Political Rights Score in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Political Rights Score was 33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Liechtenstein, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Liechtenstein stood at 33. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Liechtenstein peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2016.
Liechtenstein ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33 | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 89% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 33 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.7 | 33 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33 | 33 | 33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 67 Bhutan 33 compare
- 67 East Timor 33 compare
- 67 South Korea 33 compare
More social development data for Liechtenstein
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 987 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 987 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Liechtenstein?
- Political rights score in Liechtenstein was 33 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2016.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for political rights score?
- Liechtenstein ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.