Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 1 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2
in 1972
All-time low
1
in 1989
Years of data
44
1972–2015

Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, 1972–2015

00.511.521972199320151972: 21973: 21974: 21975: 21976: 21977: 21978: 21979: 21980: 21981: 21982: 21983: 21984: 21985: 21986: 21987: 21988: 21989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 1

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2015, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico peaked at 2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.

That places Puerto Rico 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, 1972 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1972 2
1973 2 +0.0%
1974 2 +0.0%
1975 2 +0.0%
1976 2 +0.0%
1977 2 +0.0%
1978 2 +0.0%
1979 2 +0.0%
1980 2 +0.0%
1981 2 +0.0%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 2 +0.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1986 2 +0.0%
1987 2 +0.0%
1988 2 +0.0%
1989 1 -50.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 2 2 8
1980s 1.9 1 2 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico?
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico was 1 in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
How does Puerto Rico rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
Puerto Rico ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2015.
Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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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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Indicator
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
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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.