Political Rights Score in Germany
Germany: Political Rights Score was 40 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Germany, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Germany is 40, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Germany peaked at 40 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2002.
That places Germany 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Political Rights Score in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 40 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 40 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Germany's 40 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 | 39.12 | 38 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.33 | 39 | 40 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More social development data for Germany
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0318 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 Germany?
- Political rights score in Germany was 40 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for political rights score?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.