Political rights score fh in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Political rights score fh was 8 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
143rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
12
in 2013
All-time low
4
in 2006
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Zimbabwe, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 8 for political rights score fh in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Zimbabwe peaked at 12 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2006.
That places Zimbabwe 143rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.25 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.9 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 142 Hong Kong (China) 9 compare
- 143 Ethiopia 8 compare
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 7 compare
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 7 compare
- 145 Kuwait 7 compare
- 145 Qatar 7 compare
- 145 Rwanda 7 compare
More social development data for Zimbabwe
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,570 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,632 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,632 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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 Zimbabwe?
- Political rights score fh in Zimbabwe was 8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2013.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for political rights score fh?
- Zimbabwe ranks 143rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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