Political Rights Score in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Political Rights Score was 37 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Tuvalu, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Tuvalu is 37, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Tuvalu peaked at 37 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2002.
That places Tuvalu 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 37 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More social development data for Tuvalu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (2004)
- 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 Tuvalu?
- Political rights score in Tuvalu was 37 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- How does Tuvalu rank for political rights score?
- Tuvalu ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.