Political Rights Score in Czechia
Czechia: Political Rights Score was 37 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
38
in 2006
All-time low
36
in 2018
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political Rights Score in Czechia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 37 for political rights score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Czechia peaked at 38 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2018.
Czechia ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 37 | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 37 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 37 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5 | 37 | 38 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.4 | 36 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.33 | 36 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 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 Czechia?
- Political rights score in Czechia was 37 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2018.
- How does Czechia rank for political rights score?
- Czechia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.