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Political Civil Liberties Index in Mexico

Mexico: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.642 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.642
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
99th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.836
in 2001
All-time low
0.119
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Mexico, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.642 for political civil liberties index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Mexico peaked at 0.836 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.119, in 1789.

That places Mexico 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.119 —
1790 0.119 +0.0%
1791 0.119 +0.0%
1792 0.119 +0.0%
1793 0.119 +0.0%
1794 0.119 +0.0%
1795 0.119 +0.0%
1796 0.119 +0.0%
1797 0.119 +0.0%
1798 0.119 +0.0%
1799 0.119 +0.0%
1800 0.119 +0.0%
1801 0.119 +0.0%
1802 0.119 +0.0%
1803 0.119 +0.0%
1804 0.119 +0.0%
1805 0.119 +0.0%
1806 0.119 +0.0%
1807 0.119 +0.0%
1808 0.119 +0.0%
1809 0.119 +0.0%
1810 0.133 +11.8%
1811 0.133 +0.0%
1812 0.239 +79.7%
1813 0.239 +0.0%
1814 0.239 +0.0%
1815 0.239 +0.0%
1816 0.16 -33.1%
1817 0.16 +0.0%
1818 0.16 +0.0%
1819 0.16 +0.0%
1820 0.301 +88.1%
1821 0.512 +70.1%
1822 0.523 +2.1%
1823 0.523 +0.0%
1824 0.517 -1.1%
1825 0.517 +0.0%
1826 0.517 +0.0%
1827 0.517 +0.0%
1828 0.517 +0.0%
1829 0.517 +0.0%
1830 0.517 +0.0%
1831 0.517 +0.0%
1832 0.517 +0.0%
1833 0.517 +0.0%
1834 0.517 +0.0%
1835 0.517 +0.0%
1836 0.517 +0.0%
1837 0.517 +0.0%
1838 0.517 +0.0%
1839 0.517 +0.0%
1840 0.517 +0.0%
1841 0.517 +0.0%
1842 0.517 +0.0%
1843 0.517 +0.0%
1844 0.517 +0.0%
1845 0.517 +0.0%
1846 0.517 +0.0%
1847 0.517 +0.0%
1848 0.517 +0.0%
1849 0.517 +0.0%
1850 0.364 -29.6%
1851 0.364 +0.0%
1852 0.364 +0.0%
1853 0.364 +0.0%
1854 0.545 +49.7%
1855 0.545 +0.0%
1856 0.545 +0.0%
1857 0.545 +0.0%
1858 0.473 -13.2%
1859 0.473 +0.0%
1860 0.473 +0.0%
1861 0.473 +0.0%
1862 0.473 +0.0%
1863 0.473 +0.0%
1864 0.473 +0.0%
1865 0.473 +0.0%
1866 0.473 +0.0%
1867 0.45 -4.9%
1868 0.527 +17.1%
1869 0.527 +0.0%
1870 0.527 +0.0%
1871 0.527 +0.0%
1872 0.527 +0.0%
1873 0.527 +0.0%
1874 0.527 +0.0%
1875 0.527 +0.0%
1876 0.345 -34.5%
1877 0.248 -28.1%
1878 0.238 -4.0%
1879 0.238 +0.0%
1880 0.238 +0.0%
1881 0.238 +0.0%
1882 0.238 +0.0%
1883 0.238 +0.0%
1884 0.238 +0.0%
1885 0.238 +0.0%
1886 0.238 +0.0%
1887 0.238 +0.0%
1888 0.238 +0.0%
1889 0.238 +0.0%
1890 0.238 +0.0%
1891 0.238 +0.0%
1892 0.238 +0.0%
1893 0.238 +0.0%
1894 0.238 +0.0%
1895 0.238 +0.0%
1896 0.238 +0.0%
1897 0.238 +0.0%
1898 0.238 +0.0%
1899 0.238 +0.0%
1900 0.202 -15.1%
1901 0.202 +0.0%
1902 0.202 +0.0%
1903 0.202 +0.0%
1904 0.202 +0.0%
1905 0.202 +0.0%
1906 0.202 +0.0%
1907 0.202 +0.0%
1908 0.202 +0.0%
1909 0.202 +0.0%
1910 0.256 +26.7%
1911 0.442 +72.7%
1912 0.461 +4.3%
1913 0.304 -34.1%
1914 0.296 -2.6%
1915 0.344 +16.2%
1916 0.375 +9.0%
1917 0.367 -2.1%
1918 0.367 +0.0%
1919 0.367 +0.0%
1920 0.371 +1.1%
1921 0.374 +0.8%
1922 0.374 +0.0%
1923 0.374 +0.0%
1924 0.374 +0.0%
1925 0.374 +0.0%
1926 0.349 -6.7%
1927 0.349 +0.0%
1928 0.349 +0.0%
1929 0.364 +4.3%
1930 0.363 -0.3%
1931 0.363 +0.0%
1932 0.363 +0.0%
1933 0.367 +1.1%
1934 0.402 +9.5%
1935 0.421 +4.7%
1936 0.421 +0.0%
1937 0.409 -2.9%
1938 0.409 +0.0%
1939 0.459 +12.2%
1940 0.462 +0.7%
1941 0.42 -9.1%
1942 0.42 +0.0%
1943 0.42 +0.0%
1944 0.42 +0.0%
1945 0.42 +0.0%
1946 0.417 -0.7%
1947 0.414 -0.7%
1948 0.408 -1.4%
1949 0.416 +2.0%
1950 0.416 +0.0%
1951 0.416 +0.0%
1952 0.413 -0.7%
1953 0.413 +0.0%
1954 0.413 +0.0%
1955 0.413 +0.0%
1956 0.413 +0.0%
1957 0.413 +0.0%
1958 0.397 -3.9%
1959 0.397 +0.0%
1960 0.393 -1.0%
1961 0.405 +3.1%
1962 0.405 +0.0%
1963 0.405 +0.0%
1964 0.397 -2.0%
1965 0.397 +0.0%
1966 0.397 +0.0%
1967 0.409 +3.0%
1968 0.391 -4.4%
1969 0.426 +9.0%
1970 0.484 +13.6%
1971 0.484 +0.0%
1972 0.501 +3.5%
1973 0.504 +0.6%
1974 0.504 +0.0%
1975 0.504 +0.0%
1976 0.534 +6.0%
1977 0.578 +8.2%
1978 0.619 +7.1%
1979 0.619 +0.0%
1980 0.624 +0.8%
1981 0.633 +1.4%
1982 0.634 +0.2%
1983 0.634 +0.0%
1984 0.634 +0.0%
1985 0.634 +0.0%
1986 0.634 +0.0%
1987 0.637 +0.5%
1988 0.647 +1.6%
1989 0.665 +2.8%
1990 0.666 +0.2%
1991 0.666 +0.0%
1992 0.666 +0.0%
1993 0.685 +2.9%
1994 0.71 +3.6%
1995 0.726 +2.3%
1996 0.726 +0.0%
1997 0.731 +0.7%
1998 0.763 +4.4%
1999 0.773 +1.3%
2000 0.815 +5.4%
2001 0.836 +2.6%
2002 0.836 +0.0%
2003 0.836 +0.0%
2004 0.836 +0.0%
2005 0.836 +0.0%
2006 0.823 -1.6%
2007 0.81 -1.6%
2008 0.806 -0.5%
2009 0.804 -0.2%
2010 0.803 -0.1%
2011 0.801 -0.2%
2012 0.807 +0.7%
2013 0.774 -4.1%
2014 0.77 -0.5%
2015 0.788 +2.3%
2016 0.793 +0.6%
2017 0.792 -0.1%
2018 0.834 +5.3%
2019 0.821 -1.6%
2020 0.778 -5.2%
2021 0.729 -6.3%
2022 0.699 -4.1%
2023 0.685 -2.0%
2024 0.658 -3.9%
2025 0.642 -2.4%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.642 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.642 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.119 0.119 0.119 1
1790s 0.119 0.119 0.119 10
1800s 0.119 0.119 0.119 10
1810s 0.1862 0.133 0.239 10
1820s 0.4961 0.301 0.523 10
1830s 0.517 0.517 0.517 10
1840s 0.517 0.517 0.517 10
1850s 0.4582 0.364 0.545 10
1860s 0.4815 0.45 0.527 10
1870s 0.4231 0.238 0.527 10
1880s 0.238 0.238 0.238 10
1890s 0.238 0.238 0.238 10
1900s 0.202 0.202 0.202 10
1910s 0.3579 0.256 0.461 10
1920s 0.3652 0.349 0.374 10
1930s 0.3977 0.363 0.459 10
1940s 0.4217 0.408 0.462 10
1950s 0.4104 0.397 0.416 10
1960s 0.4025 0.391 0.426 10
1970s 0.5331 0.484 0.619 10
1980s 0.6376 0.624 0.665 10
1990s 0.7112 0.666 0.773 10
2000s 0.8238 0.804 0.836 10
2010s 0.7983 0.77 0.834 10
2020s 0.6985 0.642 0.778 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 96 Ecuador 0.694 compare
  2. 97 Malaysia 0.691 compare
  3. 98 Bhutan 0.658 compare
  4. 100 Philippines 0.641 compare
  5. 101 Bangladesh 0.636 compare
  6. 102 Tanzania 0.614 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Mexico?
Political civil liberties index in Mexico was 0.642 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.836 in 2001.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.119 in 1789.
How does Mexico rank for political civil liberties index?
Mexico ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.