Political Rights Score in Myanmar
Myanmar: Political Rights Score was -2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Myanmar, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Myanmar is -2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Myanmar peaked at 14 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3, in 2008.
That places Myanmar 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Score in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | -1 | — |
| 2005 | -1 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | — |
| 2012 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | -2 | — |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Rights Score in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +125.0% | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | -100.0% | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | -100.0% | -1 | -2 |
| 2010 | +100.0% | -3 | 0 |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 13 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.25 | -3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 | -2 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (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 Myanmar?
- Political rights score in Myanmar was -2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2016.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -3 in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for political rights score?
- Myanmar ranks 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.