Political Rights Score in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Political Rights Score was -3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Western Sahara, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Western Sahara is -3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Western Sahara peaked at 2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -3, in 2015.
That places Western Sahara 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Score in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | -2 | -200.0% |
| 2005 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -3 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -3 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.25 | -2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010s | -2.5 | -3 | -2 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3 | -3 | -3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More social development data for Western Sahara
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Freedom Score 4 (2025)
- Full democracy 0 (2025)
- Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts (2025)
- Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts (2025)
- Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 (2025)
- Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Western Sahara?
- Political rights score in Western Sahara was -3 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was -3 in 2015.
- How does Western Sahara rank for political rights score?
- Western Sahara ranks 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.