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Mozambique
Institutions and political conditions · 2025
#117of 179 places
−10.9points since 2015
35.8–49.9source-bound score area*
What the score says
Mozambique scores 43.2 on the Democracys Standard. Its score was 54.1 in 2015, a fall of 10.9 points. The lowest-scoring dimension in 2025 is free and fair elections (27.9).
What drove the change?
The score for Mozambique fell 10.9 points, from 54.1 to 43.2 between 2015 and 2025. 1 of the five areas improved while 4 worsened, so the headline combines competing movements. Elections contributed the largest downward push in the score calculation.
This explains movement within the formula, not the causal effect of political events.
2025 context · Freedom House assessment
A new opposition party gained room to organize
A leading opposition figure registered a new party that enrolled members and held public events without official interference, according to Freedom House. This was a specific opening for political organization. It should not erase the violence and restrictions reported around the preceding disputed election.
Read the country report · Freedom in the World 2026AI-assisted source summary · not independently expert-reviewed
What this context does—and does not—explain
This is a selected development, not a complete political history. Its date may differ from the selected comparison period. It is not evidence that one event caused a particular number of points, and it may describe progress even when this index declines.
The scores use V-Dem. The narrative summarizes a separate assessment by Freedom House, whose definitions and coverage differ. Neither organization endorses this website. The summary is AI-assisted, source-linked, and has not received independent country-expert review. Source checked October 5, 2026.
Why democracy measures can disagree →Look beneath the headline
| Democracy test | 2025 | Since 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Free and fair elections | 27.9 | −15.8 |
| Rights and checks on power | 44.7 | −15.7 |
| Public participation | 53.2 | +0.4 |
| Public reasoning | 44.0 | −15.6 |
| Political equality | 48.7 | −6.0 |
Dimension movements are not additive contributions to the overall score. The method also accounts for weak areas.
Three questions worth investigating
- Can people choose their leaders through broad voting rights, honest elections, free political groups, and open public debate?
- Which documented changes in laws, institutions, or their implementation occurred during the period?
- What evidence challenges your explanation, and whose experience is missing?
Use primary records and country expertise. A change in an estimate alone does not identify its cause.
Read with care
This is an independent educational beta, not a V-Dem endorsement. Scores are not percentages of democracy or judgments about a people. Small differences may be within uncertainty. *The score area is obtained from source bounds; it is not a formal confidence interval for this composite or its change.