Political Civil Liberties Index in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.291 in 1948. ▬ Flat

Latest (1948)
0.291
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.291
in 1919
All-time low
0.282
in 1918
Years of data
31
1918–1948

Political Civil Liberties Index in Palestine, State of, 1918–1948

00.10.20.31918193319481918: 0.2821919: 0.2911920: 0.2911921: 0.2911922: 0.2911923: 0.2911924: 0.2911925: 0.2911926: 0.2911927: 0.2911928: 0.2911929: 0.2911930: 0.2911931: 0.2911932: 0.2911933: 0.2911934: 0.2911935: 0.2911936: 0.2911937: 0.2911938: 0.2911939: 0.2911940: 0.2911941: 0.2911942: 0.2911943: 0.2911944: 0.2911945: 0.2911946: 0.2911947: 0.2911948: 0.291

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

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 0.291 for political civil liberties index in 1948. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.291 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0.282, in 1918.

Palestine, State of ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Political Civil Liberties Index in Palestine, State of, 1918 to 1948.
Year Value Change
1918 0.282
1919 0.291 +3.2%
1920 0.291 +0.0%
1921 0.291 +0.0%
1922 0.291 +0.0%
1923 0.291 +0.0%
1924 0.291 +0.0%
1925 0.291 +0.0%
1926 0.291 +0.0%
1927 0.291 +0.0%
1928 0.291 +0.0%
1929 0.291 +0.0%
1930 0.291 +0.0%
1931 0.291 +0.0%
1932 0.291 +0.0%
1933 0.291 +0.0%
1934 0.291 +0.0%
1935 0.291 +0.0%
1936 0.291 +0.0%
1937 0.291 +0.0%
1938 0.291 +0.0%
1939 0.291 +0.0%
1940 0.291 +0.0%
1941 0.291 +0.0%
1942 0.291 +0.0%
1943 0.291 +0.0%
1944 0.291 +0.0%
1945 0.291 +0.0%
1946 0.291 +0.0%
1947 0.291 +0.0%
1948 0.291 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.2865 0.282 0.291 2
1920s 0.291 0.291 0.291 10
1930s 0.291 0.291 0.291 10
1940s 0.291 0.291 0.291 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 139 Chad 0.302 compare
  2. 140 Congo 0.296 compare
  3. 141 Yemen 0.295 compare
  4. 143 Syria 0.283 compare
  5. 144 Sudan 0.271 compare
  6. 145 Türkiye 0.263 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Palestine, State of?
Political civil liberties index in Palestine, State of was 0.291 in 1948, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.291 in 1919.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.282 in 1918.
How does Palestine, State of rank for political civil liberties index?
Palestine, State of ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 1948.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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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Political Civil Liberties Index
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V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
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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.