Political Rights Score in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Political Rights Score was 38 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Marshall Islands, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Marshall Islands is 38, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Marshall Islands peaked at 38 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2008.
That places Marshall Islands 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Political Rights Score in Marshall Islands, 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 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 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 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 38 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 38 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.75 | 36 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.7 | 36 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
- 19 Austria 38 compare
- 19 Bahamas 38 compare
- 19 Belgium 38 compare
- 19 Cape Verde 38 compare
- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 France 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
- 19 Taiwan 38 compare
More social development data for Marshall Islands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (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 0 (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 (2021)
- 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 Marshall Islands?
- Political rights score in Marshall Islands was 38 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2018.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2008.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for political rights score?
- Marshall Islands ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.