Political rights score fh in Canada
Canada: Political rights score fh was 39 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
39
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40
in 2003
All-time low
39
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Canada, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Canada stood at 39. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Canada peaked at 40 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2002.
That places Canada 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5 | 39 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.8 | 39 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5 | 39 | 40 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 9 Australia 39 compare
- 9 Estonia 39 compare
- 9 Netherlands 39 compare
- 9 Norway 39 compare
- 9 Portugal 39 compare
- 9 San Marino, Republic of 39 compare
- 9 Slovenia 39 compare
- 9 Switzerland 39 compare
- 9 United Kingdom 39 compare
More social development data for Canada
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 416,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 360 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.897 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.736 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.84 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.865 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Canada?
- Political rights score fh in Canada was 39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for political rights score fh?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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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