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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.

Viewing: Global Freedom Scores Internet Freedom Scores Democracy Scores
Country Total Score and Status Democracy Percentage Democracy Score Sort ascending
Estonia 83 Consolidated Democracy 83.33 6.00
Latvia 80 Consolidated Democracy 79.76 5.79
Slovenia 79 Consolidated Democracy 79.17 5.75
Lithuania 78 Consolidated Democracy 77.98 5.68
Czech Republic 76 Consolidated Democracy 75.60 5.54
Slovakia 70 Consolidated Democracy 70.24 5.21
Poland 59 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 58.93 4.54
Bulgaria 58 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 58.33 4.50
Romania 56 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 55.95 4.36
Croatia 54 Semi-Consolidated Democracy 54.17 4.25
North Macedonia 48 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 47.62 3.86
Serbia 46 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 46.43 3.79
Montenegro 46 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 46.43 3.79
Albania 46 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 46.43 3.79
Hungary 43 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 42.86 3.57
Ukraine 39 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 39.29 3.36
Kosovo 38 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 38.10 3.29
Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 36.90 3.21
Moldova 36 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 35.71 3.14
Armenia 35 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 35.12 3.11
Georgia 34 Transitional or Hybrid Regime 33.93 3.04
Kyrgyzstan 11 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 11.31 1.68
Kazakhstan 5 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 5.36 1.32
Uzbekistan 4 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 3.57 1.21
Russia 2 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 1.79 1.11
Belarus 2 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 1.79 1.11
Azerbaijan 1 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 1.19 1.07
Tajikistan 1 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 0.60 1.04
Turkmenistan 0 Consolidated Authoritarian Regime 0.00 1.00

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