Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Mexico
Mexico: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Mexico, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3 for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Mexico peaked at 5 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Mexico 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5 | — |
| 1973 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Mexico?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Mexico was 3 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Mexico ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Political rights rating fh Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.