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.
Political Rights Score in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34 | — |
| 2003 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 36 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 units per US$ of GDP (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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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.