Political Rights Score in Netherlands
Netherlands: Political Rights Score was 39 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Netherlands, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Netherlands is 39, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Netherlands peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political Rights Score in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 39 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 39 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.17 | 39 | 40 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Netherlands?
- Political rights score in Netherlands was 39 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for political rights score?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.