Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Political rights rating fh. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
100 % change on previous year
Italy
Lowest
-50 % change on previous year
Mauritius
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
53
1973–2025
Data points
9,695
What the numbers show
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 100 % change on previous year in Italy; the lowest is -50 % change on previous year in Mauritius.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.64 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 225.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 50 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Tonga | 50 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 20 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Togo | 20 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Haiti | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Mali | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Andorra | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | India | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Laos | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 1995 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Syria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 11 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Western Sahara | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 196 | USSR | -16.67 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Bolivia | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Malawi | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Mauritius | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Political rights rating fh. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Political rights rating fh. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.