Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 0.0002 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1978.
Rwanda ranks 42nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 39 Burundi 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cape Verde 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Montenegro 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Haiti 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 El Salvador 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Rwanda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 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 Rwanda?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.