Political rights rating fh in Mozambique
Mozambique: Political rights rating fh was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1976
All-time low
3
in 1994
Years of data
50
1975–2025
Political rights rating fh in Mozambique, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 5 for political rights rating fh in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Mozambique peaked at 7 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1994.
That places Mozambique 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 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 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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More social development data for Mozambique
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 119 (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Mozambique?
- Political rights rating fh in Mozambique was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1976.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1994.
- How does Mozambique rank for political rights rating fh?
- Mozambique ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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