Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 1 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, 1972–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- Political Rights Rating 1 (2015)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
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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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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.
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by 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.