Political Rights Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Political Rights Score was 17 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 17, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 25 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 122nd of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5 | 19 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22 | 19 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.83 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Political rights score in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 17 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for political rights score?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.