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