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Free country in San Marino

San Marino: Free country was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
2
in 1972
All-time low
2
in 1972
Years of data
39
1972–2025

Free country in San Marino, 1972–2025

00.511.521972199820251972: 21973: 21974: 21975: 21976: 21992: 21993: 21994: 21995: 21996: 21997: 21998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 22019: 22020: 22021: 22022: 22023: 22024: 22025: 2

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

Analysis

San Marino recorded 2 for free country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, free country in San Marino peaked at 2 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1972.

San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 2 2 5
1990s 2 2 2 8
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 10
2020s 2 2 2 6

Countries ranked near San Marino

  1. 1 Andorra 2 compare
  2. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 2 compare
  3. 1 Argentina 2 compare
  4. 1 Australia 2 compare
  5. 1 Austria 2 compare
  6. 1 Bahamas 2 compare
  7. 1 Barbados 2 compare
  8. 1 Belgium 2 compare
  9. 1 Belize 2 compare
  10. 1 Bhutan 2 compare
  11. 1 Bolivia 2 compare
  12. 1 Botswana 2 compare
  13. 1 Brazil 2 compare
  14. 1 Bulgaria 2 compare
  15. 1 Canada 2 compare
  16. 1 Cape Verde 2 compare
  17. 1 Chile 2 compare
  18. 1 Colombia 2 compare
  19. 1 Costa Rica 2 compare
  20. 1 Croatia 2 compare
  21. 1 Cyprus 2 compare
  22. 1 Czechia 2 compare
  23. 1 Denmark 2 compare
  24. 1 Dominica 2 compare
  25. 1 East Timor 2 compare
  26. 1 Estonia 2 compare
  27. 1 Fiji 2 compare
  28. 1 Finland 2 compare
  29. 1 France 2 compare
  30. 1 Germany 2 compare
  31. 1 Ghana 2 compare
  32. 1 Greece 2 compare
  33. 1 Grenada 2 compare
  34. 1 Guyana 2 compare
  35. 1 Iceland 2 compare
  36. 1 Israel 2 compare
  37. 1 Italy 2 compare
  38. 1 Jamaica 2 compare
  39. 1 Japan 2 compare
  40. 1 Kiribati 2 compare
  41. 1 Latvia 2 compare
  42. 1 Lesotho 2 compare
  43. 1 Lithuania 2 compare
  44. 1 Malawi 2 compare
  45. 1 Marshall Islands 2 compare
  46. 1 Mauritius 2 compare
  47. 1 Micronesia (country) 2 compare
  48. 1 Monaco 2 compare
  49. 1 Mongolia 2 compare
  50. 1 Namibia 2 compare
  51. 1 Nauru 2 compare
  52. 1 Netherlands 2 compare
  53. 1 New Zealand 2 compare
  54. 1 Norway 2 compare
  55. 1 Palau 2 compare
  56. 1 Panama 2 compare
  57. 1 Poland 2 compare
  58. 1 Portugal 2 compare
  59. 1 Puerto Rico 2 compare
  60. 1 Romania 2 compare
  61. 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 compare
  62. 1 Saint Lucia 2 compare
  63. 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 compare
  64. 1 Samoa 2 compare
  65. 1 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
  66. 1 Senegal 2 compare
  67. 1 Seychelles 2 compare
  68. 1 Slovakia 2 compare
  69. 1 Slovenia 2 compare
  70. 1 Solomon Islands 2 compare
  71. 1 South Africa 2 compare
  72. 1 South Korea 2 compare
  73. 1 Spain 2 compare
  74. 1 Suriname 2 compare
  75. 1 Sweden 2 compare
  76. 1 Switzerland 2 compare
  77. 1 Taiwan 2 compare
  78. 1 Tonga 2 compare
  79. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 2 compare
  80. 1 Tuvalu 2 compare
  81. 1 United Kingdom 2 compare
  82. 1 United States 2 compare
  83. 1 Uruguay 2 compare
  84. 1 Vanuatu 2 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is free country in San Marino?
Free country in San Marino was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest free country recorded in San Marino?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
What is the lowest free country recorded in San Marino?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
How does San Marino rank for free country?
San Marino ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is free country rising or falling in San Marino?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this San Marino 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
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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).