Civil liberties rating, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0 units per person for civil liberties rating, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 189th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +99.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -50.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
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 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.