

Freedom in the World 2019 Scores
Freedom in the World 2019 Scores
Country Sort descending | Total Score and Status | Political Rights | Civil Liberties |
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Abkhazia* | 41 Partly Free | 18 | 23 |
Afghanistan | 27 Not Free | 13 | 14 |
Albania | 68 Partly Free | 28 | 40 |
Algeria | 34 Not Free | 10 | 24 |
Andorra | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
Angola | 31 Not Free | 11 | 20 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 84 Free | 33 | 51 |
Argentina | 84 Free | 34 | 50 |
Armenia | 51 Partly Free | 20 | 31 |
Australia | 98 Free | 40 | 58 |
Austria | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
Azerbaijan | 11 Not Free | 2 | 9 |
Bahrain | 12 Not Free | 2 | 10 |
Bangladesh | 41 Partly Free | 17 | 24 |
Barbados | 96 Free | 38 | 58 |
Belarus | 19 Not Free | 5 | 14 |
Belgium | 96 Free | 39 | 57 |
Belize | 86 Free | 36 | 50 |
Benin | 79 Free | 32 | 47 |
Bhutan | 59 Partly Free | 29 | 30 |
Bolivia | 67 Partly Free | 28 | 39 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53 Partly Free | 19 | 34 |
Botswana | 72 Free | 28 | 44 |
Brazil | 75 Free | 30 | 45 |
Brunei | 29 Not Free | 7 | 22 |
Bulgaria | 80 Free | 33 | 47 |
Burkina Faso | 60 Partly Free | 23 | 37 |
Burundi | 14 Not Free | 3 | 11 |
Cabo Verde | 90 Free | 37 | 53 |
Cambodia | 26 Not Free | 6 | 20 |
Cameroon | 19 Not Free | 7 | 12 |
Canada | 99 Free | 40 | 59 |
Central African Republic | 9 Not Free | 4 | 5 |
Chad | 17 Not Free | 3 | 14 |
Chile | 94 Free | 37 | 57 |
China | 11 Not Free | -1 | 12 |
Colombia | 66 Partly Free | 29 | 37 |
Comoros | 50 Partly Free | 21 | 29 |
Costa Rica | 91 Free | 38 | 53 |
Crimea* | 8 Not Free | -2 | 10 |
Croatia | 85 Free | 36 | 49 |
Cuba | 14 Not Free | 1 | 13 |
Cyprus | 94 Free | 38 | 56 |
Czech Republic | 91 Free | 36 | 55 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 51 Partly Free | 19 | 32 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15 Not Free | 3 | 12 |
Denmark | 97 Free | 40 | 57 |
Djibouti | 26 Not Free | 7 | 19 |
Dominica | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
Dominican Republic | 67 Partly Free | 26 | 41 |
Ecuador | 63 Partly Free | 25 | 38 |
Egypt | 22 Not Free | 8 | 14 |
El Salvador | 67 Free | 32 | 35 |
Equatorial Guinea | 6 Not Free | 0 | 6 |
Eritrea | 2 Not Free | 1 | 1 |
Estonia | 94 Free | 38 | 56 |
Eswatini | 16 Not Free | 1 | 15 |
Ethiopia | 19 Not Free | 7 | 12 |
Fiji | 61 Partly Free | 24 | 37 |
Finland | 100 Free | 40 | 60 |
France | 90 Free | 38 | 52 |
Gabon | 23 Not Free | 4 | 19 |
Gaza Strip* | 11 Not Free | 3 | 8 |
Georgia | 63 Partly Free | 25 | 38 |
Germany | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
Ghana | 83 Free | 36 | 47 |
Greece | 87 Free | 36 | 51 |
Grenada | 89 Free | 37 | 52 |
Guatemala | 53 Partly Free | 22 | 31 |
Guinea | 43 Partly Free | 17 | 26 |
Guinea-Bissau | 42 Partly Free | 15 | 27 |
Guyana | 75 Free | 32 | 43 |
Haiti | 41 Partly Free | 17 | 24 |
Honduras | 46 Partly Free | 20 | 26 |
Hong Kong* | 59 Partly Free | 15 | 44 |
Hungary | 70 Partly Free | 27 | 43 |
Iceland | 94 Free | 37 | 57 |
India | 75 Free | 35 | 40 |
Indian Kashmir* | 49 Partly Free | 22 | 27 |
Indonesia | 62 Partly Free | 30 | 32 |
Iran | 18 Not Free | 7 | 11 |
Iraq | 32 Not Free | 17 | 15 |
Ireland | 97 Free | 39 | 58 |
Israel | 78 Free | 35 | 43 |
Italy | 89 Free | 36 | 53 |
Jamaica | 78 Free | 34 | 44 |
Japan | 96 Free | 40 | 56 |
Jordan | 37 Partly Free | 12 | 25 |
Kazakhstan | 22 Not Free | 5 | 17 |
Kenya | 48 Partly Free | 19 | 29 |
Kiribati | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
Kosovo | 54 Partly Free | 24 | 30 |
Kuwait | 36 Partly Free | 13 | 23 |
Kyrgyzstan | 38 Partly Free | 12 | 26 |
Laos | 14 Not Free | 2 | 12 |
Latvia | 87 Free | 35 | 52 |
Lebanon | 45 Partly Free | 14 | 31 |
Lesotho | 63 Partly Free | 27 | 36 |
Liberia | 62 Partly Free | 27 | 35 |
Libya | 9 Not Free | 1 | 8 |
Liechtenstein | 90 Free | 33 | 57 |
Lithuania | 91 Free | 38 | 53 |
Luxembourg | 98 Free | 38 | 60 |
Madagascar | 56 Partly Free | 24 | 32 |
Malawi | 64 Partly Free | 26 | 38 |
Malaysia | 52 Partly Free | 21 | 31 |
Maldives | 35 Partly Free | 14 | 21 |
Mali | 44 Partly Free | 18 | 26 |
Malta | 91 Free | 35 | 56 |
Marshall Islands | 93 Free | 38 | 55 |
Mauritania | 32 Not Free | 11 | 21 |
Mauritius | 89 Free | 37 | 52 |
Mexico | 63 Partly Free | 27 | 36 |
Micronesia | 92 Free | 37 | 55 |
Moldova | 58 Partly Free | 24 | 34 |
Monaco | 82 Free | 26 | 56 |
Mongolia | 85 Free | 36 | 49 |
Montenegro | 65 Partly Free | 23 | 42 |
Morocco | 39 Partly Free | 14 | 25 |
Mozambique | 51 Partly Free | 19 | 32 |
Myanmar | 30 Partly Free | 13 | 17 |
Nagorno-Karabakh* | 31 Partly Free | 12 | 19 |
Namibia | 75 Free | 29 | 46 |
Nauru | 78 Free | 34 | 44 |
Nepal | 54 Partly Free | 25 | 29 |
Netherlands | 99 Free | 40 | 59 |
New Zealand | 98 Free | 40 | 58 |
Nicaragua | 32 Not Free | 10 | 22 |
Niger | 49 Partly Free | 20 | 29 |
Nigeria | 50 Partly Free | 25 | 25 |
North Korea | 3 Not Free | 0 | 3 |
North Macedonia | 59 Partly Free | 22 | 37 |
Northern Cyprus* | 81 Free | 31 | 50 |
Norway | 100 Free | 40 | 60 |
Oman | 23 Not Free | 6 | 17 |
Pakistan | 39 Partly Free | 17 | 22 |
Pakistani Kashmir* | 28 Not Free | 9 | 19 |
Palau | 92 Free | 37 | 55 |
Panama | 84 Free | 36 | 48 |
Papua New Guinea | 64 Partly Free | 23 | 41 |
Paraguay | 65 Partly Free | 28 | 37 |
Peru | 73 Free | 31 | 42 |
Philippines | 61 Partly Free | 26 | 35 |
Poland | 84 Free | 35 | 49 |
Portugal | 96 Free | 39 | 57 |
Qatar | 25 Not Free | 7 | 18 |
Republic of the Congo | 21 Not Free | 2 | 19 |
Romania | 81 Free | 34 | 47 |
Russia | 20 Not Free | 5 | 15 |
Rwanda | 23 Not Free | 9 | 14 |
Samoa | 81 Free | 30 | 51 |
San Marino | 95 Free | 38 | 57 |
Saudi Arabia | 7 Not Free | 1 | 6 |
Senegal | 72 Free | 30 | 42 |
Serbia | 67 Partly Free | 24 | 43 |
Seychelles | 71 Partly Free | 28 | 43 |
Sierra Leone | 65 Partly Free | 28 | 37 |
Singapore | 51 Partly Free | 19 | 32 |
Slovakia | 88 Free | 36 | 52 |
Slovenia | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
Solomon Islands | 79 Free | 30 | 49 |
Somalia | 7 Not Free | 1 | 6 |
Somaliland* | 43 Partly Free | 19 | 24 |
South Africa | 79 Free | 33 | 46 |
South Korea | 83 Free | 33 | 50 |
South Ossetia* | 10 Not Free | 2 | 8 |
South Sudan | 2 Not Free | -2 | 4 |
Spain | 94 Free | 39 | 55 |
Sri Lanka | 56 Partly Free | 24 | 32 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 89 Free | 36 | 53 |
St. Lucia | 92 Free | 38 | 54 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 91 Free | 36 | 55 |
Sudan | 7 Not Free | 3 | 4 |
Suriname | 77 Free | 34 | 43 |
Sweden | 100 Free | 40 | 60 |
Switzerland | 96 Free | 39 | 57 |
Syria | 0 Not Free | -3 | 3 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 83 Free | 34 | 49 |
Taiwan | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
Tajikistan | 9 Not Free | 0 | 9 |
Tanzania | 45 Partly Free | 20 | 25 |
Thailand | 30 Not Free | 5 | 25 |
The Bahamas | 91 Free | 38 | 53 |
The Gambia | 45 Partly Free | 20 | 25 |
Tibet* | 1 Not Free | -2 | 3 |
Timor-Leste | 70 Free | 32 | 38 |
Togo | 43 Partly Free | 15 | 28 |
Tonga | 79 Free | 30 | 49 |
Transnistria* | 24 Not Free | 10 | 14 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 82 Free | 33 | 49 |
Tunisia | 69 Free | 31 | 38 |
Turkey | 31 Not Free | 15 | 16 |
Turkmenistan | 2 Not Free | 0 | 2 |
Tuvalu | 93 Free | 37 | 56 |
Uganda | 36 Not Free | 11 | 25 |
Ukraine | 60 Partly Free | 26 | 34 |
United Arab Emirates | 17 Not Free | 5 | 12 |
United Kingdom | 93 Free | 39 | 54 |
United States | 86 Free | 33 | 53 |
Uruguay | 98 Free | 40 | 58 |
Uzbekistan | 9 Not Free | 1 | 8 |
Vanuatu | 82 Free | 33 | 49 |
Venezuela | 19 Not Free | 3 | 16 |
Vietnam | 20 Not Free | 3 | 17 |
West Bank* | 25 Not Free | 4 | 21 |
Western Sahara* | 4 Not Free | -3 | 7 |
Yemen | 11 Not Free | 1 | 10 |
Zambia | 54 Partly Free | 22 | 32 |
Zimbabwe | 31 Partly Free | 12 | 19 |