Civil liberties rating fh in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Civil liberties rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 2011
All-time low
4
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Civil liberties rating fh in Western Sahara, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil liberties rating fh in Western Sahara stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating fh in Western Sahara peaked at 7 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1989.
That places Western Sahara 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating fh in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4 | — |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 7 compare
- 1 Belarus 7 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 7 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 compare
- 1 Eritrea 7 compare
- 1 Iran 7 compare
- 1 Myanmar 7 compare
- 1 North Korea 7 compare
- 1 Somalia 7 compare
- 1 South Sudan 7 compare
- 1 Sudan 7 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 7 compare
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 0 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating fh in Western Sahara?
- Civil liberties rating fh in Western Sahara was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties rating fh recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating fh recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1989.
- How does Western Sahara rank for civil liberties rating fh?
- Western Sahara ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating fh rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil liberties rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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