Political Rights Score in Morocco
Morocco: Political Rights Score was 13 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Morocco, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Morocco is 13, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Morocco peaked at 17 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2019.
That places Morocco 132nd 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | — |
| 2003 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 13 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 13 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.38 | 14 | 17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.6 | 13 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 10,400 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Morocco?
- Political rights score in Morocco was 13 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for political rights score?
- Morocco ranks 132nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.