Freedom Score in Palau
Palau: Freedom Score was 92 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Palau, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 92 for freedom score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Palau peaked at 92 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 88, in 2002.
Palau ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Freedom Score in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 88 | — |
| 2003 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 92 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 92 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Palau's 92 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 | 91.12 | 88 | 92 | 8 |
| 2010s | 92 | 92 | 92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92 | 92 | 92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 29 Cape Verde 92 compare
- 29 Dominica 92 compare
- 29 Micronesia (country) 92 compare
- 29 United Kingdom 92 compare
More social development data for Palau
- 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)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.52 (2019)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Palau?
- Freedom score in Palau was 92 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 92 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for freedom score?
- Palau ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.