Political Rights Score in Mexico
Mexico: Political Rights Score was 26 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Mexico stood at 26. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Mexico peaked at 35 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2017.
That places Mexico 99th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33 | — |
| 2003 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 26 | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.38 | 30 | 35 | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.8 | 26 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.67 | 26 | 27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 99 Montenegro 26 compare
- 99 Paraguay 26 compare
- 102 Moldova 25 compare
- 102 Monaco 25 compare
- 102 Philippines 25 compare
More social development data for Mexico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (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 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Mexico?
- Political rights score in Mexico was 26 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for political rights score?
- Mexico ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.