Political Rights Score in Mongolia
Mongolia: Political Rights Score was 36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Mongolia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Mongolia stood at 36. That is the highest 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 Mongolia peaked at 36 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.75 | 33 | 35 | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.8 | 35 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 6 |
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More social development data for Mongolia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,403 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.424 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.801 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.281 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.801 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Mongolia?
- Political rights score in Mongolia was 36 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2012.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for political rights score?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.