Civil liberties rating, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -22.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
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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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 166.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.