Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Russia
Russia: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Russia recorded 0 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Russia peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Russia 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Russia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 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 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 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 | +20.0% |
| 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 | +16.7% |
| 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% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +33.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +25.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 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 Russia
- 189 Argentina 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 190 India 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 191 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Brazil 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 194 United States 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 Australia 0 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Russia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,811 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Russia?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Russia 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Russia ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.