Political Rights Score in Comoros
Comoros: Political Rights Score was 16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Comoros, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 16 for political rights score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Comoros peaked at 25 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2002.
Comoros ranks 124th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13 | — |
| 2003 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.12 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.6 | 18 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 121 Serbia 18 compare
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 compare
- 122 Cote d'Ivoire 17 compare
- 124 Iraq 16 compare
- 124 Madagascar 16 compare
- 124 Turkey 16 compare
More social development data for Comoros
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,338 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,338 (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 Comoros?
- Political rights score in Comoros was 16 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2008.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2002.
- How does Comoros rank for political rights score?
- Comoros ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.