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Freedom House assesses the level of internet freedom in 72 countries around the world through its annual Freedom on the Net report. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.

Viewing: Global Freedom Scores Internet Freedom Scores Democracy Scores
Country Sort descending Total Score and Status Obstacles to Access Limits on Content Violations of User Rights
Angola 59 Partly Free 12 28 19
Argentina 71 Free 19 27 25
Armenia 74 Free 20 29 25
Australia 76 Free 23 28 25
Azerbaijan 34 Not Free 11 13 10
Bahrain 28 Not Free 15 6 7
Bangladesh 40 Partly Free 12 17 11
Belarus 22 Not Free 13 5 4
Brazil 65 Partly Free 20 25 20
Cambodia 43 Partly Free 13 16 14
Canada 86 Free 23 32 31
Chile 86 Free 24 32 30
China 9 Not Free 7 2 0
Colombia 65 Partly Free 19 25 21
Costa Rica 85 Free 21 32 32
Cuba 20 Not Free 5 9 6
Ecuador 63 Partly Free 18 23 22
Egypt 28 Not Free 14 9 5
Estonia 92 Free 25 31 36
Ethiopia 27 Not Free 5 12 10
France 76 Free 22 29 25
Georgia 74 Free 19 28 27
Germany 77 Free 23 28 26
Ghana 65 Partly Free 14 28 23
Hungary 69 Partly Free 21 24 24
Iceland 94 Free 25 34 35
India 50 Partly Free 14 19 17
Indonesia 49 Partly Free 15 18 16
Iran 12 Not Free 7 4 1
Iraq 40 Partly Free 10 16 14
Italy 75 Free 21 29 25
Japan 78 Free 22 30 26
Jordan 47 Partly Free 14 16 17
Kazakhstan 34 Not Free 12 12 10
Kenya 64 Partly Free 16 25 23
Kyrgyzstan 48 Partly Free 15 18 15
Lebanon 50 Partly Free 9 22 19
Libya 43 Partly Free 8 21 14
Malawi 59 Partly Free 11 26 22
Malaysia 60 Partly Free 19 21 20
Mexico 61 Partly Free 18 25 18
Morocco 54 Partly Free 17 21 16
Myanmar 9 Not Free 2 5 2
Netherlands 83 Free 24 29 30
Nicaragua 41 Partly Free 11 16 14
Nigeria 59 Partly Free 17 24 18
Pakistan 27 Not Free 6 13 8
Philippines 60 Partly Free 16 23 21
Russia 20 Not Free 10 5 5
Rwanda 36 Not Free 13 11 12
Saudi Arabia 25 Not Free 13 7 5
Serbia 70 Free 21 25 24
Singapore 53 Partly Free 19 17 17
South Africa 74 Free 19 29 26
South Korea 66 Partly Free 22 23 21
Sri Lanka 53 Partly Free 14 21 18
Sudan 28 Not Free 5 14 9
Taiwan 79 Free 24 29 26
Thailand 39 Not Free 16 14 9
The Gambia 56 Partly Free 13 25 18
Tunisia 60 Partly Free 16 26 18
Turkey 31 Not Free 14 10 7
Uganda 53 Partly Free 14 21 18
Ukraine 59 Partly Free 18 22 19
United Arab Emirates 30 Not Free 14 9 7
United Kingdom 78 Free 24 29 25
United States 76 Free 21 29 26
Uzbekistan 27 Not Free 10 11 6
Venezuela 30 Not Free 8 11 11
Vietnam 22 Not Free 12 6 4
Zambia 62 Partly Free 15 27 20
Zimbabwe 48 Partly Free 9 21 18

Scores are based on a scale of 0 (least free) to 100 (most free)

* Indicates a territory as opposed to an independent country.

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