Political Rights Rating in San Marino
San Marino: Political Rights Rating was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2
in 1972
All-time low
1
in 1992
Years of data
39
1972–2025
Political Rights Rating in San Marino, 1972–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating in San Marino is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in San Marino peaked at 2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1992.
San Marino ranks 153rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Political Rights Rating in San Marino, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | — |
| 1973 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 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 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for San Marino
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2005)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2005)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2005)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2005)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in San Marino?
- Political rights rating in San Marino was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1992.
- How does San Marino rank for political rights rating?
- San Marino ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this San Marino 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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About this data
Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.