Political Rights Score in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Political Rights Score was 34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Trinidad and Tobago, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 34. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 34 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2004.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | — |
| 2003 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.12 | 28 | 32 | 8 |
| 2010s | 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.17 | 33 | 34 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Political rights score in Trinidad and Tobago was 34 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2025.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2004.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for political rights score?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.