Political rights rating fh in Kiribati
Kiribati: Political rights rating fh was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2
in 1979
All-time low
1
in 1983
Years of data
46
1979–2025
Political rights rating fh in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1 for political rights rating fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Kiribati peaked at 2 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1983.
Kiribati ranks 153rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.22 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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- 153 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 153 Cyprus 1 compare
- 153 Czechia 1 compare
- 153 Denmark 1 compare
- 153 Dominica 1 compare
- 153 Estonia 1 compare
- 153 Finland 1 compare
- 153 France 1 compare
- 153 Germany 1 compare
- 153 Grenada 1 compare
- 153 Iceland 1 compare
- 153 Ireland 1 compare
- 153 Japan 1 compare
- 153 Latvia 1 compare
- 153 Lithuania 1 compare
- 153 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 153 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 153 Mauritius 1 compare
- 153 Micronesia, Federated States of 1 compare
- 153 Mongolia 1 compare
- 153 Netherlands 1 compare
- 153 New Zealand 1 compare
- 153 Norway 1 compare
- 153 Palau 1 compare
- 153 Portugal 1 compare
- 153 Puerto Rico 1 compare
- 153 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 compare
- 153 San Marino 1 compare
- 153 Slovenia 1 compare
- 153 Spain 1 compare
- 153 Sweden 1 compare
- 153 Switzerland 1 compare
- 153 Taiwan, China 1 compare
- 153 Tuvalu 1 compare
- 153 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
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More social development data for Kiribati
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Kiribati?
- Political rights rating fh in Kiribati was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1979.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1983.
- How does Kiribati rank for political rights rating fh?
- Kiribati ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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