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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 descending Total Score and Status Political Rights Civil Liberties
Abkhazia* 39 Partly Free 17 22
Afghanistan 8 Not Free 1 7
Albania 67 Partly Free 28 39
Algeria 32 Not Free 10 22
Andorra 93 Free 38 55
Angola 28 Not Free 10 18
Antigua and Barbuda 85 Free 33 52
Argentina 85 Free 35 50
Armenia 54 Partly Free 23 31
Australia 95 Free 38 57
Austria 93 Free 37 56
Azerbaijan 9 Not Free 2 7
Bahrain 12 Not Free 2 10
Bangladesh 40 Partly Free 15 25
Barbados 94 Free 37 57
Belarus 8 Not Free 2 6
Belgium 96 Free 39 57
Belize 87 Free 34 53
Benin 59 Partly Free 17 42
Bhutan 61 Partly Free 29 32
Bolivia 66 Partly Free 27 39
Bosnia and Herzegovina 52 Partly Free 18 34
Botswana 72 Free 28 44
Brazil 72 Free 30 42
Brunei 28 Not Free 7 21
Bulgaria 79 Free 33 46
Burkina Faso 30 Not Free 3 27
Burundi 14 Not Free 4 10
Cabo Verde 92 Free 38 54
Cambodia 24 Not Free 5 19
Cameroon 15 Not Free 6 9
Canada 98 Free 40 58
Central African Republic 7 Not Free 3 4
Chad 15 Not Free 1 14
Chile 94 Free 38 56
China 6 Not Free -5 11
Colombia 70 Free 31 39
Comoros 42 Partly Free 16 26
Costa Rica 91 Free 38 53
Crimea* 4 Not Free -2 6
Croatia 84 Free 35 49
Cuba 12 Not Free 1 11
Cyprus 92 Free 38 54
Czech Republic 92 Free 36 56
Côte d'Ivoire 49 Partly Free 19 30
Democratic Republic of the Congo 19 Not Free 4 15
Denmark 97 Free 40 57
Djibouti 24 Not Free 5 19
Dominica 93 Free 37 56
Dominican Republic 68 Partly Free 27 41
Eastern Donbas* 3 Not Free -1 4
Ecuador 70 Free 30 40
Egypt 18 Not Free 6 12
El Salvador 56 Partly Free 25 31
Equatorial Guinea 5 Not Free 0 5
Eritrea 3 Not Free 1 2
Estonia 94 Free 38 56
Eswatini 17 Not Free 1 16
Ethiopia 19 Not Free 8 11
Fiji 59 Partly Free 24 35
Finland 100 Free 40 60
France 89 Free 38 51
Gabon 20 Not Free 2 18
Gaza Strip* 11 Not Free 3 8
Georgia 58 Partly Free 22 36
Germany 94 Free 39 55
Ghana 80 Free 35 45
Greece 86 Free 35 51
Grenada 89 Free 37 52
Guatemala 49 Partly Free 20 29
Guinea 30 Not Free 7 23
Guinea-Bissau 43 Partly Free 17 26
Guyana 73 Free 30 43
Haiti 31 Not Free 11 20
Honduras 48 Partly Free 22 26
Hong Kong* 42 Partly Free 10 32
Hungary 66 Partly Free 24 42
Iceland 94 Free 37 57
India 66 Partly Free 33 33
Indian Kashmir* 27 Not Free 7 20
Indonesia 58 Partly Free 30 28
Iran 12 Not Free 4 8
Iraq 29 Not Free 16 13
Ireland 97 Free 39 58
Israel 77 Free 34 43
Italy 90 Free 36 54
Jamaica 80 Free 34 46
Japan 96 Free 40 56
Jordan 33 Not Free 11 22
Kazakhstan 23 Not Free 5 18
Kenya 52 Partly Free 22 30
Kiribati 91 Free 37 54
Kosovo 60 Partly Free 28 32
Kuwait 37 Partly Free 14 23
Kyrgyzstan 26 Not Free 3 23
Laos 13 Not Free 2 11
Latvia 88 Free 37 51
Lebanon 43 Partly Free 14 29
Lesotho 66 Free 30 36
Liberia 60 Partly Free 27 33
Libya 10 Not Free 1 9
Liechtenstein 90 Free 33 57
Lithuania 89 Free 38 51
Luxembourg 97 Free 38 59
Madagascar 61 Partly Free 27 34
Malawi 66 Partly Free 29 37
Malaysia 53 Partly Free 22 31
Maldives 41 Partly Free 19 22
Mali 29 Not Free 8 21
Malta 89 Free 35 54
Marshall Islands 93 Free 38 55
Mauritania 36 Partly Free 14 22
Mauritius 85 Free 35 50
Mexico 60 Partly Free 27 33
Micronesia 92 Free 37 55
Moldova 62 Partly Free 27 35
Monaco 84 Free 27 57
Mongolia 84 Free 36 48
Montenegro 67 Partly Free 26 41
Morocco 37 Partly Free 13 24
Mozambique 45 Partly Free 14 31
Myanmar 5 Not Free -4 9
Nagorno-Karabakh* 37 Partly Free 17 20
Namibia 77 Free 31 46
Nauru 77 Free 34 43
Nepal 58 Partly Free 26 32
Netherlands 97 Free 39 58
New Zealand 99 Free 40 59
Nicaragua 19 Not Free 5 14
Niger 51 Partly Free 23 28
Nigeria 43 Partly Free 20 23
North Korea 3 Not Free 0 3
North Macedonia 68 Partly Free 29 39
Northern Cyprus* 76 Free 27 49
Norway 100 Free 40 60
Oman 24 Not Free 6 18
Pakistan 37 Partly Free 15 22
Pakistani Kashmir* 29 Not Free 9 20
Palau 92 Free 37 55
Panama 83 Free 35 48
Papua New Guinea 61 Partly Free 22 39
Paraguay 65 Partly Free 28 37
Peru 70 Partly Free 29 41
Philippines 58 Partly Free 25 33
Poland 81 Free 34 47
Portugal 96 Free 39 57
Qatar 25 Not Free 7 18
Republic of the Congo 17 Not Free 2 15
Romania 83 Free 35 48
Russia 16 Not Free 5 11
Rwanda 23 Not Free 8 15
Samoa 83 Free 31 52
San Marino 97 Free 39 58
Saudi Arabia 8 Not Free 1 7
Senegal 68 Partly Free 29 39
Serbia 60 Partly Free 20 40
Seychelles 79 Free 34 45
Sierra Leone 63 Partly Free 27 36
Singapore 47 Partly Free 19 28
Slovakia 90 Free 37 53
Slovenia 95 Free 39 56
Solomon Islands 76 Free 29 47
Somalia 8 Not Free 2 6
Somaliland* 44 Partly Free 18 26
South Africa 79 Free 33 46
South Korea 83 Free 33 50
South Ossetia* 12 Not Free 3 9
South Sudan 1 Not Free -3 4
Spain 90 Free 37 53
Sri Lanka 53 Partly Free 22 31
St. Kitts and Nevis 89 Free 35 54
St. Lucia 92 Free 38 54
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91 Free 36 55
Sudan 8 Not Free -2 10
Suriname 79 Free 34 45
Sweden 100 Free 40 60
Switzerland 96 Free 39 57
Syria -2 Not Free -6 4
São Tomé and Príncipe 84 Free 35 49
Taiwan 94 Free 38 56
Tajikistan 7 Not Free 0 7
Tanzania 36 Partly Free 12 24
Thailand 30 Not Free 6 24
The Bahamas 91 Free 38 53
The Gambia 48 Partly Free 21 27
Tibet* -2 Not Free -5 3
Timor-Leste 72 Free 33 39
Togo 42 Partly Free 15 27
Tonga 81 Free 31 50
Transnistria* 18 Not Free 6 12
Trinidad and Tobago 82 Free 33 49
Tunisia 56 Partly Free 20 36
Turkey 32 Not Free 16 16
Turkmenistan 2 Not Free 0 2
Tuvalu 93 Free 37 56
Uganda 35 Not Free 11 24
Ukraine 48 Partly Free 20 28
United Arab Emirates 18 Not Free 5 13
United Kingdom 93 Free 39 54
United States 83 Free 33 50
Uruguay 96 Free 40 56
Uzbekistan 12 Not Free 2 10
Vanuatu 82 Free 33 49
Venezuela 15 Not Free 1 14
Vietnam 19 Not Free 4 15
West Bank* 22 Not Free 4 18
Western Sahara* 4 Not Free -3 7
Yemen 9 Not Free 1 8
Zambia 54 Partly Free 23 31
Zimbabwe 28 Not Free 11 17

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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