Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1993
All-time low
5
in 1977
Years of data
54
1972–2025

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1972–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2025, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 7 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1977.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 54 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1972 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1972 6
1973 6 +0.0%
1974 6 +0.0%
1975 6 +0.0%
1976 6 +0.0%
1977 5 -16.7%
1978 5 +0.0%
1979 5 +0.0%
1980 5 +0.0%
1981 5.5 +10.0%
1982 6 +9.1%
1983 6 +0.0%
1984 6 +0.0%
1985 6 +0.0%
1986 6 +0.0%
1987 6 +0.0%
1988 6 +0.0%
1989 5 -16.7%
1990 5 +0.0%
1991 5 +0.0%
1992 6 +20.0%
1993 7 +16.7%
1994 7 +0.0%
1995 7 +0.0%
1996 7 +0.0%
1997 7 +0.0%
1998 6 -14.3%
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 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 6 +0.0%
2021 6 +0.0%
2022 6 +0.0%
2023 7 +16.7%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.62 5 6 8
1980s 5.75 5 6 10
1990s 6.3 5 7 10
2000s 6 6 6 10
2010s 6 6 6 10
2020s 6.5 6 7 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 7 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 1993.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1977.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Civil liberties rating, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.