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Political civil liberties index in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Political civil liberties index was 0.92 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.92
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.929
in 2021
All-time low
0.38
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political civil liberties index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.92 for political civil liberties index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.929 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 1900.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political civil liberties index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.38 —
1901 0.38 +0.0%
1902 0.38 +0.0%
1903 0.38 +0.0%
1904 0.38 +0.0%
1905 0.38 +0.0%
1906 0.38 +0.0%
1907 0.38 +0.0%
1908 0.38 +0.0%
1909 0.38 +0.0%
1910 0.38 +0.0%
1911 0.38 +0.0%
1912 0.38 +0.0%
1913 0.38 +0.0%
1914 0.38 +0.0%
1915 0.38 +0.0%
1916 0.38 +0.0%
1917 0.4 +5.3%
1918 0.411 +2.7%
1919 0.465 +13.1%
1920 0.465 +0.0%
1921 0.465 +0.0%
1922 0.465 +0.0%
1923 0.465 +0.0%
1924 0.465 +0.0%
1925 0.471 +1.3%
1926 0.471 +0.0%
1927 0.471 +0.0%
1928 0.49 +4.0%
1929 0.49 +0.0%
1930 0.49 +0.0%
1931 0.49 +0.0%
1932 0.49 +0.0%
1933 0.49 +0.0%
1934 0.49 +0.0%
1935 0.49 +0.0%
1936 0.49 +0.0%
1937 0.49 +0.0%
1938 0.502 +2.4%
1939 0.502 +0.0%
1940 0.524 +4.4%
1941 0.524 +0.0%
1942 0.524 +0.0%
1943 0.524 +0.0%
1944 0.524 +0.0%
1945 0.544 +3.8%
1946 0.595 +9.4%
1947 0.595 +0.0%
1948 0.61 +2.5%
1949 0.61 +0.0%
1950 0.61 +0.0%
1951 0.613 +0.5%
1952 0.613 +0.0%
1953 0.613 +0.0%
1954 0.613 +0.0%
1955 0.613 +0.0%
1956 0.631 +2.9%
1957 0.652 +3.3%
1958 0.652 +0.0%
1959 0.652 +0.0%
1960 0.682 +4.6%
1961 0.682 +0.0%
1962 0.774 +13.5%
1963 0.779 +0.6%
1964 0.782 +0.4%
1965 0.782 +0.0%
1966 0.782 +0.0%
1967 0.782 +0.0%
1968 0.776 -0.8%
1969 0.783 +0.9%
1970 0.797 +1.8%
1971 0.808 +1.4%
1972 0.808 +0.0%
1973 0.816 +1.0%
1974 0.816 +0.0%
1975 0.816 +0.0%
1976 0.836 +2.5%
1977 0.873 +4.4%
1978 0.873 +0.0%
1979 0.873 +0.0%
1980 0.886 +1.5%
1981 0.885 -0.1%
1982 0.876 -1.0%
1983 0.876 +0.0%
1984 0.876 +0.0%
1985 0.876 +0.0%
1986 0.879 +0.3%
1987 0.889 +1.1%
1988 0.889 +0.0%
1989 0.889 +0.0%
1990 0.892 +0.3%
1991 0.904 +1.3%
1992 0.908 +0.4%
1993 0.908 +0.0%
1994 0.908 +0.0%
1995 0.9 -0.9%
1996 0.9 +0.0%
1997 0.9 +0.0%
1998 0.9 +0.0%
1999 0.9 +0.0%
2000 0.918 +2.0%
2001 0.918 +0.0%
2002 0.918 +0.0%
2003 0.918 +0.0%
2004 0.918 +0.0%
2005 0.919 +0.1%
2006 0.919 +0.0%
2007 0.919 +0.0%
2008 0.917 -0.2%
2009 0.917 +0.0%
2010 0.912 -0.5%
2011 0.912 +0.0%
2012 0.912 +0.0%
2013 0.902 -1.1%
2014 0.902 +0.0%
2015 0.912 +1.1%
2016 0.908 -0.4%
2017 0.909 +0.1%
2018 0.91 +0.1%
2019 0.91 +0.0%
2020 0.91 +0.0%
2021 0.929 +2.1%
2022 0.927 -0.2%
2023 0.927 +0.0%
2024 0.921 -0.6%
2025 0.92 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.38 0.38 0.38 10
1910s 0.3936 0.38 0.465 10
1920s 0.4718 0.465 0.49 10
1930s 0.4924 0.49 0.502 10
1940s 0.5574 0.524 0.61 10
1950s 0.6262 0.61 0.652 10
1960s 0.7604 0.682 0.783 10
1970s 0.8316 0.797 0.873 10
1980s 0.8821 0.876 0.889 10
1990s 0.902 0.892 0.908 10
2000s 0.9181 0.917 0.919 10
2010s 0.9089 0.902 0.912 10
2020s 0.9223 0.91 0.929 6

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 28 Japan 0.92 compare
  2. 30 Suriname 0.916 compare
  3. 31 Portugal 0.914 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Trinidad and Tobago?
Political civil liberties index in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 2021.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 1900.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for political civil liberties index?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from 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
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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