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