Political rights rating fh in Cambodia
Cambodia: Political rights rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1975
All-time low
4
in 1993
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political rights rating fh in Cambodia, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh in Cambodia is 7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Cambodia peaked at 7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1993.
That places Cambodia 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Political rights rating fh in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.62 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.8 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Cambodia?
- Political rights rating fh in Cambodia was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1993.
- How does Cambodia rank for political rights rating fh?
- Cambodia ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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