Freedom Score in San Marino
San Marino: Freedom Score was 97 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in San Marino, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in San Marino stood at 97.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in San Marino peaked at 100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 93, in 2020.
That places San Marino 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in San Marino, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 100 | — |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | +0.0% |
San Marino compared with similar countries
- San Marino's 97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- San Marino's 97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.4 | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.67 | 93 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
More social development data for San Marino
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2005)
- 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 units per person (2005)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2005)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2005)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in San Marino?
- Freedom score in San Marino was 97 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 in 2020.
- How does San Marino rank for freedom score?
- San Marino ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this San Marino 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 freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.