Political Rights Score in Mozambique
Mozambique: Political Rights Score was 13 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Mozambique, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Mozambique stood at 13.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Mozambique peaked at 25 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | — |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 13 | +8.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 13 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.75 | 23 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 | 12 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More social development data for Mozambique
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Mozambique?
- Political rights score in Mozambique was 13 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for political rights score?
- Mozambique ranks 132nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.