Political Rights Score in Cambodia
Cambodia: Political Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Cambodia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Cambodia is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Cambodia peaked at 11 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.75 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.1 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 compare
- 160 Iran 4 compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 160 Russia 4 compare
- 160 Vietnam 4 compare
More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Cambodia?
- Political rights score in Cambodia was 4 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for political rights score?
- Cambodia ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.