Political Rights Score in Ukraine
Ukraine: Political Rights Score was 22 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Ukraine, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 22 for political rights score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Ukraine peaked at 29 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2004.
Ukraine ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Political Rights Score in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | — |
| 2003 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 27 | +42.1% |
| 2006 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 23 | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 22 | -4.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 63% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Rights Score in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +42.1% | 19 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25 | 19 | 29 | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.5 | 20 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.33 | 21 | 26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Ukraine?
- Political rights score in Ukraine was 22 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2004.
- How does Ukraine rank for political rights score?
- Ukraine ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.