Political Rights Score in Chad
Chad: Political Rights Score was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Chad, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1 for political rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Chad peaked at 8 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2021.
That places Chad 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Score in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.62 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 177 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 177 Belarus 1 compare
- 177 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 177 Eritrea 1 compare
- 177 Eswatini 1 compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 177 Yemen 1 compare
More social development data for Chad
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0715 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Chad?
- Political rights score in Chad was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for political rights score?
- Chad ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.