What is political civil liberties index in Hungary?

Political civil liberties index in Hungary was 0.607 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Hungary?

The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 1990.

What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Hungary?

The lowest recorded value was 0.032 in 1950.

How does Hungary rank for political civil liberties index?

Hungary ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Hungary?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Hungary 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.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Hungary

Name: Political Civil Liberties Index in Hungary
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hungary: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.607 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.607

Change on year

down 5.5%

World rank

103rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.962

in 1990

All-time low

0.032

in 1950

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Hungary, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Hungary is 0.607, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Hungary peaked at 0.962 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.032, in 1950.

That places Hungary 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Political Civil Liberties Index in Hungary, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.299	—
1790	0.299	+0.0%
1791	0.299	+0.0%
1792	0.299	+0.0%
1793	0.299	+0.0%
1794	0.299	+0.0%
1795	0.274	-8.4%
1796	0.287	+4.7%
1797	0.287	+0.0%
1798	0.287	+0.0%
1799	0.287	+0.0%
1800	0.287	+0.0%
1801	0.287	+0.0%
1802	0.287	+0.0%
1803	0.287	+0.0%
1804	0.287	+0.0%
1805	0.287	+0.0%
1806	0.287	+0.0%
1807	0.287	+0.0%
1808	0.287	+0.0%
1809	0.287	+0.0%
1810	0.287	+0.0%
1811	0.287	+0.0%
1812	0.287	+0.0%
1813	0.287	+0.0%
1814	0.287	+0.0%
1815	0.287	+0.0%
1816	0.287	+0.0%
1817	0.287	+0.0%
1818	0.287	+0.0%
1819	0.287	+0.0%
1820	0.287	+0.0%
1821	0.287	+0.0%
1822	0.293	+2.1%
1823	0.293	+0.0%
1824	0.293	+0.0%
1825	0.293	+0.0%
1826	0.293	+0.0%
1827	0.293	+0.0%
1828	0.293	+0.0%
1829	0.293	+0.0%
1830	0.293	+0.0%
1831	0.293	+0.0%
1832	0.293	+0.0%
1833	0.293	+0.0%
1834	0.293	+0.0%
1835	0.293	+0.0%
1836	0.293	+0.0%
1837	0.293	+0.0%
1838	0.293	+0.0%
1839	0.293	+0.0%
1840	0.362	+23.5%
1841	0.381	+5.2%
1842	0.381	+0.0%
1843	0.381	+0.0%
1844	0.381	+0.0%
1845	0.381	+0.0%
1846	0.381	+0.0%
1847	0.381	+0.0%
1848	0.811	+112.9%
1849	0.805	-0.7%
1850	0.237	-70.6%
1851	0.237	+0.0%
1852	0.237	+0.0%
1853	0.237	+0.0%
1854	0.237	+0.0%
1855	0.237	+0.0%
1856	0.237	+0.0%
1857	0.237	+0.0%
1858	0.246	+3.8%
1859	0.246	+0.0%
1860	0.246	+0.0%
1861	0.265	+7.7%
1862	0.265	+0.0%
1863	0.265	+0.0%
1864	0.265	+0.0%
1865	0.32	+20.8%
1866	0.32	+0.0%
1867	0.553	+72.8%
1868	0.556	+0.5%
1869	0.556	+0.0%
1870	0.556	+0.0%
1871	0.556	+0.0%
1872	0.556	+0.0%
1873	0.556	+0.0%
1874	0.556	+0.0%
1875	0.556	+0.0%
1876	0.556	+0.0%
1877	0.556	+0.0%
1878	0.556	+0.0%
1879	0.556	+0.0%
1880	0.556	+0.0%
1881	0.556	+0.0%
1882	0.556	+0.0%
1883	0.556	+0.0%
1884	0.556	+0.0%
1885	0.556	+0.0%
1886	0.556	+0.0%
1887	0.556	+0.0%
1888	0.556	+0.0%
1889	0.556	+0.0%
1890	0.556	+0.0%
1891	0.556	+0.0%
1892	0.556	+0.0%
1893	0.556	+0.0%
1894	0.556	+0.0%
1895	0.556	+0.0%
1896	0.556	+0.0%
1897	0.556	+0.0%
1898	0.556	+0.0%
1899	0.556	+0.0%
1900	0.556	+0.0%
1901	0.556	+0.0%
1902	0.556	+0.0%
1903	0.556	+0.0%
1904	0.556	+0.0%
1905	0.556	+0.0%
1906	0.556	+0.0%
1907	0.556	+0.0%
1908	0.556	+0.0%
1909	0.556	+0.0%
1910	0.556	+0.0%
1911	0.556	+0.0%
1912	0.556	+0.0%
1913	0.556	+0.0%
1914	0.548	-1.4%
1915	0.548	+0.0%
1916	0.548	+0.0%
1917	0.548	+0.0%
1918	0.573	+4.6%
1919	0.178	-68.9%
1920	0.412	+131.5%
1921	0.444	+7.8%
1922	0.481	+8.3%
1923	0.492	+2.3%
1924	0.511	+3.9%
1925	0.522	+2.2%
1926	0.522	+0.0%
1927	0.514	-1.5%
1928	0.514	+0.0%
1929	0.514	+0.0%
1930	0.519	+1.0%
1931	0.535	+3.1%
1932	0.532	-0.6%
1933	0.532	+0.0%
1934	0.532	+0.0%
1935	0.532	+0.0%
1936	0.532	+0.0%
1937	0.522	-1.9%
1938	0.502	-3.8%
1939	0.485	-3.4%
1940	0.433	-10.7%
1941	0.366	-15.5%
1942	0.359	-1.9%
1943	0.343	-4.5%
1944	0.16	-53.4%
1945	0.224	+40.0%
1946	0.404	+80.4%
1947	0.38	-5.9%
1948	0.332	-12.6%
1949	0.062	-81.3%
1950	0.032	-48.4%
1951	0.032	+0.0%
1952	0.032	+0.0%
1953	0.032	+0.0%
1954	0.032	+0.0%
1955	0.036	+12.5%
1956	0.04	+11.1%
1957	0.034	-15.0%
1958	0.037	+8.8%
1959	0.041	+10.8%
1960	0.047	+14.6%
1961	0.051	+8.5%
1962	0.062	+21.6%
1963	0.08	+29.0%
1964	0.092	+15.0%
1965	0.095	+3.3%
1966	0.095	+0.0%
1967	0.095	+0.0%
1968	0.108	+13.7%
1969	0.11	+1.9%
1970	0.116	+5.5%
1971	0.116	+0.0%
1972	0.116	+0.0%
1973	0.116	+0.0%
1974	0.116	+0.0%
1975	0.116	+0.0%
1976	0.116	+0.0%
1977	0.116	+0.0%
1978	0.116	+0.0%
1979	0.116	+0.0%
1980	0.131	+12.9%
1981	0.135	+3.1%
1982	0.148	+9.6%
1983	0.148	+0.0%
1984	0.148	+0.0%
1985	0.16	+8.1%
1986	0.168	+5.0%
1987	0.189	+12.5%
1988	0.271	+43.4%
1989	0.601	+121.8%
1990	0.962	+60.1%
1991	0.958	-0.4%
1992	0.958	+0.0%
1993	0.958	+0.0%
1994	0.958	+0.0%
1995	0.959	+0.1%
1996	0.959	+0.0%
1997	0.959	+0.0%
1998	0.956	-0.3%
1999	0.956	+0.0%
2000	0.956	+0.0%
2001	0.956	+0.0%
2002	0.96	+0.4%
2003	0.96	+0.0%
2004	0.96	+0.0%
2005	0.96	+0.0%
2006	0.939	-2.2%
2007	0.956	+1.8%
2008	0.956	+0.0%
2009	0.956	+0.0%
2010	0.903	-5.5%
2011	0.873	-3.3%
2012	0.869	-0.5%
2013	0.836	-3.8%
2014	0.829	-0.8%
2015	0.802	-3.3%
2016	0.801	-0.1%
2017	0.724	-9.6%
2018	0.672	-7.2%
2019	0.666	-0.9%
2020	0.655	-1.7%
2021	0.641	-2.1%
2022	0.638	-0.5%
2023	0.625	-2.0%
2024	0.642	+2.7%
2025	0.607	-5.5%

Hungary compared with similar countries

Hungary's 0.607 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.893, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Hungary's 0.607 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8515, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.299	0.299	0.299	1
1790s	0.2917	0.274	0.299	10
1800s	0.287	0.287	0.287	10
1810s	0.287	0.287	0.287	10
1820s	0.2918	0.287	0.293	10
1830s	0.293	0.293	0.293	10
1840s	0.4645	0.362	0.811	10
1850s	0.2388	0.237	0.246	10
1860s	0.3611	0.246	0.556	10
1870s	0.556	0.556	0.556	10
1880s	0.556	0.556	0.556	10
1890s	0.556	0.556	0.556	10
1900s	0.556	0.556	0.556	10
1910s	0.5167	0.178	0.573	10
1920s	0.4926	0.412	0.522	10
1930s	0.5223	0.485	0.535	10
1940s	0.3063	0.062	0.433	10
1950s	0.0348	0.032	0.041	10
1960s	0.0835	0.047	0.11	10
1970s	0.116	0.116	0.116	10
1980s	0.2099	0.131	0.601	10
1990s	0.9583	0.956	0.962	10
2000s	0.9559	0.939	0.96	10
2010s	0.7975	0.666	0.903	10
2020s	0.6347	0.607	0.655	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Hungary?: Political civil liberties index in Hungary was 0.607 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 1990.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 0.032 in 1950.
How does Hungary rank for political civil liberties index?: Hungary ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Hungary?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hungary 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.