Freedom Score in Pakistan
Pakistan: Freedom Score was 32 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Pakistan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 32 for freedom score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Pakistan peaked at 44 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2007.
Pakistan ranks 139th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Freedom Score in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33 | — |
| 2003 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 40 | +53.8% |
| 2009 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 32 | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 32 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 32 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 32 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +53.8% | 26 | 40 |
| 2007 | -25.7% | 35 | 26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.12 | 26 | 43 | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.7 | 38 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 32 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Pakistan?
- Freedom score in Pakistan was 32 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2010.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for freedom score?
- Pakistan ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.