Civil liberties rating, per capita in Palau
Palau: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Palau, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0001 units per person for civil liberties rating, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2004.
That places Palau 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -50.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 186.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 101.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil liberties rating, per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -50.4% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Nauru 0.0002 units per person compare
- 2 Tuvalu 0.0001 units per person compare
- 4 San Marino 0 units per person compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 0 units per person compare
- 6 Monaco 0 units per person compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Palau?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Palau was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2004.
- How does Palau rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Palau ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.