Political rights score fh in Rwanda
Rwanda: Political rights score fh was 7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 197 countries
All-time high
11
in 2004
All-time low
4
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Rwanda, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Rwanda is 7, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Rwanda peaked at 11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2002.
That places Rwanda 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.75 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.3 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
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More social development data for Rwanda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 244,415 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.194 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.09 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.193 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.144 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.17 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.13 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Rwanda?
- Political rights score fh in Rwanda was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for political rights score fh?
- Rwanda ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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