Political rights score fh in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Political rights score fh was 28 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
28
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29
in 2022
All-time low
21
in 2016
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in North Macedonia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 28 for political rights score fh in 2025.
The figure is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in North Macedonia peaked at 29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2016.
North Macedonia ranks 89th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27 | — |
| 2003 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.25 | 24 | 27 | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.7 | 21 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28 | 27 | 29 | 6 |
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 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 fh in North Macedonia?
- Political rights score fh in North Macedonia was 28 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2016.
- How does North Macedonia rank for political rights score fh?
- North Macedonia ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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