Civil liberties rating, per capita in United States
United States: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil liberties rating, per capita in United States, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 0 units per person for civil liberties rating, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in United States peaked at 0 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
That places United States 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +99.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 2% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil liberties rating, per capita in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +99.2% | 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 United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in United States?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in United States was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does United States rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- United States ranks 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.