Countries and Territories
Freedom House rates 210 countries and territories in Freedom in the World, and 65 countries in Freedom on the Net.
| Country Sort descending | Total Score and Status | Political Rights | Civil Liberties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia* | 40 Partly Free | 17 | 23 |
| Afghanistan | 27 Not Free | 13 | 14 |
| Albania | 67 Partly Free | 27 | 40 |
| Algeria | 34 Not Free | 10 | 24 |
| Andorra | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
| Angola | 32 Not Free | 11 | 21 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 85 Free | 33 | 52 |
| Argentina | 85 Free | 35 | 50 |
| Armenia | 53 Partly Free | 21 | 32 |
| Australia | 97 Free | 40 | 57 |
| Austria | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 Not Free | 2 | 8 |
| Bahrain | 11 Not Free | 1 | 10 |
| Bangladesh | 39 Partly Free | 15 | 24 |
| Barbados | 95 Free | 38 | 57 |
| Belarus | 19 Not Free | 5 | 14 |
| Belgium | 96 Free | 39 | 57 |
| Belize | 86 Free | 35 | 51 |
| Benin | 66 Partly Free | 21 | 45 |
| Bhutan | 59 Partly Free | 29 | 30 |
| Bolivia | 63 Partly Free | 25 | 38 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53 Partly Free | 19 | 34 |
| Botswana | 72 Free | 28 | 44 |
| Brazil | 75 Free | 31 | 44 |
| Brunei | 28 Not Free | 7 | 21 |
| Bulgaria | 80 Free | 34 | 46 |
| Burkina Faso | 56 Partly Free | 23 | 33 |
| Burundi | 13 Not Free | 3 | 10 |
| Cabo Verde | 92 Free | 38 | 54 |
| Cambodia | 25 Not Free | 5 | 20 |
| Cameroon | 18 Not Free | 7 | 11 |
| Canada | 98 Free | 40 | 58 |
| Central African Republic | 10 Not Free | 4 | 6 |
| Chad | 17 Not Free | 3 | 14 |
| Chile | 90 Free | 38 | 52 |
| China | 10 Not Free | -1 | 11 |
| Colombia | 66 Partly Free | 29 | 37 |
| Comoros | 44 Partly Free | 18 | 26 |
| Costa Rica | 91 Free | 38 | 53 |
| Crimea* | 8 Not Free | -2 | 10 |
| Croatia | 85 Free | 36 | 49 |
| Cuba | 14 Not Free | 1 | 13 |
| Cyprus | 94 Free | 38 | 56 |
| Czech Republic | 91 Free | 36 | 55 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 51 Partly Free | 19 | 32 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18 Not Free | 4 | 14 |
| Denmark | 97 Free | 40 | 57 |
| Djibouti | 24 Not Free | 5 | 19 |
| Dominica | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
| Dominican Republic | 67 Partly Free | 26 | 41 |
| Eastern Donbas* | 5 Not Free | -1 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 65 Partly Free | 27 | 38 |
| Egypt | 21 Not Free | 7 | 14 |
| El Salvador | 66 Partly Free | 32 | 34 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6 Not Free | 0 | 6 |
| Eritrea | 2 Not Free | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 94 Free | 38 | 56 |
| Eswatini | 19 Not Free | 1 | 18 |
| Ethiopia | 24 Not Free | 10 | 14 |
| Fiji | 60 Partly Free | 24 | 36 |
| Finland | 100 Free | 40 | 60 |
| France | 90 Free | 38 | 52 |
| Gabon | 22 Not Free | 3 | 19 |
| Gaza Strip* | 11 Not Free | 3 | 8 |
| Georgia | 61 Partly Free | 24 | 37 |
| Germany | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
| Ghana | 82 Free | 35 | 47 |
| Greece | 88 Free | 37 | 51 |
| Grenada | 89 Free | 37 | 52 |
| Guatemala | 52 Partly Free | 21 | 31 |
| Guinea | 40 Partly Free | 15 | 25 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 46 Partly Free | 17 | 29 |
| Guyana | 74 Free | 31 | 43 |
| Haiti | 38 Partly Free | 16 | 22 |
| Honduras | 45 Partly Free | 19 | 26 |
| Hong Kong* | 55 Partly Free | 16 | 39 |
| Hungary | 70 Partly Free | 27 | 43 |
| Iceland | 94 Free | 37 | 57 |
| India | 71 Free | 34 | 37 |
| Indian Kashmir* | 28 Not Free | 8 | 20 |
| Indonesia | 61 Partly Free | 30 | 31 |
| Iran | 17 Not Free | 7 | 10 |
| Iraq | 31 Not Free | 17 | 14 |
| Ireland | 97 Free | 39 | 58 |
| Israel | 76 Free | 33 | 43 |
| Italy | 89 Free | 36 | 53 |
| Jamaica | 78 Free | 34 | 44 |
| Japan | 96 Free | 40 | 56 |
| Jordan | 37 Partly Free | 12 | 25 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 Not Free | 5 | 18 |
| Kenya | 48 Partly Free | 19 | 29 |
| Kiribati | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
| Kosovo | 56 Partly Free | 25 | 31 |
| Kuwait | 36 Partly Free | 13 | 23 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 39 Partly Free | 12 | 27 |
| Laos | 14 Not Free | 2 | 12 |
| Latvia | 89 Free | 37 | 52 |
| Lebanon | 44 Partly Free | 14 | 30 |
| Lesotho | 63 Partly Free | 27 | 36 |
| Liberia | 60 Partly Free | 27 | 33 |
| Libya | 9 Not Free | 1 | 8 |
| Liechtenstein | 90 Free | 33 | 57 |
| Lithuania | 91 Free | 38 | 53 |
| Luxembourg | 98 Free | 38 | 60 |
| Madagascar | 61 Partly Free | 26 | 35 |
| Malawi | 62 Partly Free | 26 | 36 |
| Malaysia | 52 Partly Free | 21 | 31 |
| Maldives | 40 Partly Free | 18 | 22 |
| Mali | 41 Partly Free | 17 | 24 |
| Malta | 90 Free | 35 | 55 |
| Marshall Islands | 93 Free | 38 | 55 |
| Mauritania | 34 Partly Free | 13 | 21 |
| Mauritius | 89 Free | 37 | 52 |
| Mexico | 62 Partly Free | 27 | 35 |
| Micronesia | 92 Free | 37 | 55 |
| Moldova | 60 Partly Free | 26 | 34 |
| Monaco | 83 Free | 26 | 57 |
| Mongolia | 84 Free | 36 | 48 |
| Montenegro | 62 Partly Free | 22 | 40 |
| Morocco | 37 Partly Free | 13 | 24 |
| Mozambique | 45 Partly Free | 14 | 31 |
| Myanmar | 30 Not Free | 14 | 16 |
| Nagorno-Karabakh* | 34 Partly Free | 13 | 21 |
| Namibia | 77 Free | 31 | 46 |
| Nauru | 77 Free | 34 | 43 |
| Nepal | 56 Partly Free | 25 | 31 |
| Netherlands | 99 Free | 40 | 59 |
| New Zealand | 97 Free | 40 | 57 |
| Nicaragua | 31 Not Free | 10 | 21 |
| Niger | 48 Partly Free | 20 | 28 |
| Nigeria | 47 Partly Free | 22 | 25 |
| North Korea | 3 Not Free | 0 | 3 |
| North Macedonia | 63 Partly Free | 24 | 39 |
| Northern Cyprus* | 81 Free | 31 | 50 |
| Norway | 100 Free | 40 | 60 |
| Oman | 23 Not Free | 6 | 17 |
| Pakistan | 38 Partly Free | 16 | 22 |
| Pakistani Kashmir* | 28 Not Free | 9 | 19 |
| Palau | 92 Free | 37 | 55 |
| Panama | 84 Free | 36 | 48 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 Partly Free | 23 | 39 |
| Paraguay | 65 Partly Free | 28 | 37 |
| Peru | 72 Free | 30 | 42 |
| Philippines | 59 Partly Free | 25 | 34 |
| Poland | 84 Free | 35 | 49 |
| Portugal | 96 Free | 39 | 57 |
| Qatar | 25 Not Free | 7 | 18 |
| Republic of the Congo | 20 Not Free | 2 | 18 |
| Romania | 83 Free | 35 | 48 |
| Russia | 20 Not Free | 5 | 15 |
| Rwanda | 22 Not Free | 8 | 14 |
| Samoa | 81 Free | 30 | 51 |
| San Marino | 95 Free | 38 | 57 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 Not Free | 1 | 6 |
| Senegal | 71 Partly Free | 29 | 42 |
| Serbia | 66 Partly Free | 23 | 43 |
| Seychelles | 72 Partly Free | 29 | 43 |
| Sierra Leone | 65 Partly Free | 28 | 37 |
| Singapore | 50 Partly Free | 19 | 31 |
| Slovakia | 88 Free | 36 | 52 |
| Slovenia | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
| Solomon Islands | 79 Free | 30 | 49 |
| Somalia | 7 Not Free | 1 | 6 |
| Somaliland* | 41 Partly Free | 17 | 24 |
| South Africa | 79 Free | 33 | 46 |
| South Korea | 83 Free | 33 | 50 |
| South Ossetia* | 10 Not Free | 2 | 8 |
| South Sudan | 2 Not Free | -2 | 4 |
| Spain | 92 Free | 38 | 54 |
| Sri Lanka | 56 Partly Free | 23 | 33 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 89 Free | 36 | 53 |
| St. Lucia | 92 Free | 38 | 54 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 91 Free | 36 | 55 |
| Sudan | 12 Not Free | 2 | 10 |
| Suriname | 75 Free | 32 | 43 |
| Sweden | 100 Free | 40 | 60 |
| Switzerland | 96 Free | 39 | 57 |
| Syria | 0 Not Free | -3 | 3 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 84 Free | 35 | 49 |
| Taiwan | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
| Tajikistan | 9 Not Free | 0 | 9 |
| Tanzania | 40 Partly Free | 17 | 23 |
| Thailand | 32 Partly Free | 6 | 26 |
| The Bahamas | 91 Free | 38 | 53 |
| The Gambia | 46 Partly Free | 20 | 26 |
| Tibet* | 1 Not Free | -2 | 3 |
| Timor-Leste | 71 Free | 32 | 39 |
| Togo | 44 Partly Free | 16 | 28 |
| Tonga | 79 Free | 30 | 49 |
| Transnistria* | 22 Not Free | 9 | 13 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 82 Free | 33 | 49 |
| Tunisia | 70 Free | 32 | 38 |
| Turkey | 32 Not Free | 16 | 16 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 Not Free | 0 | 2 |
| Tuvalu | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
| Uganda | 34 Not Free | 11 | 23 |
| Ukraine | 62 Partly Free | 27 | 35 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 Not Free | 5 | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
| United States | 86 Free | 33 | 53 |
| Uruguay | 98 Free | 40 | 58 |
| Uzbekistan | 10 Not Free | 2 | 8 |
| Vanuatu | 82 Free | 33 | 49 |
| Venezuela | 16 Not Free | 2 | 14 |
| Vietnam | 20 Not Free | 3 | 17 |
| West Bank* | 25 Not Free | 4 | 21 |
| Western Sahara* | 4 Not Free | -3 | 7 |
| Yemen | 11 Not Free | 1 | 10 |
| Zambia | 54 Partly Free | 22 | 32 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 Partly Free | 12 | 17 |
Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology.
* Indicates a territory as opposed to an independent country.