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Political Civil Liberties Index in Peru

Peru: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.759 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.759
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
82nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.931
in 2019
All-time low
0.098
in 1880
Years of data
205
1821–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Peru, 1821–2025

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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 Peru is 0.759, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Peru peaked at 0.931 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.098, in 1880.

Peru ranks 82nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 205 years of available data.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Peru, year by year

Year Value Change
1821 0.342 —
1822 0.603 +76.3%
1823 0.603 +0.0%
1824 0.453 -24.9%
1825 0.524 +15.7%
1826 0.524 +0.0%
1827 0.735 +40.3%
1828 0.735 +0.0%
1829 0.735 +0.0%
1830 0.647 -12.0%
1831 0.647 +0.0%
1832 0.647 +0.0%
1833 0.684 +5.7%
1834 0.708 +3.5%
1835 0.708 +0.0%
1836 0.647 -8.6%
1837 0.492 -24.0%
1838 0.492 +0.0%
1839 0.492 +0.0%
1840 0.666 +35.4%
1841 0.666 +0.0%
1842 0.666 +0.0%
1843 0.666 +0.0%
1844 0.666 +0.0%
1845 0.737 +10.7%
1846 0.737 +0.0%
1847 0.737 +0.0%
1848 0.737 +0.0%
1849 0.737 +0.0%
1850 0.737 +0.0%
1851 0.737 +0.0%
1852 0.737 +0.0%
1853 0.737 +0.0%
1854 0.662 -10.2%
1855 0.737 +11.3%
1856 0.737 +0.0%
1857 0.706 -4.2%
1858 0.706 +0.0%
1859 0.706 +0.0%
1860 0.733 +3.8%
1861 0.733 +0.0%
1862 0.733 +0.0%
1863 0.733 +0.0%
1864 0.733 +0.0%
1865 0.711 -3.0%
1866 0.632 -11.1%
1867 0.709 +12.2%
1868 0.669 -5.6%
1869 0.736 +10.0%
1870 0.736 +0.0%
1871 0.736 +0.0%
1872 0.736 +0.0%
1873 0.736 +0.0%
1874 0.736 +0.0%
1875 0.736 +0.0%
1876 0.736 +0.0%
1877 0.706 -4.1%
1878 0.706 +0.0%
1879 0.561 -20.5%
1880 0.098 -82.5%
1881 0.098 +0.0%
1882 0.098 +0.0%
1883 0.128 +30.6%
1884 0.583 +355.5%
1885 0.659 +13.0%
1886 0.633 -3.9%
1887 0.633 +0.0%
1888 0.633 +0.0%
1889 0.633 +0.0%
1890 0.661 +4.4%
1891 0.661 +0.0%
1892 0.661 +0.0%
1893 0.634 -4.1%
1894 0.634 +0.0%
1895 0.539 -15.0%
1896 0.75 +39.1%
1897 0.75 +0.0%
1898 0.75 +0.0%
1899 0.75 +0.0%
1900 0.738 -1.6%
1901 0.738 +0.0%
1902 0.738 +0.0%
1903 0.738 +0.0%
1904 0.738 +0.0%
1905 0.738 +0.0%
1906 0.745 +0.9%
1907 0.745 +0.0%
1908 0.745 +0.0%
1909 0.745 +0.0%
1910 0.732 -1.7%
1911 0.745 +1.8%
1912 0.743 -0.3%
1913 0.732 -1.5%
1914 0.692 -5.5%
1915 0.694 +0.3%
1916 0.714 +2.9%
1917 0.714 +0.0%
1918 0.714 +0.0%
1919 0.661 -7.4%
1920 0.535 -19.1%
1921 0.516 -3.6%
1922 0.516 +0.0%
1923 0.516 +0.0%
1924 0.516 +0.0%
1925 0.483 -6.4%
1926 0.483 +0.0%
1927 0.483 +0.0%
1928 0.483 +0.0%
1929 0.483 +0.0%
1930 0.439 -9.1%
1931 0.48 +9.3%
1932 0.496 +3.3%
1933 0.505 +1.8%
1934 0.514 +1.8%
1935 0.514 +0.0%
1936 0.514 +0.0%
1937 0.514 +0.0%
1938 0.514 +0.0%
1939 0.549 +6.8%
1940 0.663 +20.8%
1941 0.663 +0.0%
1942 0.663 +0.0%
1943 0.663 +0.0%
1944 0.663 +0.0%
1945 0.757 +14.2%
1946 0.816 +7.8%
1947 0.816 +0.0%
1948 0.566 -30.6%
1949 0.346 -38.9%
1950 0.346 +0.0%
1951 0.369 +6.6%
1952 0.369 +0.0%
1953 0.369 +0.0%
1954 0.369 +0.0%
1955 0.369 +0.0%
1956 0.532 +44.2%
1957 0.769 +44.5%
1958 0.769 +0.0%
1959 0.769 +0.0%
1960 0.764 -0.7%
1961 0.764 +0.0%
1962 0.688 -9.9%
1963 0.765 +11.2%
1964 0.839 +9.7%
1965 0.839 +0.0%
1966 0.839 +0.0%
1967 0.839 +0.0%
1968 0.552 -34.2%
1969 0.264 -52.2%
1970 0.292 +10.6%
1971 0.292 +0.0%
1972 0.292 +0.0%
1973 0.271 -7.2%
1974 0.257 -5.2%
1975 0.257 +0.0%
1976 0.316 +23.0%
1977 0.324 +2.5%
1978 0.482 +48.8%
1979 0.63 +30.7%
1980 0.794 +26.0%
1981 0.863 +8.7%
1982 0.859 -0.5%
1983 0.859 +0.0%
1984 0.859 +0.0%
1985 0.842 -2.0%
1986 0.839 -0.4%
1987 0.839 +0.0%
1988 0.839 +0.0%
1989 0.839 +0.0%
1990 0.774 -7.7%
1991 0.748 -3.4%
1992 0.551 -26.3%
1993 0.424 -23.0%
1994 0.449 +5.9%
1995 0.449 +0.0%
1996 0.449 +0.0%
1997 0.449 +0.0%
1998 0.449 +0.0%
1999 0.449 +0.0%
2000 0.649 +44.5%
2001 0.928 +43.0%
2002 0.928 +0.0%
2003 0.928 +0.0%
2004 0.928 +0.0%
2005 0.928 +0.0%
2006 0.914 -1.5%
2007 0.91 -0.4%
2008 0.915 +0.5%
2009 0.912 -0.3%
2010 0.916 +0.4%
2011 0.916 +0.0%
2012 0.924 +0.9%
2013 0.928 +0.4%
2014 0.926 -0.2%
2015 0.915 -1.2%
2016 0.911 -0.4%
2017 0.914 +0.3%
2018 0.928 +1.5%
2019 0.931 +0.3%
2020 0.917 -1.5%
2021 0.899 -2.0%
2022 0.86 -4.3%
2023 0.827 -3.8%
2024 0.738 -10.8%
2025 0.759 +2.8%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.759 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.759 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Political Civil Liberties Index in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1884 +355.5% 0.128 0.583
1880 -82.5% 0.561 0.098
1822 +76.3% 0.342 0.603
1969 -52.2% 0.552 0.264
1978 +48.8% 0.324 0.482
1957 +44.5% 0.532 0.769

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.5838 0.342 0.735 9
1830s 0.6164 0.492 0.708 10
1840s 0.7015 0.666 0.737 10
1850s 0.7202 0.662 0.737 10
1860s 0.7122 0.632 0.736 10
1870s 0.7125 0.561 0.736 10
1880s 0.4196 0.098 0.659 10
1890s 0.679 0.539 0.75 10
1900s 0.7408 0.738 0.745 10
1910s 0.7141 0.661 0.745 10
1920s 0.5014 0.483 0.535 10
1930s 0.5039 0.439 0.549 10
1940s 0.6616 0.346 0.816 10
1950s 0.503 0.346 0.769 10
1960s 0.7153 0.264 0.839 10
1970s 0.3413 0.257 0.63 10
1980s 0.8432 0.794 0.863 10
1990s 0.5191 0.424 0.774 10
2000s 0.894 0.649 0.928 10
2010s 0.9209 0.911 0.931 10
2020s 0.8333 0.738 0.917 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 79 Israel 0.769 compare
  2. 80 Albania 0.761 compare
  3. 80 Moldova 0.761 compare
  4. 82 Fiji 0.759 compare
  5. 84 Mongolia 0.758 compare
  6. 85 Malawi 0.755 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Peru?
Political civil liberties index in Peru was 0.759 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.931 in 2019.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1880.
How does Peru rank for political civil liberties index?
Peru ranks 82nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.