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Countries and Territories

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 ascending Total Score and Status Political Rights Civil Liberties
Zimbabwe 28 Not Free 11 17
Zambia 52 Partly Free 20 32
Yemen 11 Not Free 1 10
Western Sahara* 4 Not Free -3 7
West Bank* 25 Not Free 4 21
Vietnam 19 Not Free 3 16
Venezuela 14 Not Free 1 13
Vanuatu 82 Free 33 49
Uzbekistan 11 Not Free 2 9
Uruguay 98 Free 40 58
United States 83 Free 32 51
United Kingdom 93 Free 39 54
United Arab Emirates 17 Not Free 5 12
Ukraine 60 Partly Free 26 34
Uganda 34 Not Free 11 23
Tuvalu 93 Free 37 56
Turkmenistan 2 Not Free 0 2
Turkey 32 Not Free 16 16
Tunisia 71 Free 32 39
Trinidad and Tobago 82 Free 33 49
Transnistria* 20 Not Free 8 12
Tonga 79 Free 30 49
Togo 43 Partly Free 15 28
Timor-Leste 72 Free 33 39
Tibet* 1 Not Free -2 3
The Gambia 46 Partly Free 20 26
The Bahamas 91 Free 38 53
Thailand 30 Not Free 5 25
Tanzania 34 Partly Free 12 22
Tajikistan 8 Not Free 0 8
Taiwan 94 Free 38 56
São Tomé and Príncipe 84 Free 35 49
Syria 1 Not Free -3 4
Switzerland 96 Free 39 57
Sweden 100 Free 40 60
Suriname 79 Free 34 45
Sudan 17 Not Free 2 15
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91 Free 36 55
St. Lucia 91 Free 37 54
St. Kitts and Nevis 89 Free 35 54
Sri Lanka 56 Partly Free 23 33
Spain 90 Free 37 53
South Sudan 2 Not Free -2 4
South Ossetia* 10 Not Free 2 8
South Korea 83 Free 33 50
South Africa 79 Free 33 46
Somaliland* 42 Partly Free 18 24
Somalia 7 Not Free 1 6
Solomon Islands 79 Free 30 49
Slovenia 95 Free 39 56
Slovakia 90 Free 37 53
Singapore 48 Partly Free 19 29
Sierra Leone 65 Partly Free 28 37
Seychelles 77 Free 34 43
Serbia 64 Partly Free 22 42
Senegal 71 Partly Free 29 42
Saudi Arabia 7 Not Free 1 6
San Marino 93 Free 38 55
Samoa 81 Free 30 51
Rwanda 21 Not Free 8 13
Russia 20 Not Free 5 15
Romania 83 Free 35 48
Republic of the Congo 20 Not Free 2 18
Qatar 25 Not Free 7 18
Portugal 96 Free 39 57
Poland 82 Free 34 48
Philippines 56 Partly Free 25 31
Peru 71 Partly Free 29 42
Paraguay 65 Partly Free 28 37
Papua New Guinea 62 Partly Free 23 39
Panama 83 Free 35 48
Palau 92 Free 37 55
Pakistani Kashmir* 28 Not Free 9 19
Pakistan 37 Partly Free 15 22
Oman 23 Not Free 6 17
Norway 100 Free 40 60
Northern Cyprus* 78 Free 28 50
North Macedonia 66 Partly Free 27 39
North Korea 3 Not Free 0 3
Nigeria 45 Partly Free 21 24
Niger 48 Partly Free 20 28
Nicaragua 30 Not Free 10 20
New Zealand 99 Free 40 59
Netherlands 98 Free 40 58
Nepal 56 Partly Free 25 31
Nauru 77 Free 34 43
Namibia 77 Free 31 46
Nagorno-Karabakh* 35 Partly Free 16 19
Myanmar 28 Not Free 13 15
Mozambique 43 Partly Free 14 29
Morocco 37 Partly Free 13 24
Montenegro 63 Partly Free 24 39
Mongolia 84 Free 36 48
Monaco 83 Free 26 57
Moldova 61 Partly Free 26 35
Micronesia 92 Free 37 55
Mexico 61 Partly Free 27 34
Mauritius 87 Free 37 50
Mauritania 35 Partly Free 14 21
Marshall Islands 93 Free 38 55
Malta 90 Free 35 55
Mali 33 Not Free 9 24
Maldives 40 Partly Free 19 21
Malaysia 51 Partly Free 21 30
Malawi 66 Partly Free 29 37
Madagascar 60 Partly Free 27 33
Luxembourg 97 Free 38 59
Lithuania 90 Free 38 52
Liechtenstein 90 Free 33 57
Libya 9 Not Free 1 8
Liberia 60 Partly Free 27 33
Lesotho 63 Partly Free 27 36
Lebanon 43 Partly Free 13 30
Latvia 89 Free 37 52
Laos 13 Not Free 2 11
Kyrgyzstan 28 Not Free 4 24
Kuwait 37 Partly Free 14 23
Kosovo 54 Partly Free 23 31
Kiribati 93 Free 37 56
Kenya 48 Partly Free 19 29
Kazakhstan 23 Not Free 5 18
Jordan 34 Not Free 11 23
Japan 96 Free 40 56
Jamaica 80 Free 34 46
Italy 90 Free 36 54
Israel 76 Free 33 43
Ireland 97 Free 39 58
Iraq 29 Not Free 16 13
Iran 16 Not Free 6 10
Indonesia 59 Partly Free 30 29
Indian Kashmir* 27 Not Free 7 20
India 67 Partly Free 34 33
Iceland 94 Free 37 57
Hungary 69 Partly Free 26 43
Hong Kong* 52 Partly Free 15 37
Honduras 44 Partly Free 19 25
Haiti 37 Partly Free 15 22
Guyana 73 Free 30 43
Guinea-Bissau 44 Partly Free 17 27
Guinea 38 Partly Free 14 24
Guatemala 52 Partly Free 21 31
Grenada 89 Free 37 52
Greece 87 Free 37 50
Ghana 82 Free 35 47
Germany 94 Free 39 55
Georgia 60 Partly Free 23 37
Gaza Strip* 11 Not Free 3 8
Gabon 22 Not Free 3 19
France 90 Free 38 52
Finland 100 Free 40 60
Fiji 60 Partly Free 24 36
Ethiopia 22 Not Free 9 13
Eswatini 19 Not Free 1 18
Estonia 94 Free 38 56
Eritrea 2 Not Free 1 1
Equatorial Guinea 5 Not Free 0 5
El Salvador 63 Partly Free 30 33
Egypt 18 Not Free 6 12
Ecuador 67 Partly Free 27 40
Eastern Donbas* 4 Not Free -1 5
Dominican Republic 67 Partly Free 26 41
Dominica 93 Free 37 56
Djibouti 24 Not Free 5 19
Denmark 97 Free 40 57
Democratic Republic of the Congo 20 Not Free 5 15
Côte d'Ivoire 44 Partly Free 16 28
Czech Republic 91 Free 36 55
Cyprus 94 Free 38 56
Cuba 13 Not Free 1 12
Croatia 85 Free 36 49
Crimea* 7 Not Free -2 9
Costa Rica 91 Free 38 53
Comoros 42 Partly Free 16 26
Colombia 65 Partly Free 29 36
China 9 Not Free -2 11
Chile 93 Free 38 55
Chad 17 Not Free 3 14
Central African Republic 9 Not Free 3 6
Canada 98 Free 40 58
Cameroon 16 Not Free 7 9
Cambodia 24 Not Free 5 19
Cabo Verde 92 Free 38 54
Burundi 14 Not Free 4 10
Burkina Faso 54 Partly Free 23 31
Bulgaria 78 Free 33 45
Brunei 28 Not Free 7 21
Brazil 74 Free 31 43
Botswana 72 Free 28 44
Bosnia and Herzegovina 53 Partly Free 19 34
Bolivia 66 Partly Free 27 39
Bhutan 61 Partly Free 30 31
Benin 65 Partly Free 21 44
Belize 87 Free 34 53
Belgium 96 Free 39 57
Belarus 11 Not Free 2 9
Barbados 95 Free 38 57
Bangladesh 39 Partly Free 15 24
Bahrain 12 Not Free 2 10
Azerbaijan 10 Not Free 2 8
Austria 93 Free 37 56
Australia 97 Free 40 57
Armenia 55 Partly Free 22 33
Argentina 84 Free 35 49
Antigua and Barbuda 85 Free 33 52
Angola 31 Not Free 10 21
Andorra 93 Free 38 55
Algeria 32 Not Free 10 22
Albania 66 Partly Free 27 39
Afghanistan 27 Not Free 13 14
Abkhazia* 40 Partly Free 17 23

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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