The 2021 Summit for Democracy
Over 100 countries are participating in the 2021 Summit for Democracy. To support the Summit objectives, Freedom House has assembled democracy ratings, scores, and areas of concern for each country from Freedom House's trusted research.
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View Democracy Ratings & Scores for Participating Countries
Each scorecard below features a country’s Freedom in the World rating and score, Freedom on the Net rating and score (where applicable), and areas of concern in political rights and civil liberties where we believe a country underperforms.
Participating countries are expected to emerge from the Summit with commitments to defend democracy at home and abroad during the year of action that follows the Summit. The areas of concern highlighted in each scorecard are where we believe participating countries should focus their commitments. We look forward to working with civil society partners around the world to monitor participating governments’ follow through in the coming year.
Country Scorecards
Albania
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Population
2,778,000 -
Global Freedom Score
68 100 partly free
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Angola
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Population
35,590,000 -
Global Freedom Score
28 100 not free -
Internet Freedom Score
60 100 partly free
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Population
93,763 -
Global Freedom Score
83 100 free
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Argentina
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Population
46,230,000 -
Global Freedom Score
85 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
71 100 free
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Armenia
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Population
2,780,000 -
Global Freedom Score
54 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
72 100 free
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Australia
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Population
26,010,000 -
Global Freedom Score
95 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
75 100 free
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Austria
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Population
9,042,000 -
Global Freedom Score
93 100 free
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Barbados
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Population
281,635 -
Global Freedom Score
94 100 free
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Belgium
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Population
11,690,000 -
Global Freedom Score
96 100 free
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Belize
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Population
405,272 -
Global Freedom Score
88 100 free
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Botswana
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Population
2,630,000 -
Global Freedom Score
75 100 free
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Brazil
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Population
215,300,000 -
Global Freedom Score
72 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
65 100 partly free
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Bulgaria
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Population
6,465,000 -
Global Freedom Score
77 100 free
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Cabo Verde
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Population
593,149 -
Global Freedom Score
92 100 free
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Canada
Country Facts
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Population
38,930,000 -
Global Freedom Score
97 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
85 100 free
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Chile
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Population
19,600,000 -
Global Freedom Score
95 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
87 100 free
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Colombia
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Population
51,870,000 -
Global Freedom Score
70 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
64 100 partly free
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Costa Rica
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Population
5,181,000 -
Global Freedom Score
91 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
86 100 free
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Croatia
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Population
3,856,000 -
Global Freedom Score
82 100 free
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Cyprus
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Population
1,251,000 -
Global Freedom Score
91 100 free
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Czechia
Country Facts
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Population
10,670,000 -
Global Freedom Score
95 100 free
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Population
99,010,000 -
Global Freedom Score
18 100 not free
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Denmark
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Population
5,903,000 -
Global Freedom Score
97 100 free
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Dominica
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Population
72,737 -
Global Freedom Score
92 100 free
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Dominican Republic
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Population
11,230,000 -
Global Freedom Score
68 100 partly free
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Ecuador
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Population
18,000,000 -
Global Freedom Score
65 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
63 100 partly free
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Estonia
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Population
1,349,000 -
Global Freedom Score
96 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
91 100 free
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Fiji
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Population
929,766 -
Global Freedom Score
69 100 partly free
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Finland
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Population
5,556,000 -
Global Freedom Score
100 100 free
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France
Country Facts
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Population
67,970,000 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
76 100 free
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Georgia
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Population
3,713,000 -
Global Freedom Score
55 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
70 100 free
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Germany
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Population
83,800,000 -
Global Freedom Score
95 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
74 100 free
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Ghana
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Population
33,480,000 -
Global Freedom Score
80 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
64 100 partly free
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Greece
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Population
10,430,000 -
Global Freedom Score
85 100 free
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Grenada
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Population
125,438 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free
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Guyana
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Population
808,726 -
Global Freedom Score
74 100 free
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Iceland
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Population
382,003 -
Global Freedom Score
95 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
94 100 free
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India
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Population
1,417,170,000 -
Global Freedom Score
63 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
51 100 partly free
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Indonesia
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Population
275,500,000 -
Global Freedom Score
56 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
48 100 partly free
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Iraq
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Population
44,500,000 -
Global Freedom Score
31 100 not free -
Internet Freedom Score
41 100 partly free
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Ireland
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Population
5,127,000 -
Global Freedom Score
97 100 free
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Israel
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Population
9,558,000 -
Global Freedom Score
73 100 free
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Italy
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Population
58,940,000 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
74 100 free
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Jamaica
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Population
2,827,000 -
Global Freedom Score
80 100 free
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Japan
Country Facts
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Population
125,100,000 -
Global Freedom Score
96 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
78 100 free
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Kenya
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Population
54,030,000 -
Global Freedom Score
51 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
58 100 partly free
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Kiribati
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Population
131,232 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free
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Kosovo
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Population
1,873,000 -
Global Freedom Score
60 100 partly free
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Latvia
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Population
1,879,000 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free
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Liberia
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Population
5,303,000 -
Global Freedom Score
64 100 partly free
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Lithuania
Country Facts
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Population
2,832,000 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free
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Luxembourg
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Population
653,103 -
Global Freedom Score
97 100 free
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Malawi
Country Facts
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Population
20,410,000 -
Global Freedom Score
65 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
61 100 partly free
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Malaysia
Country Facts
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Population
33,940,000 -
Global Freedom Score
53 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
60 100 partly free
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Maldives
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Population
523,787 -
Global Freedom Score
43 100 partly free
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Malta
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Population
531,113 -
Global Freedom Score
87 100 free
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Marshall Islands
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Population
41,569 -
Global Freedom Score
93 100 free
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Mauritius
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Population
1,263,000 -
Global Freedom Score
86 100 free
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Mexico
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Population
127,500,000 -
Global Freedom Score
59 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
61 100 partly free
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Micronesia
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Population
114,164 -
Global Freedom Score
92 100 free
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Moldova
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Population
2,539,000 -
Global Freedom Score
60 100 partly free
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Mongolia
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Population
3,398,000 -
Global Freedom Score
84 100 free
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Montenegro
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Population
617,213 -
Global Freedom Score
69 100 partly free
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Namibia
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Population
2,567,000 -
Global Freedom Score
73 100 free
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Nauru
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Population
12,668 -
Global Freedom Score
75 100 free
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Nepal
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Population
30,550,000 -
Global Freedom Score
62 100 partly free
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Netherlands
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Population
17,700,000 -
Global Freedom Score
97 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
84 100 free
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New Zealand
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Population
5,124,000 -
Global Freedom Score
99 100 free
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Niger
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Population
26,210,000 -
Global Freedom Score
30 100 not free
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Nigeria
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Population
218,500,000 -
Global Freedom Score
44 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
59 100 partly free
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North Macedonia
Country Facts
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Population
2,058,000 -
Global Freedom Score
67 100 partly free
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Norway
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Population
5,457,000 -
Global Freedom Score
99 100 free
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Pakistan
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Population
235,800,000 -
Global Freedom Score
32 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
27 100 not free
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Palau
Country Facts
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Population
18,055 -
Global Freedom Score
92 100 free
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Panama
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Population
4,409,000 -
Global Freedom Score
83 100 free
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Papua New Guinea
Country Facts
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Population
11,780,000 -
Global Freedom Score
61 100 partly free
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Paraguay
Country Facts
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Population
6,781,000 -
Global Freedom Score
63 100 partly free
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Peru
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Population
34,050,000 -
Global Freedom Score
67 100 partly free
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Philippines
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Population
115,600,000 -
Global Freedom Score
58 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
61 100 partly free
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Poland
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Population
36,820,000 -
Global Freedom Score
82 100 free
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Portugal
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Population
10,410,000 -
Global Freedom Score
96 100 free
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Romania
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Population
19,050,000 -
Global Freedom Score
82 100 free
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Samoa
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Population
222,382 -
Global Freedom Score
84 100 free
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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Population
227,380 -
Global Freedom Score
84 100 free
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Senegal
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Population
17,320,000 -
Global Freedom Score
69 100 free
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Serbia
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Population
6,664,000 -
Global Freedom Score
56 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
67 100 partly free
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Seychelles
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Population
119,878 -
Global Freedom Score
80 100 free
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Slovakia
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Population
5,432,000 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free
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Slovenia
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Population
2,112,000 -
Global Freedom Score
96 100 free
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Solomon Islands
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Population
724,273 -
Global Freedom Score
75 100 free
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South Africa
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Population
59,890,000 -
Global Freedom Score
81 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
73 100 free
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South Korea
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Population
51,630,000 -
Global Freedom Score
81 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
65 100 partly free
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Spain
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Population
47,780,000 -
Global Freedom Score
90 100 free
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St. Kitts and Nevis
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Population
47,657 -
Global Freedom Score
89 100 free
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St. Lucia
Country Facts
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Population
179,857 -
Global Freedom Score
91 100 free
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
On St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Population
103,948 -
Global Freedom Score
90 100 free
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Suriname
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Population
618,040 -
Global Freedom Score
80 100 free
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Sweden
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Population
10,490,000 -
Global Freedom Score
99 100 free
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Switzerland
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Population
8,776,000 -
Global Freedom Score
96 100 free
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Taiwan
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Population
23,570,000 -
Global Freedom Score
94 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
79 100 free
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The Bahamas
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Population
409,984 -
Global Freedom Score
90 100 free
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Timor-Leste
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Population
1,341,000 -
Global Freedom Score
72 100 free
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Tonga
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Population
106,858 -
Global Freedom Score
80 100 free
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Population
1,531,000 -
Global Freedom Score
82 100 free
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Tuvalu
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Population
11,312 -
Global Freedom Score
93 100 free
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Ukraine
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Population
38,000,000 -
Global Freedom Score
51 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
62 100 partly free
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United Kingdom
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Population
66,970,000 -
Global Freedom Score
92 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
76 100 free
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United States
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Population
333,300,000 -
Global Freedom Score
84 100 free -
Internet Freedom Score
73 100 free
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Uruguay
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Population
3,423,000 -
Global Freedom Score
96 100 free
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Vanuatu
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Population
326,740 -
Global Freedom Score
82 100 free
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Zambia
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Population
20,020,000 -
Global Freedom Score
53 100 partly free -
Internet Freedom Score
62 100 partly free
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