Political rights score fh in Cambodia
Cambodia: Political rights score fh was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 197 countries
All-time high
11
in 2002
All-time low
4
in 2023
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Cambodia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh 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 fh 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 fh 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% |
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4 compare
- 160 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4 compare
- 160 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 160 Russian Federation 4 compare
- 160 Viet Nam 4 compare
More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 11,332 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 fh in Cambodia?
- Political rights score fh in Cambodia was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for political rights score fh?
- Cambodia ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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