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You are here: Analysis > Freedom in the World > Tables and Charts > Table of Independent Countries 2005 |
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Table of Independent Countries 2005 |
2005 Edition |
| Trend Arrow | Country | PR | CL | Freedom Rating |
| Afghanistan | 5 |
6 | Not Free | |
| Albania | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Algeria | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Andorra | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Angola | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2 |
2 | Free | |
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Argentina | 2 | 2 | Free |
| Armenia | 5 |
4 | Partly Free | |
| Austrailia | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Bahrain | 5 | 5 | Partly Free | |
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Bangladesh | 4 | 4 | Partly Free |
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Belarus | 7 |
6 | Not Free | |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Belize | 1 | 2 | Free | |
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Benin | 2 | 2 | Free |
| Bhutan | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Bolivia | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 4 | 3 |
Partly Free | |
| Botswana | 2 | 2 | Free | |
| Brazil | 2 | 3 | Free | |
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Brunei | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Burma | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
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Burundi | 5 | 5 | Partly Free |
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Cambodia | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
| Cameroon | 6 | 6 | Not Free | |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Central African Republic | 6 |
5 | Not Free | |
| Chad | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| China | 7 | 6 | Not Free | |
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Colombia | 4 | 4 | Partly Free |
| Comoros | 4 |
4 | Partly Free | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of (Kinshasa) | 6 | 6 | Not Free | |
| Congo, Rep. of Brazzaville | 5 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 |
Free | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 6 | 6 |
Not Free | |
|
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Croatia | 2 | 2 | Free |
| Cuba | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 |
Free | |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Djibouti | 5 | 5 | Partly Free | |
| Dominica | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Dominican Republic | 2 |
2 | Free | |
| East Timor | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Ecuador | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Egypt | 6 | 5 |
Not Free | |
| El Salvador | 2 | 3 | Free | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 6 | Not Free | |
| Eritrea | 7 | 6 | Not Free | |
| Estonia | 1 | 1 |
Free | |
| Ethiopia | 5 | 5 | Partly Free | |
| Fiji | 4 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| France | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Gabon | 5 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| The Gambia | 4 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Georgia | 3 |
4 | Partly Free | |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | Free | |
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Ghana | 2 | 2 | Free |
| Greece | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Grenada | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Guatemala | 4 | 4 | Partly Free | |
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Guinea | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 |
4 | Partly Free | |
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Guyana | 2 | 2 | Free |
| Haiti | 7 |
6 | Not Free | |
| Honduras | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 |
Free | |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | Free | |
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India | 2 | 3 | Free |
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Indonesia | 3 | 4 | Partly Free |
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Iran | 6 | 6 | Not Free |
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Iraq | 7 | 5 | Not Free |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Israel | 1 | 3 | Free | |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | Free | |
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Jamaica | 2 | 3 | Free |
| Japan | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Jordan | 5 | 4 |
Partly Free | |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Kenya | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Kuwait | 4 | 5 | Partly Free | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Laos | 7 | 6 | Not Free | |
| Latvia | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Lebanon | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Lesotho | 2 | 3 | Free | |
| Liberia | 5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
|
| Libya | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Lithuania | 2 |
2 | Free | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | Free | |
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Macedonia | 3 | 3 | Partly Free |
| Madagascar | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Malawi | 4 |
4 | Partly Free | |
| Malaysia | 4 |
4 | Partly Free | |
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Maldives | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
| Mali | 2 | 2 | Free | |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1 | Free | |
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Mauritania | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
|
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Mauritius | 1 | 1 |
Free |
| Mexico | 2 | 2 | Free | |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Moldova | 3 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Monaco | 2 | 1 | Free | |
| Mongolia | 2 | 2 | Free | |
| Morocco | 5 | 4 |
Partly Free | |
| Mozambique | 3 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Namibia | 2 | 3 | Free | |
| Nauru | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Nepal | 5 | 5 |
Partly Free | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Niger | 3 |
3 |
Partly Free | |
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Nigeria | 4 | 4 | Partly Free |
| North Korea | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Oman | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
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Pakistan | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
| Palau | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Panama | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
|
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Paraguay | 3 | 3 | Partly Free |
|
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Peru | 2 | 3 | Free |
| Philippines | 2 | 3 | Free | |
| Poland | 1 | 1 |
Free | |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Qatar | 6 | 5 |
Not Free | |
| Romania | 3 |
2 | Free | |
| Russia | 6 |
5 | Not Free | |
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Rwanda | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | 2 | 1 | Free | |
| Samoa | 2 | 2 | Free | |
| San Marino | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2 | Free | |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
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Senegal | 2 | 3 | Free |
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Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | Free |
| Seychelles | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
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Sierra Leone | 4 | 3 | Partly Free |
| Singapore | 5 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 |
Free | |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
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Somalia | 6 | 7 | Not Free |
| South Africa | 1 | 2 | Free | |
| South Korea | 1 |
2 | Free | |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Sudan | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
| Suriname | 1 | 2 | Free | |
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Swaziland | 7 | 5 | Not Free |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Syria | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1 |
Free | |
| Tajikistan | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Tanzania | 4 | 3 | Partly Free | |
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Thailand | 2 | 3 | Free |
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Togo | 6 | 5 | Not Free |
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Tonga | 5 | 3 | Partly Free |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | Partly Free | |
| Tunisia | 6 | 5 | Not Free | |
| Turkey | 3 | 3 |
Partly Free | |
| Turkmenistan | 7 | 7 | Not Free | |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Uganda | 5 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Ukraine | 4 | 3 |
Partly Free | |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 6 | Not Free | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| United States | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | Free | |
| Uzbekistan | 7 | 6 | Not Free | |
| Vanuatu | 2 | 2 | Free | |
| Venezuela | 3 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Vietnam | 7 | 6 | Not Free | |
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Yemen | 5 | 5 | Partly Free |
| Zambia | 4 | 4 | Partly Free | |
| Zimbabwe | 7 |
6 | Not Free |
PR and CL stand for Political Rights and Civil Liberties; 1 represents the most free and 7 the least free rating.
up or down indicates a chnage in Political Rights or Civil Liberties since the last survey
up or down indicates a general trend in freedom.
The freedom rating reflect an overall judgment based on survey results. See the essay on survey methodology for more details.
NOTE: The ratings in this table reflect global events from December 1. 2003, through November 30, 2004.
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