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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 Total Score and Status Political Rights Civil Liberties Sort descending
Turkmenistan 2 Not Free 0 2
Eritrea 3 Not Free 1 2
Tibet* 1 Not Free -2 3
North Korea 3 Not Free 0 3
South Sudan 1 Not Free -3 4
Syria 1 Not Free -3 4
Central African Republic 7 Not Free 3 4
Equatorial Guinea 5 Not Free 0 5
Eastern Donbas* 4 Not Free -1 5
Somalia 7 Not Free 1 6
Belarus 8 Not Free 2 6
Saudi Arabia 7 Not Free 1 6
Azerbaijan 9 Not Free 2 7
Western Sahara* 4 Not Free -3 7
Tajikistan 8 Not Free 0 8
Gaza Strip* 11 Not Free 3 8
Libya 9 Not Free 1 8
Yemen 9 Not Free 1 8
Cameroon 15 Not Free 6 9
Myanmar 9 Not Free 0 9
Afghanistan 10 Not Free 1 9
Uzbekistan 11 Not Free 2 9
South Ossetia* 11 Not Free 2 9
Crimea* 7 Not Free -2 9
Sudan 10 Not Free 0 10
Iran 14 Not Free 4 10
Burundi 14 Not Free 4 10
Bahrain 12 Not Free 2 10
Cuba 12 Not Free 1 11
Laos 13 Not Free 2 11
China 9 Not Free -2 11
Ethiopia 23 Not Free 12 11
United Arab Emirates 17 Not Free 5 12
Transnistria* 18 Not Free 6 12
Egypt 18 Not Free 6 12
Iraq 29 Not Free 16 13
Venezuela 14 Not Free 1 13
Russia 19 Not Free 5 14
Rwanda 22 Not Free 8 14
Chad 15 Not Free 1 14
Republic of the Congo 17 Not Free 2 15
Democratic Republic of the Congo 19 Not Free 4 15
Eswatini 17 Not Free 1 16
Turkey 32 Not Free 16 16
Vietnam 19 Not Free 3 16
Zimbabwe 28 Not Free 11 17
Qatar 25 Not Free 7 18
Kazakhstan 23 Not Free 5 18
Nicaragua 23 Not Free 5 18
Oman 24 Not Free 6 18
Gabon 21 Not Free 3 18
Cambodia 24 Not Free 5 19
West Bank* 23 Not Free 4 19
Djibouti 24 Not Free 5 19
Indian Kashmir* 27 Not Free 7 20
Pakistani Kashmir* 29 Not Free 9 20
Nagorno-Karabakh* 36 Partly Free 16 20
Angola 30 Not Free 10 20
Brunei 28 Not Free 7 21
Maldives 40 Partly Free 19 21
Mauritania 35 Partly Free 14 21
Jordan 33 Not Free 11 22
Tanzania 34 Partly Free 12 22
Haiti 33 Not Free 11 22
Algeria 32 Not Free 10 22
Pakistan 37 Partly Free 15 22
Nigeria 43 Partly Free 20 23
Abkhazia* 40 Partly Free 17 23
Uganda 34 Not Free 11 23
Kyrgyzstan 27 Not Free 4 23
Kuwait 37 Partly Free 14 23
Mali 32 Not Free 8 24
Bangladesh 39 Partly Free 15 24
Guinea 34 Not Free 10 24
Thailand 29 Not Free 5 24
Morocco 37 Partly Free 13 24
Honduras 47 Partly Free 21 26
Comoros 42 Partly Free 16 26
The Gambia 47 Partly Free 21 26
Guinea-Bissau 43 Partly Free 17 26
Somaliland* 49 Partly Free 22 27
Togo 42 Partly Free 15 27
Niger 51 Partly Free 23 28
Singapore 47 Partly Free 19 28
Kenya 48 Partly Free 19 29
Indonesia 59 Partly Free 30 29
Lebanon 42 Partly Free 13 29
Mozambique 43 Partly Free 14 29
Philippines 55 Partly Free 25 30
Burkina Faso 53 Partly Free 23 30
Malaysia 50 Partly Free 20 30
Côte d'Ivoire 49 Partly Free 19 30
Zambia 51 Partly Free 21 30
Guatemala 51 Partly Free 21 30
Kosovo 56 Partly Free 25 31
Bhutan 61 Partly Free 29 32
Nepal 57 Partly Free 25 32
Armenia 55 Partly Free 23 32
Sri Lanka 55 Partly Free 23 32
El Salvador 59 Partly Free 26 33
India 66 Partly Free 33 33
Liberia 60 Partly Free 27 33
Mexico 60 Partly Free 27 33
Hong Kong* 43 Partly Free 10 33
Bosnia and Herzegovina 53 Partly Free 19 34
Madagascar 61 Partly Free 27 34
Ukraine 61 Partly Free 26 35
Fiji 58 Partly Free 23 35
Colombia 64 Partly Free 29 35
Moldova 62 Partly Free 27 35
Georgia 58 Partly Free 22 36
Lesotho 63 Partly Free 27 36
Paraguay 65 Partly Free 28 37
Malawi 66 Partly Free 29 37
Sierra Leone 65 Partly Free 28 37
Tunisia 64 Partly Free 26 38
Senegal 68 Partly Free 29 39
North Macedonia 67 Partly Free 28 39
Papua New Guinea 62 Partly Free 23 39
Bolivia 66 Partly Free 27 39
Albania 67 Partly Free 28 39
Timor-Leste 72 Free 33 39
Ecuador 71 Free 31 40
Dominican Republic 68 Partly Free 27 41
Montenegro 67 Partly Free 26 41
Serbia 62 Partly Free 21 41
Benin 59 Partly Free 17 42
Brazil 73 Free 31 42
Peru 72 Free 30 42
Israel 76 Free 34 42
Guyana 73 Free 30 43
Nauru 77 Free 34 43
Hungary 69 Partly Free 26 43
Botswana 72 Free 28 44
Seychelles 79 Free 34 45
Suriname 79 Free 34 45
Ghana 80 Free 35 45
South Africa 79 Free 33 46
Bulgaria 79 Free 33 46
Namibia 77 Free 31 46
Jamaica 80 Free 34 46
Poland 81 Free 34 47
Panama 83 Free 35 48
Mongolia 84 Free 36 48
Romania 83 Free 35 48
Solomon Islands 79 Free 30 49
Tonga 79 Free 30 49
São Tomé and Príncipe 84 Free 35 49
Argentina 84 Free 35 49
Vanuatu 82 Free 33 49
Croatia 85 Free 36 49
Trinidad and Tobago 82 Free 33 49
Mauritius 86 Free 36 50
Northern Cyprus* 77 Free 27 50
South Korea 83 Free 33 50
Greece 87 Free 37 50
Lithuania 89 Free 38 51
United States 83 Free 32 51
France 89 Free 38 51
Latvia 88 Free 37 51
Samoa 83 Free 32 51
Antigua and Barbuda 85 Free 33 52
Slovenia 90 Free 38 52
Grenada 89 Free 37 52
Slovakia 90 Free 37 53
The Bahamas 91 Free 38 53
Costa Rica 91 Free 38 53
Belize 87 Free 34 53
Spain 90 Free 37 53
St. Kitts and Nevis 89 Free 35 54
Cabo Verde 92 Free 38 54
Malta 89 Free 35 54
St. Lucia 92 Free 38 54
United Kingdom 93 Free 39 54
Italy 90 Free 36 54
Cyprus 93 Free 38 55
Andorra 93 Free 38 55
Marshall Islands 93 Free 38 55
Czech Republic 91 Free 36 55
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91 Free 36 55
San Marino 93 Free 38 55
Germany 94 Free 39 55
Palau 92 Free 37 55
Micronesia 92 Free 37 55
Portugal 95 Free 39 56
Japan 96 Free 40 56
Dominica 93 Free 37 56
Kiribati 93 Free 37 56
Australia 95 Free 39 56
Chile 94 Free 38 56
Taiwan 94 Free 38 56
Estonia 94 Free 38 56
Austria 93 Free 37 56
Tuvalu 93 Free 37 56
Denmark 97 Free 40 57
Switzerland 96 Free 39 57
Belgium 96 Free 39 57
Liechtenstein 90 Free 33 57
Iceland 94 Free 37 57
Barbados 95 Free 38 57
Uruguay 97 Free 40 57
Monaco 84 Free 27 57
Ireland 97 Free 39 58
Netherlands 97 Free 39 58
Canada 98 Free 40 58
Luxembourg 97 Free 38 59
New Zealand 99 Free 40 59
Finland 100 Free 40 60
Norway 100 Free 40 60
Sweden 100 Free 40 60

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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