Freedom Score in Ukraine
Ukraine: Freedom Score was 51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Ukraine, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 51 for freedom score in 2025.
The figure is down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Ukraine peaked at 73 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 49, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 114th 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52 | — |
| 2003 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 72 | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 60 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 62 | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 50 | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 51 | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 51 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.5, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +30.9% | 55 | 72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.12 | 50 | 73 | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.7 | 55 | 67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.67 | 49 | 61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Ukraine?
- Freedom score in Ukraine was 51 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2006.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for freedom score?
- Ukraine ranks 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.