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