Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3 for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1972.
That places Sri Lanka 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 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 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 3 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.