Political Rights Rating in Palau
Palau: Political Rights Rating was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1
in 1994
All-time low
1
in 1994
Years of data
32
1994–2025
Political Rights Rating in Palau, 1994–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating in Palau stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in Palau peaked at 1 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1994.
That places Palau 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Political Rights Rating in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | — |
| 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% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 153 Andorra 1 compare
- 153 Australia 1 compare
- 153 Austria 1 compare
- 153 Bahamas 1 compare
- 153 Barbados 1 compare
- 153 Belgium 1 compare
- 153 Canada 1 compare
- 153 Cape Verde 1 compare
- 153 Chile 1 compare
- 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 Kiribati 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 (country) 1 compare
- 153 Mongolia 1 compare
- 153 Netherlands 1 compare
- 153 New Zealand 1 compare
- 153 Norway 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 1 compare
- 153 Tuvalu 1 compare
- 153 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 153 Uruguay 1 compare
More social development data for Palau
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.52 (2019)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
- Freedom Score 92 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in Palau?
- Political rights rating in Palau was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1994.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1994.
- How does Palau rank for political rights rating?
- Palau ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.