Political Rights Score in Palau
Palau: Political Rights Score was 37 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Palau, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 37 for political rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Palau peaked at 37 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2002.
Palau ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 37 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Palau's 37 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More social development data for Palau
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.52 (2019)
- Freedom Score 92 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Palau?
- Political rights score in Palau was 37 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for political rights score?
- Palau ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.