Social Development in North Macedonia 153 indicators covering social development for North Macedonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 2025 up 2,887.4% 83rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 2025 up 6.6% 94th Political Rights Rating 3 2025 down 25.0% 95th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 2025 down 25.0% 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person 2025 up 12.0% 58th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,886 2025 up 6.6% 94th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 units per person 2025 up 3,037.5% 40th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,474.1% 39th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4256 % change on previous year 2025 up 98.0% 111th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,822 2025 up 2,887.4% 83rd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -6.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 750.2% 168th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 43.8% 69th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.789 2025 up 10.3% 80th Liberal Democracy Index 0.374 2025 up 38.5% 84th Electoral Democracy Index 0.562 2025 up 27.7% 77th Freedom of Association Index 0.768 2025 up 2.7% 84th Freedom of Expression Index 0.664 2025 up 23.9% 98th Participatory Democracy Index 0.354 2025 up 18.4% 70th Varieties of democracy 0.562 2025 up 27.7% 77th Liberal democracy 2 2025 up 100.0% 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 up 100.0% 1st Human Rights Index 0.789 2025 up 10.3% 80th Key features of human rights 0.789 2025 up 10.3% 80th Key features of electoral democracy 0.562 2025 up 27.7% 77th Key features of liberal democracy 0.374 2025 up 38.5% 84th Executive Corruption Index 0.701 2025 down 11.8% 51st Judicial Corruption Score -1.55 2025 down 102.1% 153rd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.517 2025 up 15.4% 89th Key features of democracy 0.562 2025 up 27.7% 77th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0.8977 % change on previous year 2025 up 157.3% 44th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 149.7% 47th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.374 2025 up 38.5% 84th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0.8977 % change on previous year 2025 up 157.3% 44th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.6297 % change on previous year 2025 up 74.4% 113th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 up 100.0% 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 up 100.0% 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0.8977 % change on previous year 2025 up 157.3% 44th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.562 2025 up 27.7% 76th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.373 2025 up 20.7% 77th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.372 2025 up 47.0% 78th Direct Democracy Index 0.166 2025 down 16.6% 34th Key media freedoms 0.228 2025 up 161.1% 99th Media Corruption Score 0.1 2025 up 126.0% 113th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -41.98 % change on previous year 2025 — 155th Academic Freedom Index 0.664 2025 up 4.2% 82nd Legislative Corruption Score -1.23 2025 down 2.5% 133rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 30th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 29th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 30th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.7% 30th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 52nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.7493 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,828.4% 41st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0768 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% 68th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.49 2019 up 33.3% 70th Page 1 of 3 Next →