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Political Civil Liberties Index in Philippines

Philippines: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.641 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.641
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.87
in 1992
All-time low
0.093
in 1943
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Philippines, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political civil liberties index in Philippines stood at 0.641.

That represents a change of down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Philippines peaked at 0.87 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.093, in 1943.

That places Philippines 100th 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 126 years of available data.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Philippines, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.339 —
1901 0.336 -0.9%
1902 0.335 -0.3%
1903 0.361 +7.8%
1904 0.361 +0.0%
1905 0.361 +0.0%
1906 0.373 +3.3%
1907 0.438 +17.4%
1908 0.438 +0.0%
1909 0.438 +0.0%
1910 0.438 +0.0%
1911 0.438 +0.0%
1912 0.438 +0.0%
1913 0.438 +0.0%
1914 0.438 +0.0%
1915 0.438 +0.0%
1916 0.438 +0.0%
1917 0.458 +4.6%
1918 0.472 +3.1%
1919 0.472 +0.0%
1920 0.474 +0.4%
1921 0.474 +0.0%
1922 0.474 +0.0%
1923 0.474 +0.0%
1924 0.474 +0.0%
1925 0.474 +0.0%
1926 0.474 +0.0%
1927 0.474 +0.0%
1928 0.474 +0.0%
1929 0.474 +0.0%
1930 0.474 +0.0%
1931 0.474 +0.0%
1932 0.468 -1.3%
1933 0.468 +0.0%
1934 0.468 +0.0%
1935 0.544 +16.2%
1936 0.549 +0.9%
1937 0.549 +0.0%
1938 0.549 +0.0%
1939 0.549 +0.0%
1940 0.549 +0.0%
1941 0.458 -16.6%
1942 0.102 -77.7%
1943 0.093 -8.8%
1944 0.093 +0.0%
1945 0.132 +41.9%
1946 0.588 +345.5%
1947 0.632 +7.5%
1948 0.632 +0.0%
1949 0.632 +0.0%
1950 0.631 -0.2%
1951 0.655 +3.8%
1952 0.655 +0.0%
1953 0.655 +0.0%
1954 0.662 +1.1%
1955 0.667 +0.8%
1956 0.667 +0.0%
1957 0.667 +0.0%
1958 0.667 +0.0%
1959 0.667 +0.0%
1960 0.679 +1.8%
1961 0.671 -1.2%
1962 0.671 +0.0%
1963 0.671 +0.0%
1964 0.671 +0.0%
1965 0.66 -1.6%
1966 0.654 -0.9%
1967 0.654 +0.0%
1968 0.656 +0.3%
1969 0.646 -1.5%
1970 0.623 -3.6%
1971 0.55 -11.7%
1972 0.171 -68.9%
1973 0.117 -31.6%
1974 0.113 -3.4%
1975 0.113 +0.0%
1976 0.113 +0.0%
1977 0.113 +0.0%
1978 0.127 +12.4%
1979 0.124 -2.4%
1980 0.124 +0.0%
1981 0.142 +14.5%
1982 0.143 +0.7%
1983 0.157 +9.8%
1984 0.157 +0.0%
1985 0.172 +9.6%
1986 0.52 +202.3%
1987 0.83 +59.6%
1988 0.83 +0.0%
1989 0.83 +0.0%
1990 0.862 +3.9%
1991 0.862 +0.0%
1992 0.87 +0.9%
1993 0.87 +0.0%
1994 0.87 +0.0%
1995 0.87 +0.0%
1996 0.87 +0.0%
1997 0.87 +0.0%
1998 0.87 +0.0%
1999 0.834 -4.1%
2000 0.844 +1.2%
2001 0.831 -1.5%
2002 0.831 +0.0%
2003 0.832 +0.1%
2004 0.806 -3.1%
2005 0.78 -3.2%
2006 0.783 +0.4%
2007 0.783 +0.0%
2008 0.783 +0.0%
2009 0.784 +0.1%
2010 0.852 +8.7%
2011 0.858 +0.7%
2012 0.858 +0.0%
2013 0.851 -0.8%
2014 0.851 +0.0%
2015 0.85 -0.1%
2016 0.739 -13.1%
2017 0.716 -3.1%
2018 0.658 -8.1%
2019 0.614 -6.7%
2020 0.556 -9.4%
2021 0.563 +1.3%
2022 0.609 +8.2%
2023 0.636 +4.4%
2024 0.641 +0.8%
2025 0.641 +0.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.641 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.641 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.666, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Political Civil Liberties Index in Philippines 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
1946 +345.5% 0.132 0.588
1986 +202.3% 0.172 0.52
1942 -77.7% 0.458 0.102
1972 -68.9% 0.55 0.171
1987 +59.6% 0.52 0.83
1945 +41.9% 0.093 0.132

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.378 0.335 0.438 10
1910s 0.4468 0.438 0.472 10
1920s 0.474 0.474 0.474 10
1930s 0.5092 0.468 0.549 10
1940s 0.3911 0.093 0.632 10
1950s 0.6593 0.631 0.667 10
1960s 0.6633 0.646 0.679 10
1970s 0.2164 0.113 0.623 10
1980s 0.3905 0.124 0.83 10
1990s 0.8648 0.834 0.87 10
2000s 0.8057 0.78 0.844 10
2010s 0.7847 0.614 0.858 10
2020s 0.6077 0.556 0.641 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 97 Malaysia 0.691 compare
  2. 98 Bhutan 0.658 compare
  3. 99 Mexico 0.642 compare
  4. 101 Bangladesh 0.636 compare
  5. 102 Tanzania 0.614 compare
  6. 103 Hungary 0.607 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Philippines?
Political civil liberties index in Philippines was 0.641 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.87 in 1992.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.093 in 1943.
How does Philippines rank for political civil liberties index?
Philippines ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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.