Political Rights Score in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Political Rights Score was 36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 36, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 37 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2003.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32 | — |
| 2003 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.12 | 31 | 35 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.2 | 36 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Political rights score in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 36 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2003.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for political rights score?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.