Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in USSR
USSR: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 4 in 1990. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in USSR, 1972–1990
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
USSR recorded 4 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in USSR peaked at 7 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1990.
That places USSR 69th out of 199 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in USSR, 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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More reference data data for USSR
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (1990)
- Free country 1 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (1990)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (1990)
- Elected parliament 1 (1990)
- Competitive elections 0 (1990)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (1990)
- Democracy 3 (1990)
- Universal right to vote 2 (1990)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in USSR?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in USSR was 4 in 1990, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1980.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1990.
- How does USSR rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- USSR ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 1990.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this USSR 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.