Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kiribati stood at 0.0012 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Kiribati 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 23 Saint Lucia 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Dominica 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Mauritius 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Kiribati
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 5 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (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 Kiribati?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Kiribati rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.