Political liberties in Peru

Peru: Political liberties was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
80th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 2001
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political liberties in Peru, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political liberties in Peru stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political liberties in Peru peaked at 1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Peru ranks 80th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Political liberties in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Political liberties in Peru, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 0
1790 0
1791 0
1792 0
1793 0
1794 0
1795 0
1796 0
1797 0
1798 0
1799 0
1800 0
1801 0
1802 0
1803 0
1804 0
1805 0
1806 0
1807 0
1808 0
1809 0
1810 0
1811 0
1812 0
1813 0
1814 0
1815 0
1816 0
1817 0
1818 0
1819 0
1820 0
1821 0
1822 0
1823 0
1824 0
1825 0
1826 0
1827 0
1828 0
1829 0
1830 0
1831 0
1832 0
1833 0
1834 0
1835 0
1836 0
1837 0
1838 0
1839 0
1840 0
1841 0
1842 0
1843 0
1844 0
1845 0
1846 0
1847 0
1848 0
1849 0
1850 0
1851 0
1852 0
1853 0
1854 0
1855 0
1856 0
1857 0
1858 0
1859 0
1860 0
1861 0
1862 0
1863 0
1864 0
1865 0
1866 0
1867 0
1868 0
1869 0
1870 0
1871 0
1872 0
1873 0
1874 0
1875 0
1876 0
1877 0
1878 0
1879 0
1880 0
1881 0
1882 0
1883 0
1884 0
1885 0
1886 0
1887 0
1888 0
1889 0
1890 0
1891 0
1892 0
1893 0
1894 0
1895 0
1896 0
1897 0
1898 0
1899 0
1900 0
1901 0
1902 0
1903 0
1904 0
1905 0
1906 0
1907 0
1908 0
1909 0
1910 0
1911 0
1912 0
1913 0
1914 0
1915 0
1916 0
1917 0
1918 0
1919 0
1920 0
1921 0
1922 0
1923 0
1924 0
1925 0
1926 0
1927 0
1928 0
1929 0
1930 0
1931 0
1932 0
1933 0
1934 0
1935 0
1936 0
1937 0
1938 0
1939 0
1940 0
1941 0
1942 0
1943 0
1944 0
1945 0
1946 0
1947 0
1948 0
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 0 -100.0%
2023 0
2024 0
2025 0

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0 0 0 1
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0.9 0 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 0.3333 0 1 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 80 Afghanistan 0
  2. 80 Albania 0
  3. 80 Algeria 0
  4. 80 Angola 0
  5. 80 Armenia 0
  6. 80 Azerbaijan 0
  7. 80 Bahrain 0
  8. 80 Bangladesh 0
  9. 80 Belarus 0
  10. 80 Benin 0 compare
  11. 80 Bhutan 0
  12. 80 Bolivia 0 compare
  13. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  14. 80 Botswana 0 compare
  15. 80 Brunei 0
  16. 80 Burkina Faso 0
  17. 80 Burundi 0
  18. 80 Cambodia 0
  19. 80 Cameroon 0
  20. 80 Central African Republic 0
  21. 80 Chad 0
  22. 80 China 0
  23. 80 Colombia 0
  24. 80 Comoros 0
  25. 80 Congo 0
  26. 80 Cote d'Ivoire 0
  27. 80 Cuba 0
  28. 80 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
  29. 80 Djibouti 0
  30. 80 East Timor 0
  31. 80 Ecuador 0
  32. 80 Egypt 0
  33. 80 El Salvador 0 compare
  34. 80 Equatorial Guinea 0
  35. 80 Eritrea 0
  36. 80 Eswatini 0
  37. 80 Ethiopia 0
  38. 80 Gabon 0
  39. 80 Gambia 0
  40. 80 Georgia 0
  41. 80 Guatemala 0
  42. 80 Guinea 0
  43. 80 Guinea-Bissau 0
  44. 80 Haiti 0
  45. 80 Honduras 0 compare
  46. 80 Hungary 0 compare
  47. 80 India 0 compare
  48. 80 Indonesia 0
  49. 80 Iran 0
  50. 80 Iraq 0
  51. 80 Israel 0
  52. 80 Jordan 0
  53. 80 Kazakhstan 0
  54. 80 Kenya 0
  55. 80 Kuwait 0
  56. 80 Kyrgyzstan 0
  57. 80 Laos 0
  58. 80 Lebanon 0
  59. 80 Lesotho 0
  60. 80 Liberia 0
  61. 80 Libya 0
  62. 80 Madagascar 0
  63. 80 Malawi 0
  64. 80 Malaysia 0
  65. 80 Maldives 0
  66. 80 Mali 0
  67. 80 Mauritania 0
  68. 80 Mexico 0
  69. 80 Moldova 0
  70. 80 Montenegro 0
  71. 80 Morocco 0
  72. 80 Mozambique 0
  73. 80 Myanmar 0
  74. 80 Nepal 0
  75. 80 Nicaragua 0
  76. 80 Niger 0
  77. 80 Nigeria 0
  78. 80 North Korea 0
  79. 80 North Macedonia 0
  80. 80 Oman 0
  81. 80 Pakistan 0
  82. 80 Palestine 0
  83. 80 Paraguay 0
  84. 80 Philippines 0 compare
  85. 80 Qatar 0
  86. 80 Russia 0
  87. 80 Rwanda 0
  88. 80 Saudi Arabia 0
  89. 80 Senegal 0 compare
  90. 80 Serbia 0
  91. 80 Sierra Leone 0
  92. 80 Singapore 0
  93. 80 Slovakia 0 compare
  94. 80 Solomon Islands 0 compare
  95. 80 Somalia 0
  96. 80 South Sudan 0
  97. 80 Sri Lanka 0 compare
  98. 80 Sudan 0
  99. 80 Syria 0
  100. 80 Tajikistan 0
  101. 80 Tanzania 0
  102. 80 Thailand 0
  103. 80 Togo 0
  104. 80 Tunisia 0
  105. 80 Turkey 0
  106. 80 Turkmenistan 0
  107. 80 USSR 0
  108. 80 Uganda 0
  109. 80 Ukraine 0
  110. 80 United Arab Emirates 0
  111. 80 Uzbekistan 0
  112. 80 Vatican 0
  113. 80 Venezuela 0 compare
  114. 80 Vietnam 0
  115. 80 Western Sahara 0
  116. 80 Yemen 0
  117. 80 Zambia 0
  118. 80 Zimbabwe 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is political liberties in Peru?
Political liberties in Peru was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political liberties recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
What is the lowest political liberties recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Peru rank for political liberties?
Peru ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is political liberties rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political liberties. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political liberties
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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