Political rights score fh in Türkiye
Türkiye: Political rights score fh was 16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
124th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29
in 2007
All-time low
15
in 2018
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Türkiye, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 16 for political rights score fh in 2025.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Türkiye peaked at 29 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2018.
That places Türkiye 124th 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 18 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.25 | 24 | 29 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.6 | 15 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.33 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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More social development data for Türkiye
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 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 Türkiye?
- Political rights score fh in Türkiye was 16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2018.
- How does Türkiye rank for political rights score fh?
- Türkiye ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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