Political Rights Score in Monaco
Monaco: Political Rights Score was 25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Monaco, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Monaco is 25, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Monaco peaked at 31 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2017.
That places Monaco 102nd 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 Monaco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | — |
| 2003 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25 | +0.0% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 68% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29 | 25 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 | 25 | 27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More social development data for Monaco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2019)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.0001 units per person (2019)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2019)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Monaco?
- Political rights score in Monaco was 25 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2017.
- How does Monaco rank for political rights score?
- Monaco ranks 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Monaco 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.