Electoral democracy in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Electoral democracy was 1 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015
Electoral democracy in Puerto Rico, 2005–2015
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, electoral democracy in Puerto Rico stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Puerto Rico peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Electoral democracy in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 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% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electoral democracy in Puerto Rico?
- Electoral democracy in Puerto Rico was 1 in 2015, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for electoral democracy?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2015.
- Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).