Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Russian Federation, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 6 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Russian Federation peaked at 7 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1991.
That places Russian Federation 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 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 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Russian Federation?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Russian Federation was 6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1980.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1991.
- How does Russian Federation rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Russian Federation ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
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.