Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Palestine
Palestine: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 6 in 1995. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Palestine, 1977–1995
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Palestine is 6, measured in 1995. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Palestine peaked at 6 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1977.
Palestine ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 44 Angola 6 compare
- 44 Brunei 6 compare
- 44 Cameroon 6 compare
- 44 Algeria 6 compare
- 44 Egypt 6 compare
- 44 Ethiopia 6 compare
- 44 Guinea 6 compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 6 compare
- 44 Hong Kong 6 compare
- 44 Kuwait 6 compare
- 44 Oman 6 compare
- 44 Qatar 6 compare
- 44 Rwanda 6 compare
- 44 Togo 6 compare
- 44 Thailand 6 compare
- 44 Tunisia 6 compare
- 44 Tanzania 6 compare
- 44 Uganda 6 compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 6 compare
More social development data for Palestine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (1995)
- Electoral democracy 0 (1947)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1995)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.356 (1948)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.099 (1948)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Palestine?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Palestine was 6 in 1995, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1989.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1977.
- How does Palestine rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Palestine ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 1995.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.