Civil liberties score fh in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Civil liberties score fh was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
11
in 2007
All-time low
7
in 2011
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Civil liberties score fh in Western Sahara, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 7 for civil liberties score fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score fh in Western Sahara peaked at 11 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2011.
Western Sahara ranks 183rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Civil liberties score fh in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8 | — |
| 2004 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 7 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score fh in Western Sahara?
- Civil liberties score fh in Western Sahara was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score fh recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score fh recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- How does Western Sahara rank for civil liberties score fh?
- Western Sahara ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score fh rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil liberties score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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