Political Rights Score in Hungary
Hungary: Political Rights Score was 24 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Hungary, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Hungary stood at 24. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Hungary peaked at 37 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2022.
That places Hungary 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 65% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 24 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 69% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 32 | 27 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.67 | 24 | 26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More social development data for Hungary
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 71,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,055 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 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 Hungary?
- Political rights score in Hungary was 24 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for political rights score?
- Hungary ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.