Political Rights Score in Bolivia
Bolivia: Political Rights Score was 30 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Bolivia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Bolivia is 30, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Bolivia peaked at 31 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2019.
That places Bolivia 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | — |
| 2003 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 30 | +15.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 30 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 30 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.62 | 28 | 31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.1 | 25 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.33 | 26 | 30 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More social development data for Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 710 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Bolivia?
- Political rights score in Bolivia was 30 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for political rights score?
- Bolivia ranks 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.