

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