Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in India
India: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in India, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places India 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 187 Chile 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 188 China 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 189 Argentina 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 191 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Russian Federation 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Brazil 0 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for India
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 238,643 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,610 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,610 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in India?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in India was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does India rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.