Political rights score fh in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Political rights score fh was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights score fh in Russian Federation, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Russian Federation is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Russian Federation peaked at 17 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2023.
Russian Federation ranks 160th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | — |
| 2003 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.12 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 11,811 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 99,360 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 99,360 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Russian Federation?
- Political rights score fh in Russian Federation was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for political rights score fh?
- Russian Federation ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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