Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Italy, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Italy is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
Italy ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Italy, 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 | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 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 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 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 | -0.5% |
| 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 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 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 Italy
- 165 Libya 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 New Zealand 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Sudan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Finland 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Saudi Arabia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Italy
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 192,914 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 266 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 100 % 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 266 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0033 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 Italy?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Italy 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.