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Countries and Territories

Freedom House measures the level of democratic governance in 29 countries from Central Europe to Central Asia through its annual Nations in Transit report. The democracy score incorporates separate ratings on national and local governance, electoral process, independent media, civil society, judicial framework and independence, and corruption. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.

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Country Total Score and Status Democracy Percentage Sort ascending Democracy Score
Estonia 85 Consolidated Democracy 84.52 6.07
Slovenia 82 Consolidated Democracy 82.14 5.93
Latvia 80 Consolidated Democracy 79.76 5.79
Lithuania 77 Consolidated Democracy 77.38 5.64
Czech Republic 77 Consolidated Democracy 77.38 5.64
Slovakia 71 Consolidated Democracy 71.43 5.29
Poland 65 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 65.48 4.93
Bulgaria 59 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 58.93 4.54
Romania 57 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 57.14 4.43
Croatia 54 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 54.17 4.25
Hungary 49 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 49.40 3.96
Serbia 49 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 49.40 3.96
Montenegro 48 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 47.62 3.86
Albania 47 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 47.02 3.82
North Macedonia 46 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 45.83 3.75
Ukraine 40 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 39.88 3.39
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 38.69 3.32
Georgia 38 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 37.50 3.25
Kosovo 36 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 36.31 3.18
Moldova 35 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 35.12 3.11
Armenia 33 Semi-Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 33.33 3.00
Kyrgyzstan 16 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 16.07 1.96
Russia 7 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 6.55 1.39
Belarus 7 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 6.55 1.39
Kazakhstan 5 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 5.36 1.32
Tajikistan 3 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 2.98 1.18
Azerbaijan 2 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 2.38 1.14
Uzbekistan 2 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 2.38 1.14
Turkmenistan 0 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 0.00 1.00

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