Freedom Score in Peru
Peru: Freedom Score was 66 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Peru, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Peru stood at 66. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Peru peaked at 75 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2023.
Peru ranks 94th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75 | — |
| 2003 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 66 | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 66 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.25 | 72 | 75 | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.7 | 71 | 73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.67 | 66 | 72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Peru?
- Freedom score in Peru was 66 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for freedom score?
- Peru ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.