Political Rights Score in Fiji
Fiji: Political Rights Score was 28 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Fiji, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Fiji stood at 28. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Fiji peaked at 28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2006.
That places Fiji 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 | — |
| 2003 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | -65.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | +271.4% |
| 2015 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 28 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 28 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.88 | 7 | 22 | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.8 | 7 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.67 | 23 | 28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More social development data for Fiji
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 343 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 343 (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 Fiji?
- Political rights score in Fiji was 28 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2006.
- How does Fiji rank for political rights score?
- Fiji ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.