Political Rights Score in Angola
Angola: Political Rights Score was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Angola, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Angola stood at 10.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Angola peaked at 11 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2003.
That places Angola 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 10 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More social development data for Angola
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 25,396 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,433 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,433 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Angola?
- Political rights score in Angola was 10 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2008.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2003.
- How does Angola rank for political rights score?
- Angola ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.