare
- 58 Antigua and Barbuda 83 compare
- 58 Romania 83 compare
- 58 South Korea 83 compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 83 compare
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Mongolia?
- Freedom score in Mongolia was 84 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2012.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for freedom score?
- Mongolia ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.