Political rights score fh in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Political rights score fh was 29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
86th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29
in 2025
All-time low
16
in 2012
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Sri Lanka, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Sri Lanka stood at 29. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Sri Lanka peaked at 29 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26 | — |
| 2003 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 17 | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | +43.8% |
| 2016 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 26 | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 29 | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.38 | 21 | 26 | 8 |
| 2010s | 20 | 16 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.33 | 22 | 29 | 6 |
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Sri Lanka?
- Political rights score fh in Sri Lanka was 29 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2025.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for political rights score fh?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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