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Countries and Territories

Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.

Viewing: Global Freedom Scores Internet Freedom Scores Democracy Scores
Country Sort ascending Total Score and Status Political Rights Civil Liberties
Zimbabwe 29 Partly Free 12 17
Zambia 54 Partly Free 22 32
Yemen 11 Not Free 1 10
Western Sahara* 4 Not Free -3 7
West Bank* 25 Not Free 4 21
Vietnam 20 Not Free 3 17
Venezuela 16 Not Free 2 14
Vanuatu 82 Free 33 49
Uzbekistan 10 Not Free 2 8
Uruguay 98 Free 40 58
United States 86 Free 33 53
United Kingdom 94 Free 39 55
United Arab Emirates 17 Not Free 5 12
Ukraine 62 Partly Free 27 35
Uganda 34 Not Free 11 23
Tuvalu 93 Free 37 56
Turkmenistan 2 Not Free 0 2
Turkey 32 Not Free 16 16
Tunisia 70 Free 32 38
Trinidad and Tobago 82 Free 33 49
Transnistria* 22 Not Free 9 13
Tonga 79 Free 30 49
Togo 44 Partly Free 16 28
Timor-Leste 71 Free 32 39
Tibet* 1 Not Free -2 3
The Gambia 46 Partly Free 20 26
The Bahamas 91 Free 38 53
Thailand 32 Partly Free 6 26
Tanzania 40 Partly Free 17 23
Tajikistan 9 Not Free 0 9
Taiwan 93 Free 37 56
São Tomé and Príncipe 84 Free 35 49
Syria 0 Not Free -3 3
Switzerland 96 Free 39 57
Sweden 100 Free 40 60
Suriname 75 Free 32 43
Sudan 12 Not Free 2 10
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91 Free 36 55
St. Lucia 92 Free 38 54
St. Kitts and Nevis 89 Free 36 53
Sri Lanka 55 Partly Free 22 33
Spain 92 Free 38 54
South Sudan -2 Not Free -6 4
South Ossetia* 10 Not Free 2 8
South Korea 83 Free 33 50
South Africa 79 Free 33 46
Somaliland* 41 Partly Free 17 24
Somalia 7 Not Free 1 6
Solomon Islands 79 Free 30 49
Slovenia 94 Free 39 55
Slovakia 88 Free 36 52
Singapore 50 Partly Free 19 31
Sierra Leone 65 Partly Free 28 37
Seychelles 72 Partly Free 29 43
Serbia 66 Partly Free 23 43
Senegal 71 Partly Free 29 42
Saudi Arabia 7 Not Free 1 6
San Marino 95 Free 38 57
Samoa 81 Free 30 51
Rwanda 22 Not Free 8 14
Russia 20 Not Free 5 15
Romania 83 Free 35 48
Republic of the Congo 20 Not Free 2 18
Qatar 25 Not Free 7 18
Portugal 96 Free 39 57
Poland 84 Free 35 49
Philippines 59 Partly Free 25 34
Peru 72 Free 30 42
Paraguay 65 Partly Free 28 37
Papua New Guinea 62 Partly Free 23 39
Panama 84 Free 36 48
Palau 92 Free 37 55
Pakistani Kashmir* 28 Not Free 9 19
Pakistan 38 Partly Free 16 22
Oman 23 Not Free 6 17
Norway 100 Free 40 60
Northern Cyprus* 81 Free 31 50
North Macedonia 63 Partly Free 24 39
North Korea 3 Not Free 0 3
Nigeria 47 Partly Free 22 25
Niger 48 Partly Free 20 28
Nicaragua 31 Not Free 10 21
New Zealand 97 Free 40 57
Netherlands 99 Free 40 59
Nepal 56 Partly Free 25 31
Nauru 77 Free 34 43
Namibia 77 Free 31 46
Nagorno-Karabakh* 34 Partly Free 13 21
Myanmar 30 Not Free 14 16
Mozambique 45 Partly Free 14 31
Morocco 37 Partly Free 13 24
Montenegro 62 Partly Free 22 40
Mongolia 84 Free 36 48
Monaco 83 Free 26 57
Moldova 60 Partly Free 26 34
Micronesia 92 Free 37 55
Mexico 62 Partly Free 27 35
Mauritius 89 Free 37 52
Mauritania 34 Partly Free 13 21
Marshall Islands 93 Free 38 55
Malta 90 Free 35 55
Mali 41 Partly Free 17 24
Maldives 40 Partly Free 18 22
Malaysia 52 Partly Free 21 31
Malawi 62 Partly Free 26 36
Madagascar 61 Partly Free 26 35
Luxembourg 98 Free 38 60
Lithuania 91 Free 38 53
Liechtenstein 90 Free 33 57
Libya 9 Not Free 1 8
Liberia 60 Partly Free 27 33
Lesotho 63 Partly Free 27 36
Lebanon 44 Partly Free 14 30
Latvia 89 Free 37 52
Laos 14 Not Free 2 12
Kyrgyzstan 38 Partly Free 11 27
Kuwait 36 Partly Free 13 23
Kosovo 56 Partly Free 25 31
Kiribati 93 Free 37 56
Kenya 48 Partly Free 19 29
Kazakhstan 23 Not Free 5 18
Jordan 37 Partly Free 12 25
Japan 96 Free 40 56
Jamaica 78 Free 34 44
Italy 89 Free 36 53
Israel 76 Free 33 43
Ireland 97 Free 39 58
Iraq 31 Not Free 17 14
Iran 17 Not Free 7 10
Indonesia 61 Partly Free 30 31
Indian Kashmir* 28 Not Free 8 20
India 71 Free 34 37
Iceland 94 Free 37 57
Hungary 70 Partly Free 27 43
Hong Kong* 55 Partly Free 16 39
Honduras 45 Partly Free 19 26
Haiti 38 Partly Free 16 22
Guyana 74 Free 31 43
Guinea-Bissau 46 Partly Free 17 29
Guinea 40 Partly Free 15 25
Guatemala 52 Partly Free 21 31
Grenada 89 Free 37 52
Greece 88 Free 37 51
Ghana 82 Free 35 47
Germany 94 Free 39 55
Georgia 61 Partly Free 24 37
Gaza Strip* 11 Not Free 3 8
Gabon 22 Not Free 3 19
France 90 Free 38 52
Finland 100 Free 40 60
Fiji 60 Partly Free 24 36
Ethiopia 24 Not Free 10 14
Eswatini 19 Not Free 1 18
Estonia 94 Free 38 56
Eritrea 2 Not Free 1 1
Equatorial Guinea 6 Not Free 0 6
El Salvador 66 Partly Free 32 34
Egypt 21 Not Free 7 14
Ecuador 65 Partly Free 27 38
Eastern Donbas* 5 Not Free -1 6
Dominican Republic 67 Partly Free 26 41
Dominica 93 Free 37 56
Djibouti 24 Not Free 5 19
Denmark 97 Free 40 57
Democratic Republic of the Congo 18 Not Free 4 14
Côte d'Ivoire 51 Partly Free 19 32
Czech Republic 91 Free 36 55
Cyprus 94 Free 38 56
Cuba 14 Not Free 1 13
Croatia 85 Free 36 49
Crimea* 8 Not Free -2 10
Costa Rica 91 Free 38 53
Comoros 44 Partly Free 18 26
Colombia 66 Partly Free 29 37
China 10 Not Free -1 11
Chile 90 Free 38 52
Chad 17 Not Free 3 14
Central African Republic 10 Not Free 4 6
Canada 98 Free 40 58
Cameroon 18 Not Free 7 11
Cambodia 25 Not Free 5 20
Cabo Verde 92 Free 38 54
Burundi 13 Not Free 3 10
Burkina Faso 56 Partly Free 23 33
Bulgaria 80 Free 34 46
Brunei 28 Not Free 7 21
Brazil 75 Free 31 44
Botswana 72 Free 28 44
Bosnia and Herzegovina 53 Partly Free 19 34
Bolivia 63 Partly Free 25 38
Bhutan 58 Partly Free 28 30
Benin 66 Partly Free 21 45
Belize 86 Free 35 51
Belgium 96 Free 39 57
Belarus 19 Not Free 5 14
Barbados 95 Free 38 57
Bangladesh 39 Partly Free 15 24
Bahrain 11 Not Free 1 10
Azerbaijan 10 Not Free 2 8
Austria 93 Free 37 56
Australia 97 Free 40 57
Armenia 53 Partly Free 21 32
Argentina 85 Free 35 50
Antigua and Barbuda 85 Free 33 52
Angola 32 Not Free 11 21
Andorra 94 Free 39 55
Algeria 34 Not Free 10 24
Albania 67 Partly Free 27 40
Afghanistan 27 Not Free 13 14
Abkhazia* 40 Partly Free 17 23

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology.

* Indicates a territory as opposed to an independent country.

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