Political Rights Score in Kiribati
Kiribati: Political Rights Score was 36 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Kiribati, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Kiribati stood at 36. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Kiribati peaked at 38 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2006.
Kiribati ranks 44th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 36 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 36 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.62 | 36 | 38 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.5 | 36 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.67 | 36 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More social development data for Kiribati
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (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 5 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (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 Kiribati?
- Political rights score in Kiribati was 36 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2006.
- How does Kiribati rank for political rights score?
- Kiribati ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.