Freedom Score in Slovenia
Slovenia: Freedom Score was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Slovenia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 97 for freedom score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Slovenia peaked at 97 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2021.
That places Slovenia 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92 | — |
| 2003 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | +1.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Slovenia'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 | 91.38 | 91 | 92 | 8 |
| 2010s | 92 | 91 | 94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.83 | 90 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 5 Ireland 98 compare
- 6 Canada 97 compare
- 6 Denmark 97 compare
- 6 Luxembourg 97 compare
- 6 Netherlands 97 compare
- 6 San Marino 97 compare
- 6 Uruguay 97 compare
More social development data for Slovenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,513 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12 (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0059 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 Slovenia?
- Freedom score in Slovenia was 97 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2025.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2021.
- How does Slovenia rank for freedom score?
- Slovenia ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.