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Political Civil Liberties Index in Indonesia

Indonesia: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.596 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.596
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
105th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.849
in 1950
All-time low
0.096
in 1942
Years of data
226
1800–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Indonesia, 1800–2025

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

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.596 for political civil liberties index in 2025.

The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Indonesia peaked at 0.849 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.096, in 1942.

Indonesia ranks 105th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Indonesia, year by year

Year Value Change
1800 0.098 —
1801 0.098 +0.0%
1802 0.098 +0.0%
1803 0.098 +0.0%
1804 0.098 +0.0%
1805 0.098 +0.0%
1806 0.098 +0.0%
1807 0.098 +0.0%
1808 0.098 +0.0%
1809 0.098 +0.0%
1810 0.098 +0.0%
1811 0.098 +0.0%
1812 0.098 +0.0%
1813 0.098 +0.0%
1814 0.098 +0.0%
1815 0.098 +0.0%
1816 0.098 +0.0%
1817 0.098 +0.0%
1818 0.098 +0.0%
1819 0.098 +0.0%
1820 0.098 +0.0%
1821 0.098 +0.0%
1822 0.098 +0.0%
1823 0.098 +0.0%
1824 0.098 +0.0%
1825 0.098 +0.0%
1826 0.098 +0.0%
1827 0.098 +0.0%
1828 0.098 +0.0%
1829 0.098 +0.0%
1830 0.098 +0.0%
1831 0.098 +0.0%
1832 0.098 +0.0%
1833 0.098 +0.0%
1834 0.098 +0.0%
1835 0.098 +0.0%
1836 0.098 +0.0%
1837 0.098 +0.0%
1838 0.098 +0.0%
1839 0.098 +0.0%
1840 0.098 +0.0%
1841 0.098 +0.0%
1842 0.098 +0.0%
1843 0.098 +0.0%
1844 0.098 +0.0%
1845 0.098 +0.0%
1846 0.098 +0.0%
1847 0.098 +0.0%
1848 0.098 +0.0%
1849 0.098 +0.0%
1850 0.098 +0.0%
1851 0.098 +0.0%
1852 0.098 +0.0%
1853 0.098 +0.0%
1854 0.098 +0.0%
1855 0.098 +0.0%
1856 0.098 +0.0%
1857 0.098 +0.0%
1858 0.098 +0.0%
1859 0.098 +0.0%
1860 0.098 +0.0%
1861 0.098 +0.0%
1862 0.098 +0.0%
1863 0.098 +0.0%
1864 0.098 +0.0%
1865 0.098 +0.0%
1866 0.098 +0.0%
1867 0.098 +0.0%
1868 0.098 +0.0%
1869 0.098 +0.0%
1870 0.098 +0.0%
1871 0.098 +0.0%
1872 0.098 +0.0%
1873 0.098 +0.0%
1874 0.098 +0.0%
1875 0.098 +0.0%
1876 0.098 +0.0%
1877 0.098 +0.0%
1878 0.098 +0.0%
1879 0.098 +0.0%
1880 0.098 +0.0%
1881 0.098 +0.0%
1882 0.098 +0.0%
1883 0.098 +0.0%
1884 0.098 +0.0%
1885 0.098 +0.0%
1886 0.098 +0.0%
1887 0.098 +0.0%
1888 0.098 +0.0%
1889 0.098 +0.0%
1890 0.098 +0.0%
1891 0.098 +0.0%
1892 0.098 +0.0%
1893 0.098 +0.0%
1894 0.098 +0.0%
1895 0.098 +0.0%
1896 0.098 +0.0%
1897 0.098 +0.0%
1898 0.098 +0.0%
1899 0.098 +0.0%
1900 0.108 +10.2%
1901 0.125 +15.7%
1902 0.125 +0.0%
1903 0.125 +0.0%
1904 0.125 +0.0%
1905 0.125 +0.0%
1906 0.13 +4.0%
1907 0.13 +0.0%
1908 0.172 +32.3%
1909 0.172 +0.0%
1910 0.175 +1.7%
1911 0.175 +0.0%
1912 0.175 +0.0%
1913 0.175 +0.0%
1914 0.175 +0.0%
1915 0.175 +0.0%
1916 0.175 +0.0%
1917 0.175 +0.0%
1918 0.175 +0.0%
1919 0.195 +11.4%
1920 0.195 +0.0%
1921 0.195 +0.0%
1922 0.195 +0.0%
1923 0.195 +0.0%
1924 0.195 +0.0%
1925 0.195 +0.0%
1926 0.184 -5.6%
1927 0.184 +0.0%
1928 0.177 -3.8%
1929 0.177 +0.0%
1930 0.177 +0.0%
1931 0.163 -7.9%
1932 0.163 +0.0%
1933 0.163 +0.0%
1934 0.163 +0.0%
1935 0.163 +0.0%
1936 0.163 +0.0%
1937 0.163 +0.0%
1938 0.163 +0.0%
1939 0.163 +0.0%
1940 0.146 -10.4%
1941 0.146 +0.0%
1942 0.096 -34.2%
1943 0.096 +0.0%
1944 0.096 +0.0%
1945 0.485 +405.2%
1946 0.749 +54.4%
1947 0.749 +0.0%
1948 0.749 +0.0%
1949 0.841 +12.3%
1950 0.849 +1.0%
1951 0.849 +0.0%
1952 0.849 +0.0%
1953 0.849 +0.0%
1954 0.849 +0.0%
1955 0.831 -2.1%
1956 0.826 -0.6%
1957 0.728 -11.9%
1958 0.6 -17.6%
1959 0.523 -12.8%
1960 0.43 -17.8%
1961 0.413 -4.0%
1962 0.413 +0.0%
1963 0.413 +0.0%
1964 0.413 +0.0%
1965 0.365 -11.6%
1966 0.32 -12.3%
1967 0.305 -4.7%
1968 0.303 -0.7%
1969 0.303 +0.0%
1970 0.282 -6.9%
1971 0.244 -13.5%
1972 0.244 +0.0%
1973 0.227 -7.0%
1974 0.202 -11.0%
1975 0.183 -9.4%
1976 0.183 +0.0%
1977 0.168 -8.2%
1978 0.168 +0.0%
1979 0.168 +0.0%
1980 0.163 -3.0%
1981 0.163 +0.0%
1982 0.163 +0.0%
1983 0.163 +0.0%
1984 0.163 +0.0%
1985 0.163 +0.0%
1986 0.163 +0.0%
1987 0.163 +0.0%
1988 0.163 +0.0%
1989 0.163 +0.0%
1990 0.157 -3.7%
1991 0.157 +0.0%
1992 0.16 +1.9%
1993 0.16 +0.0%
1994 0.16 +0.0%
1995 0.16 +0.0%
1996 0.16 +0.0%
1997 0.163 +1.9%
1998 0.462 +183.4%
1999 0.819 +77.3%
2000 0.838 +2.3%
2001 0.838 +0.0%
2002 0.838 +0.0%
2003 0.838 +0.0%
2004 0.82 -2.1%
2005 0.82 +0.0%
2006 0.823 +0.4%
2007 0.832 +1.1%
2008 0.831 -0.1%
2009 0.831 +0.0%
2010 0.826 -0.6%
2011 0.826 +0.0%
2012 0.826 +0.0%
2013 0.815 -1.3%
2014 0.82 +0.6%
2015 0.816 -0.5%
2016 0.796 -2.5%
2017 0.776 -2.5%
2018 0.753 -3.0%
2019 0.739 -1.9%
2020 0.676 -8.5%
2021 0.667 -1.3%
2022 0.685 +2.7%
2023 0.666 -2.8%
2024 0.693 +4.1%
2025 0.596 -14.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.596 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.596 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.666, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1810s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1820s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1830s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1840s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1850s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1860s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1870s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1880s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1890s 0.098 0.098 0.098 10
1900s 0.1337 0.108 0.172 10
1910s 0.177 0.175 0.195 10
1920s 0.1892 0.177 0.195 10
1930s 0.1644 0.163 0.177 10
1940s 0.4153 0.096 0.841 10
1950s 0.7753 0.523 0.849 10
1960s 0.3678 0.303 0.43 10
1970s 0.2069 0.168 0.282 10
1980s 0.163 0.163 0.163 10
1990s 0.2558 0.157 0.819 10
2000s 0.8309 0.82 0.838 10
2010s 0.7993 0.739 0.826 10
2020s 0.6638 0.596 0.693 6

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 102 Tanzania 0.614 compare
  2. 103 Hungary 0.607 compare
  3. 104 Georgia 0.605 compare
  4. 106 Angola 0.578 compare
  5. 107 Tunisia 0.561 compare
  6. 108 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.555 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Indonesia?
Political civil liberties index in Indonesia was 0.596 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 1950.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.096 in 1942.
How does Indonesia rank for political civil liberties index?
Indonesia ranks 105th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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.