Political rights score fh in Pakistan
Pakistan: Political rights score fh was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21
in 2013
All-time low
8
in 2007
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Pakistan, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Pakistan stood at 12.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Pakistan peaked at 21 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2007.
Pakistan ranks 134th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 18 | +125.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.4 | 16 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.83 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
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- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Pakistan?
- Political rights score fh in Pakistan was 12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2013.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for political rights score fh?
- Pakistan ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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