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Political Civil Liberties Index in Argentina

Argentina: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.774 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.774
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
78th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.955
in 2000
All-time low
0.028
in 1977
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Argentina, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Argentina is 0.774, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Argentina peaked at 0.955 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 1977.

Argentina ranks 78th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Argentina, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.398 —
1790 0.398 +0.0%
1791 0.398 +0.0%
1792 0.398 +0.0%
1793 0.398 +0.0%
1794 0.398 +0.0%
1795 0.398 +0.0%
1796 0.398 +0.0%
1797 0.398 +0.0%
1798 0.398 +0.0%
1799 0.398 +0.0%
1800 0.398 +0.0%
1801 0.398 +0.0%
1802 0.398 +0.0%
1803 0.398 +0.0%
1804 0.398 +0.0%
1805 0.398 +0.0%
1806 0.398 +0.0%
1807 0.398 +0.0%
1808 0.398 +0.0%
1809 0.398 +0.0%
1810 0.452 +13.6%
1811 0.537 +18.8%
1812 0.537 +0.0%
1813 0.537 +0.0%
1814 0.537 +0.0%
1815 0.537 +0.0%
1816 0.537 +0.0%
1817 0.537 +0.0%
1818 0.537 +0.0%
1819 0.537 +0.0%
1820 0.541 +0.7%
1821 0.541 +0.0%
1822 0.541 +0.0%
1823 0.541 +0.0%
1824 0.541 +0.0%
1825 0.541 +0.0%
1826 0.541 +0.0%
1827 0.541 +0.0%
1828 0.541 +0.0%
1829 0.525 -3.0%
1830 0.329 -37.3%
1831 0.329 +0.0%
1832 0.329 +0.0%
1833 0.329 +0.0%
1834 0.329 +0.0%
1835 0.329 +0.0%
1836 0.329 +0.0%
1837 0.329 +0.0%
1838 0.329 +0.0%
1839 0.329 +0.0%
1840 0.329 +0.0%
1841 0.329 +0.0%
1842 0.329 +0.0%
1843 0.329 +0.0%
1844 0.329 +0.0%
1845 0.329 +0.0%
1846 0.329 +0.0%
1847 0.329 +0.0%
1848 0.329 +0.0%
1849 0.329 +0.0%
1850 0.329 +0.0%
1851 0.329 +0.0%
1852 0.329 +0.0%
1853 0.573 +74.2%
1854 0.573 +0.0%
1855 0.573 +0.0%
1856 0.573 +0.0%
1857 0.573 +0.0%
1858 0.573 +0.0%
1859 0.573 +0.0%
1860 0.599 +4.5%
1861 0.638 +6.5%
1862 0.652 +2.2%
1863 0.73 +12.0%
1864 0.73 +0.0%
1865 0.73 +0.0%
1866 0.73 +0.0%
1867 0.73 +0.0%
1868 0.73 +0.0%
1869 0.73 +0.0%
1870 0.73 +0.0%
1871 0.73 +0.0%
1872 0.73 +0.0%
1873 0.73 +0.0%
1874 0.792 +8.5%
1875 0.792 +0.0%
1876 0.792 +0.0%
1877 0.792 +0.0%
1878 0.792 +0.0%
1879 0.792 +0.0%
1880 0.792 +0.0%
1881 0.792 +0.0%
1882 0.792 +0.0%
1883 0.792 +0.0%
1884 0.792 +0.0%
1885 0.792 +0.0%
1886 0.792 +0.0%
1887 0.792 +0.0%
1888 0.792 +0.0%
1889 0.792 +0.0%
1890 0.775 -2.1%
1891 0.775 +0.0%
1892 0.775 +0.0%
1893 0.775 +0.0%
1894 0.775 +0.0%
1895 0.775 +0.0%
1896 0.775 +0.0%
1897 0.775 +0.0%
1898 0.775 +0.0%
1899 0.775 +0.0%
1900 0.752 -3.0%
1901 0.752 +0.0%
1902 0.752 +0.0%
1903 0.752 +0.0%
1904 0.752 +0.0%
1905 0.752 +0.0%
1906 0.752 +0.0%
1907 0.752 +0.0%
1908 0.752 +0.0%
1909 0.752 +0.0%
1910 0.752 +0.0%
1911 0.752 +0.0%
1912 0.769 +2.3%
1913 0.769 +0.0%
1914 0.769 +0.0%
1915 0.769 +0.0%
1916 0.801 +4.2%
1917 0.838 +4.6%
1918 0.838 +0.0%
1919 0.818 -2.4%
1920 0.836 +2.2%
1921 0.836 +0.0%
1922 0.836 +0.0%
1923 0.852 +1.9%
1924 0.852 +0.0%
1925 0.852 +0.0%
1926 0.852 +0.0%
1927 0.852 +0.0%
1928 0.852 +0.0%
1929 0.845 -0.8%
1930 0.551 -34.8%
1931 0.294 -46.6%
1932 0.366 +24.5%
1933 0.522 +42.6%
1934 0.534 +2.3%
1935 0.547 +2.4%
1936 0.553 +1.1%
1937 0.576 +4.2%
1938 0.576 +0.0%
1939 0.576 +0.0%
1940 0.581 +0.9%
1941 0.581 +0.0%
1942 0.581 +0.0%
1943 0.347 -40.3%
1944 0.291 -16.1%
1945 0.24 -17.5%
1946 0.467 +94.6%
1947 0.458 -1.9%
1948 0.446 -2.6%
1949 0.421 -5.6%
1950 0.387 -8.1%
1951 0.365 -5.7%
1952 0.365 +0.0%
1953 0.362 -0.8%
1954 0.362 +0.0%
1955 0.37 +2.2%
1956 0.394 +6.5%
1957 0.394 +0.0%
1958 0.644 +63.5%
1959 0.743 +15.4%
1960 0.739 -0.5%
1961 0.739 +0.0%
1962 0.669 -9.5%
1963 0.727 +8.7%
1964 0.775 +6.6%
1965 0.75 -3.2%
1966 0.318 -57.6%
1967 0.144 -54.7%
1968 0.164 +13.9%
1969 0.17 +3.7%
1970 0.183 +7.6%
1971 0.199 +8.7%
1972 0.2 +0.5%
1973 0.543 +171.5%
1974 0.656 +20.8%
1975 0.544 -17.1%
1976 0.092 -83.1%
1977 0.028 -69.6%
1978 0.028 +0.0%
1979 0.028 +0.0%
1980 0.028 +0.0%
1981 0.028 +0.0%
1982 0.049 +75.0%
1983 0.367 +649.0%
1984 0.951 +159.1%
1985 0.951 +0.0%
1986 0.951 +0.0%
1987 0.951 +0.0%
1988 0.951 +0.0%
1989 0.946 -0.5%
1990 0.951 +0.5%
1991 0.954 +0.3%
1992 0.953 -0.1%
1993 0.953 +0.0%
1994 0.953 +0.0%
1995 0.953 +0.0%
1996 0.95 -0.3%
1997 0.95 +0.0%
1998 0.95 +0.0%
1999 0.95 +0.0%
2000 0.955 +0.5%
2001 0.953 -0.2%
2002 0.949 -0.4%
2003 0.926 -2.4%
2004 0.921 -0.5%
2005 0.921 +0.0%
2006 0.917 -0.4%
2007 0.906 -1.2%
2008 0.889 -1.9%
2009 0.887 -0.2%
2010 0.878 -1.0%
2011 0.878 +0.0%
2012 0.876 -0.2%
2013 0.879 +0.3%
2014 0.887 +0.9%
2015 0.877 -1.1%
2016 0.917 +4.6%
2017 0.906 -1.2%
2018 0.908 +0.2%
2019 0.905 -0.3%
2020 0.912 +0.8%
2021 0.904 -0.9%
2022 0.934 +3.3%
2023 0.936 +0.2%
2024 0.838 -10.5%
2025 0.774 -7.6%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.774 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.774 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.398 0.398 0.398 1
1790s 0.398 0.398 0.398 10
1800s 0.398 0.398 0.398 10
1810s 0.5285 0.452 0.537 10
1820s 0.5394 0.525 0.541 10
1830s 0.329 0.329 0.329 10
1840s 0.329 0.329 0.329 10
1850s 0.4998 0.329 0.573 10
1860s 0.6999 0.599 0.73 10
1870s 0.7672 0.73 0.792 10
1880s 0.792 0.792 0.792 10
1890s 0.775 0.775 0.775 10
1900s 0.752 0.752 0.752 10
1910s 0.7875 0.752 0.838 10
1920s 0.8465 0.836 0.852 10
1930s 0.5095 0.294 0.576 10
1940s 0.4413 0.24 0.581 10
1950s 0.4386 0.362 0.743 10
1960s 0.5195 0.144 0.775 10
1970s 0.2501 0.028 0.656 10
1980s 0.6173 0.028 0.951 10
1990s 0.9517 0.95 0.954 10
2000s 0.9224 0.887 0.955 10
2010s 0.8911 0.876 0.917 10
2020s 0.883 0.774 0.936 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Argentina?
Political civil liberties index in Argentina was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.955 in 2000.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 1977.
How does Argentina rank for political civil liberties index?
Argentina ranks 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.