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Free country in India

India: Free country was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2
in 1972
All-time low
1
in 1975
Years of data
53
1972–2025

Free country in India, 1972–2025

00.511.52197219982025

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 1 for free country in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, free country in India peaked at 2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1975.

India ranks 90th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.75 1 2 8
1980s 2 2 2 9
1990s 1.3 1 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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See the full ranking of 199 places →

More reference data data for India

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Frequently asked questions

What is free country in India?
Free country in India was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest free country recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
What is the lowest free country recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1975.
How does India rank for free country?
India ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is free country rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Free country
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).