Civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
That places Turkey 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +63.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +30.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per person, 22% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +63.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2012 | +31.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1990 | +30.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1974 | -26.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1989 | -26.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2004 | -25.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Turkey was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does Turkey rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.