Political Rights Score in Philippines
Philippines: Political Rights Score was 25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Philippines, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 25 for political rights score in 2025.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Philippines peaked at 32 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2009.
Philippines ranks 102nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | — |
| 2003 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 23 | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 25 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.12 | 21 | 32 | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.1 | 25 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 in Philippines?
- Political rights score in Philippines was 25 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2009.
- How does Philippines rank for political rights score?
- Philippines ranks 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.