Freedom in the World Countries
Asterisks indicate territories, as opposed to countries.
| Flag | Country or Territory | Freedom Status | PR | CL | Freedom Rating | Aggregate Score |
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Abkhazia* | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 41 | |
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Afghanistan | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 27 | |
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Albania | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 68 | |
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Algeria | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 34 | |
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Andorra | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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Angola | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 31 | |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 84 | |
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Argentina | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 84 | |
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Armenia | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 51 | |
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Australia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 98 | |
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Austria | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 93 | |
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Azerbaijan | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 11 | |
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Bahamas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91 | |
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Bahrain | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 12 | |
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Bangladesh | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 41 | |
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Barbados | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 96 | |
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Belarus | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 19 | |
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Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 96 | |
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Belize | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 86 | |
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Benin | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 79 | |
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Bhutan | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 59 | |
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Bolivia | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 67 | |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 53 | |
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Botswana | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 72 | |
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Brazil | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 75 | |
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Brunei | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 29 | |
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Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 80 | |
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Burkina Faso | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 60 | |
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Burundi | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 14 | |
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Cambodia | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 26 | |
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Cameroon | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 19 | |
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Canada | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 99 | |
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Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 90 | |
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Central African Republic | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 9 | |
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Chad | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 17 | |
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Chile | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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China | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 11 | |
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Colombia | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 66 | |
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Comoros | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 50 | |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 15 | |
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Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 21 | |
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Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91 | |
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Côte d'Ivoire | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 51 | |
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Crimea * | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 8 | |
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Crimea Крим (Translation) * | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 8 | |
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Croatia | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 85 | |
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Cuba | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 14 | |
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Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91 | |
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Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 97 | |
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Djibouti | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 26 | |
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Dominica | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 93 | |
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Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 67 | |
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Ecuador | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 63 | |
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Egypt | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 22 | |
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El Salvador | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 67 | |
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Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | |
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Eritrea | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | |
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Estonia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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Eswatini | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 16 | |
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Ethiopia | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 19 | |
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Fiji | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 61 | |
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Finland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100 | |
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France | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 90 | |
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Gabon | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 23 | |
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Gambia, The | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 45 | |
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Gaza Strip * | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 11 | |
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Georgia | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 63 | |
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Germany | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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Ghana | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 83 | |
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Greece | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 87 | |
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Grenada | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 89 | |
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Guatemala | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 53 | |
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Guinea | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 43 | |
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Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 42 | |
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Guyana | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 75 | |
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Haiti | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 41 | |
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Honduras | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 46 | |
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Hong Kong * | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 59 | |
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Hungary | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 70 | |
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Iceland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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India | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 75 | |
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Indian Kashmir * | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 49 | |
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Indonesia | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 62 | |
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Iran | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 18 | |
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Iraq | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 32 | |
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Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 97 | |
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Israel | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 78 | |
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Italy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 89 | |
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Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 78 | |
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Japan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 96 | |
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Jordan | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 37 | |
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Kazakhstan | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 22 | |
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Kenya | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 48 | |
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Kiribati | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 93 | |
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Kosovo | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 54 | |
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Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 36 | |
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Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 38 | |
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Laos | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 14 | |
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Latvia | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 87 | |
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Lebanon | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 45 | |
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Lesotho | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 63 | |
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Liberia | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 62 | |
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Libya | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 9 | |
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Liechtenstein | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 90 | |
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Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91 | |
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Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 98 | |
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Macedonia | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 59 | |
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Madagascar | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 56 | |
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Malawi | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 64 | |
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Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 52 | |
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Maldives | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 35 | |
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Mali | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 44 | |
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Malta | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 91 | |
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Marshall Islands | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 93 | |
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Mauritania | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 32 | |
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Mauritius | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 89 | |
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Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 63 | |
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Micronesia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 92 | |
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Moldova | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 58 | |
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Monaco | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 82 | |
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Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 85 | |
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Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 65 | |
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Morocco | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 39 | |
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Mozambique | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 51 | |
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Myanmar | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 30 | |
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Nagorno-Karabakh * | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 31 | |
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Namibia | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 75 | |
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Nauru | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 78 | |
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Nepal | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 54 | |
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Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 99 | |
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New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 98 | |
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Nicaragua | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 32 | |
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Niger | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 49 | |
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Nigeria | 3 | 5 | 4.0 | 50 | |
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North Korea | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 3 | |
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Northern Cyprus * | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 81 | |
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Norway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100 | |
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Oman | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 23 | |
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Pakistan | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 39 | |
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Pakistani Kashmir * | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 28 | |
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Palau | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 92 | |
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Panama | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 84 | |
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Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 64 | |
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Paraguay | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 65 | |
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Peru | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 73 | |
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Philippines | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 61 | |
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Poland | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 84 | |
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Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 96 | |
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Qatar | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 25 | |
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Romania | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 81 | |
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Russia | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 20 | |
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Rwanda | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 23 | |
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Samoa | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 81 | |
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San Marino | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 95 | |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 83 | |
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Saudi Arabia | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |
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Senegal | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 72 | |
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Serbia | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 67 | |
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Seychelles | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 71 | |
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Sierra Leone | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 65 | |
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Singapore | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 51 | |
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Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 88 | |
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Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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Solomon Islands | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 79 | |
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Somalia | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |
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Somaliland* | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 43 | |
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South Africa | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 79 | |
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South Korea | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 83 | |
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South Ossetia* | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 10 | |
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South Sudan | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | |
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Spain | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 94 | |
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Sri Lanka | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 56 | |
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St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 89 | |
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St. Lucia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 92 | |
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St. Vincent and Grenadines | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91 | |
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Sudan | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |
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Suriname | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 77 | |
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Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100 | |
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Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 96 | |
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Syria | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
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Taiwan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 93 | |
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Tajikistan | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 9 | |
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Tanzania | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 45 | |
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Thailand | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 30 | |
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Tibet * | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | |
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Timor-Leste | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 70 | |
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Togo | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 43 | |
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Tonga | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 79 | |
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Transnistria * | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 24 | |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 82 | |
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Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 69 | |
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Turkey | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 31 | |
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Turkmenistan | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | |
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Tuvalu | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 93 | |
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Uganda | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 36 | |
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Ukraine | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 60 | |
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Ukraine Україна (Translation) | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 60 | |
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United Arab Emirates | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 17 | |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 93 | |
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United States | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 86 | |
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Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 98 | |
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Uzbekistan | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 9 | |
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Vanuatu | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 82 | |
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Venezuela | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 19 | |
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Venezuela (Spanish) | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 19 | |
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Vietnam | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | |
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West Bank* | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 25 | |
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Western Sahara* | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | |
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Yemen | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 11 | |
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Zambia | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 54 | |
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Zimbabwe | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 31 |