Freedom Score in Philippines
Philippines: Freedom Score was 58 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Philippines, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 58 for freedom score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Philippines peaked at 74 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2021.
That places Philippines 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 73 | — |
| 2003 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 61 | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 58 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 58 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.38 | 57 | 74 | 8 |
| 2010s | 62.2 | 59 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.17 | 55 | 58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (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 Philippines?
- Freedom score in Philippines was 58 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2004.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for freedom score?
- Philippines ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.