Political Rights Score in Argentina
Argentina: Political Rights Score was 35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Argentina, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Argentina stood at 35. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Argentina peaked at 35 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2002.
That places Argentina 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24 | — |
| 2003 | 35 | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 35 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 35 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.12 | 24 | 35 | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.3 | 31 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Argentina?
- Political rights score in Argentina was 35 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for political rights score?
- Argentina ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.