Political Rights Score in Indonesia
Indonesia: Political Rights Score was 28 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Indonesia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Indonesia stood at 28.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Indonesia peaked at 31 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2003.
That places Indonesia 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Political Rights Score in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26 | — |
| 2003 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 29 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 28 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia'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 | 28.75 | 25 | 30 | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.2 | 30 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.17 | 28 | 30 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More social development data for Indonesia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (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 Indonesia?
- Political rights score in Indonesia was 28 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2003.
- How does Indonesia rank for political rights score?
- Indonesia ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.