Political rights score fh in United States of America
United States of America: Political rights score fh was 32 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights score fh in United States of America, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in United States of America stood at 32. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in United States of America peaked at 38 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2020.
That places United States of America 71st 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 32 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.62 | 37 | 38 | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.8 | 33 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.67 | 32 | 34 | 6 |
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More social development data for United States of America
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 457,647 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 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 United States of America?
- Political rights score fh in United States of America was 32 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for political rights score fh?
- United States of America ranks 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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