Political rights score fh in Serbia
Serbia: Political rights score fh was 18 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 197 countries
All-time high
31
in 2014
All-time low
18
in 2023
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Serbia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 18 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Serbia peaked at 31 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2023.
That places Serbia 121st 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.
Political rights score fh in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 24 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.75 | 26 | 30 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.5 | 23 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5 | 18 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 compare
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More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 Serbia?
- Political rights score fh in Serbia was 18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2014.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for political rights score fh?
- Serbia ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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