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Countries and Territories

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Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. 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 Political Rights Civil Liberties
Abkhazia* 39 Partly Free 17 22
Afghanistan 6 Not Free 1 5
Albania 68 Partly Free 28 40
Algeria 32 Not Free 10 22
Andorra 93 Free 38 55
Angola 28 Not Free 10 18
Antigua and Barbuda 85 Free 33 52
Argentina 85 Free 35 50
Armenia 54 Partly Free 23 31
Australia 95 Free 38 57
Austria 93 Free 37 56
Azerbaijan 7 Not Free 0 7
Bahrain 12 Not Free 2 10
Bangladesh 40 Partly Free 15 25
Barbados 94 Free 37 57
Belarus 8 Not Free 2 6
Belgium 96 Free 39 57
Belize 87 Free 34 53
Benin 61 Partly Free 19 42
Bhutan 63 Partly Free 30 33
Bolivia 66 Partly Free 27 39
Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 Partly Free 17 34
Botswana 72 Free 28 44
Brazil 72 Free 30 42
Brunei 28 Not Free 7 21
Bulgaria 78 Free 32 46
Burkina Faso 27 Not Free 3 24
Burundi 14 Not Free 4 10
Cabo Verde 92 Free 38 54
Cambodia 23 Not Free 4 19
Cameroon 15 Not Free 6 9
Canada 97 Free 39 58
Central African Republic 5 Not Free 1 4
Chad 15 Not Free 1 14
Chile 94 Free 38 56
China 9 Not Free -2 11
Colombia 70 Free 31 39
Comoros 42 Partly Free 16 26
Costa Rica 91 Free 38 53
Crimea* 2 Not Free -2 4
Croatia 83 Free 34 49
Cuba 12 Not Free 1 11
Cyprus 92 Free 38 54
Czechia 94 Free 36 58
Côte d'Ivoire 49 Partly Free 19 30
Democratic Republic of the Congo 19 Not Free 4 15
Denmark 97 Free 40 57
Djibouti 24 Not Free 5 19
Dominica 93 Free 37 56
Dominican Republic 68 Partly Free 27 41
Eastern Donbas* 2 Not Free -1 3
Ecuador 67 Partly Free 29 38
Egypt 18 Not Free 6 12
El Salvador 53 Partly Free 21 32
Equatorial Guinea 5 Not Free 0 5
Eritrea 3 Not Free 1 2
Estonia 95 Free 38 57
Eswatini 17 Not Free 1 16
Ethiopia 20 Not Free 10 10
Fiji 66 Partly Free 27 39
Finland 100 Free 40 60
France 89 Free 38 51
Gabon 20 Not Free 2 18
Gaza Strip* 8 Not Free 3 5
Georgia 58 Partly Free 22 36
Germany 93 Free 39 54
Ghana 80 Free 35 45
Greece 85 Free 35 50
Grenada 89 Free 37 52
Guatemala 46 Partly Free 17 29
Guinea 30 Not Free 7 23
Guinea-Bissau 43 Partly Free 17 26
Guyana 73 Free 30 43
Haiti 30 Not Free 11 19
Honduras 48 Partly Free 22 26
Hong Kong* 41 Partly Free 9 32
Hungary 65 Partly Free 24 41
Iceland 94 Free 37 57
India 66 Partly Free 33 33
Indian Kashmir* 26 Not Free 6 20
Indonesia 57 Partly Free 29 28
Iran 11 Not Free 4 7
Iraq 30 Not Free 16 14
Ireland 97 Free 39 58
Israel 74 Free 34 40
Italy 90 Free 36 54
Jamaica 80 Free 33 47
Japan 96 Free 40 56
Jordan 33 Not Free 11 22
Kazakhstan 23 Not Free 5 18
Kenya 52 Partly Free 22 30
Kiribati 90 Free 37 53
Kosovo 60 Partly Free 28 32
Kuwait 38 Partly Free 14 24
Kyrgyzstan 27 Not Free 4 23
Laos 13 Not Free 2 11
Latvia 88 Free 37 51
Lebanon 42 Partly Free 13 29
Lesotho 66 Free 30 36
Liberia 64 Partly Free 30 34
Libya 9 Not Free 1 8
Liechtenstein 90 Free 33 57
Lithuania 89 Free 38 51
Luxembourg 97 Free 38 59
Madagascar 58 Partly Free 24 34
Malawi 66 Partly Free 29 37
Malaysia 53 Partly Free 22 31
Maldives 44 Partly Free 21 23
Mali 26 Not Free 6 20
Malta 87 Free 35 52
Marshall Islands 93 Free 38 55
Mauritania 39 Partly Free 15 24
Mauritius 85 Free 35 50
Mexico 60 Partly Free 27 33
Micronesia 92 Free 37 55
Moldova 61 Partly Free 26 35
Monaco 82 Free 25 57
Mongolia 84 Free 36 48
Montenegro 69 Partly Free 27 42
Morocco 37 Partly Free 13 24
Mozambique 44 Partly Free 14 30
Myanmar 8 Not Free 0 8
Nagorno-Karabakh* -3 Not Free -3 0
Namibia 77 Free 31 46
Nauru 77 Free 34 43
Nepal 62 Partly Free 28 34
Netherlands 97 Free 39 58
New Zealand 99 Free 40 59
Nicaragua 16 Not Free 4 12
Niger 33 Partly Free 6 27
Nigeria 44 Partly Free 20 24
North Korea 3 Not Free 0 3
North Macedonia 67 Partly Free 28 39
Northern Cyprus* 76 Free 27 49
Norway 98 Free 39 59
Oman 24 Not Free 6 18
Pakistan 35 Partly Free 14 21
Pakistani Kashmir* 29 Not Free 9 20
Palau 92 Free 37 55
Panama 83 Free 35 48
Papua New Guinea 61 Partly Free 22 39
Paraguay 63 Partly Free 26 37
Peru 66 Partly Free 27 39
Philippines 58 Partly Free 25 33
Poland 80 Free 33 47
Portugal 96 Free 39 57
Qatar 25 Not Free 7 18
Republic of the Congo 17 Not Free 2 15
Romania 83 Free 35 48
Russia 13 Not Free 4 9
Rwanda 23 Not Free 8 15
Samoa 84 Free 32 52
San Marino 97 Free 39 58
Saudi Arabia 8 Not Free 1 7
Senegal 67 Partly Free 28 39
Serbia 57 Partly Free 18 39
Seychelles 79 Free 34 45
Sierra Leone 60 Partly Free 24 36
Singapore 48 Partly Free 19 29
Slovakia 90 Free 37 53
Slovenia 96 Free 39 57
Solomon Islands 75 Free 28 47
Somalia 8 Not Free 2 6
Somaliland* 43 Partly Free 17 26
South Africa 79 Free 33 46
South Korea 83 Free 33 50
South Ossetia* 12 Not Free 3 9
South Sudan 1 Not Free -3 4
Spain 90 Free 37 53
Sri Lanka 54 Partly Free 22 32
St. Kitts and Nevis 89 Free 35 54
St. Lucia 92 Free 38 54
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 90 Free 36 54
Sudan 6 Not Free -3 9
Suriname 79 Free 34 45
Sweden 99 Free 40 59
Switzerland 96 Free 39 57
Syria 1 Not Free -3 4
São Tomé and Príncipe 84 Free 35 49
Taiwan 94 Free 38 56
Tajikistan 5 Not Free 0 5
Tanzania 36 Partly Free 12 24
Thailand 36 Partly Free 12 24
The Bahamas 91 Free 38 53
The Gambia 50 Partly Free 22 28
Tibet* 0 Not Free -2 2
Timor-Leste 72 Free 33 39
Togo 42 Partly Free 15 27
Tonga 81 Free 31 50
Transnistria* 17 Not Free 5 12
Trinidad and Tobago 82 Free 33 49
Tunisia 51 Partly Free 16 35
Turkey 33 Not Free 17 16
Turkmenistan 2 Not Free 0 2
Tuvalu 93 Free 37 56
Uganda 34 Not Free 10 24
Ukraine 49 Partly Free 21 28
United Arab Emirates 18 Not Free 5 13
United Kingdom 91 Free 38 53
United States 83 Free 33 50
Uruguay 96 Free 40 56
Uzbekistan 12 Not Free 2 10
Vanuatu 82 Free 32 50
Venezuela 15 Not Free 1 14
Vietnam 19 Not Free 4 15
West Bank* 22 Not Free 4 18
Western Sahara* 4 Not Free -3 7
Yemen 10 Not Free 1 9
Zambia 54 Partly Free 23 31
Zimbabwe 27 Not Free 10 17

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology.

* Indicates a territory as opposed to an independent country.

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