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Freedom in the World by region 
Summary
Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based[3] non-governmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant related and disputed territories around the world.
Free Partly Free Not Free
Countries designated "electoral democracies" in Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2023 survey, covering the year 2022.[2]
Sub-Saharan Africa edit
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Angola
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Benin*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Botswana*
|
3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Burkina Faso*
|
5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 6 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly |
 Burundi
|
4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Cameroon
|
6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Cape Verde*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Central African Republic
|
5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Chad
|
7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Comoros*
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Congo, Republic of
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
 Congo, Democratic Republic of
|
6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Ivory Coast*
|
6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Djibouti
|
5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Eritrea
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Ethiopia
|
5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Gabon
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
 Gambia
|
5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 4 | 5 | Partly |
 Ghana*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Guinea
|
7 | 6 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Kenya*
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Lesotho*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Liberia*
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Madagascar*
|
6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Malawi*
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Mali
|
2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 7 | 5 | Not | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly |
 Mauritania
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Mauritius*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Mozambique
|
4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Namibia*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Niger
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Nigeria*
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 3 | 5 | Partly | 3 | 5 | Partly |
 Rwanda
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 São Tomé and Príncipe*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Senegal*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Seychelles*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Sierra Leone*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Somalia
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 South Africa*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 South Sudan
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Sudan
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Eswatini
|
7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Tanzania*
|
4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Togo
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Uganda
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 4 | Partly |
 Zambia
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Zimbabwe
|
6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not |
Americas edit
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Antigua and Barbuda*
|
3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Argentina*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Bahamas*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Barbados*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Belize*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Bolivia*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Brazil*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Canada*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Chile*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Colombia*
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Costa Rica*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Cuba
|
7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Dominica*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Dominican Republic*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Ecuador*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 El Salvador*
|
2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Grenada*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Guatemala*
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Guyana*
|
2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Haiti
|
4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Honduras
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Jamaica*
|
2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Mexico*
|
2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Nicaragua
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly |
 Panama*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Paraguay*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Peru*
|
2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Saint Lucia*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*
|
2 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Suriname*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Trinidad and Tobago*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 United States*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free |
 Uruguay*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Venezuela
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
Asia-Pacific edit
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Afghanistan
|
6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not |
 Australia*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Bangladesh*
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Bhutan*
|
4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Brunei
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Cambodia
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 China
|
7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 East Timor*
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Fiji*
|
6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 India*
|
2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Indonesia*
|
2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly |
 Japan*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Kiribati*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 North Korea
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 South Korea*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Laos
|
7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Malaysia
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Maldives
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Marshall Islands*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Micronesia*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Mongolia*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Myanmar
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Nauru*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Nepal*
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 New Zealand*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Pakistan*
|
4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly |
 Palau*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Papua New Guinea*
|
4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Philippines*
|
4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Samoa*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Singapore
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Solomon Islands*
|
4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Sri Lanka*
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Taiwan*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Thailand
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Tonga*
|
5 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Tuvalu*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Vanuatu*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Vietnam
|
7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
Eurasia edit
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Armenia
|
6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly |
 Azerbaijan
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Belarus
|
7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Georgia*
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Kazakhstan
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Moldova*
|
3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Russia
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Tajikistan
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Turkmenistan
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Ukraine*
|
3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Uzbekistan
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
Europe edit
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Albania*
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Andorra*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Austria*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Belgium*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina*
|
4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Bulgaria*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Croatia*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Cyprus*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Czech Republic*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Denmark*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Estonia*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Finland*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 France*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Germany*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Greece*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Hungary*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Iceland*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Ireland*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Italy*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Kosovo*
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Latvia*
|
2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Liechtenstein*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free |
 Lithuania*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Luxembourg*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Macedonia
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly |
 Malta*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Monaco*
|
2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 3 | 1 | Free | 3 | 1 | Free |
 Montenegro*
|
3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Netherlands*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Norway*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Poland*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Portugal*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Romania*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 San Marino*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Serbia*
|
2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Slovakia*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Slovenia*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Spain*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Sweden*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Switzerland*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Turkey
|
3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 6 | Not |
 United Kingdom*
|
1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
Middle East and North Africa edit
Note: The Middle East countries of Turkey, Cyprus, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia can be found in the "Europe" and "Eurasia" sections of Freedom House's Freedom in the World report.
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Algeria
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Bahrain
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Egypt
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Iran
|
6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not |
 Iraq
|
5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not |
 Israel*
|
1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 3 | Free |
 Jordan
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Kuwait
|
4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Lebanon
|
5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly |
 Libya
|
7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Morocco
|
5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Oman
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Qatar
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Saudi Arabia
|
7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Syria
|
7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Tunisia*
|
7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 1 | 3 | Free | 1 | 3 | Free | 1 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 United Arab Emirates
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Yemen
|
6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Freedom in the World Countries | Freedom House". freedomhouse.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ List of Electoral Democracies FIW23 (.XLSX), by Freedom House
- ^ William Ide (11 January 2000). "Freedom House Report: Asia Sees Some Significant Progress". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
References edit
- Bollen, Kenneth A. (1991), Inkeles, Alex (ed.), "On measuring democracy: Its consequences and concomitants (Chapter 1, Political democracy: Conceptual and measurement traps)", Proceedings of the Conference on Measuring Democracy, 27–28 May 1988, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (second printing, 1993 ed.), New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transactions Publishers, pp. 3–20, ISBN 978-0-88738-881-1
- Bollen, Kenneth; Paxton, Pamela; Morishima, Rumi (June 2005). "Assessing international evaluations: An example from USAID's Democracy and Governance Programs" (PDF). American Journal of Evaluation. 26 (2): 189–203. doi:10.1177/1098214005275640. S2CID 146522432. Evaluation performed on behalf of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), at the request of and with funding from the Strategic and Operational Research Agenda (SORA) of USAID (Office of Democracy and Governance in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance), according to the National Research Council (2008, p. 28).[permanent dead link]
- Gastil, Raymond Duncan (1991), Inkeles, Alex (ed.), "On measuring democracy: Its consequences and concomitants (Chapter 2, The comparative survey of freedom: Experiences and suggestions)", Proceedings of the Conference on Measuring Democracy, 27–28 May 1988, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (second printing, 1993 ed.), New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Transactions Publishers, pp. 21–46, ISBN 978-0-88738-881-1
- Inkeles, Alex, ed. (1991), "On measuring democracy: Its consequences and concomitants (Part I: Measuring democratic political systems)", Proceedings of the Conference on Measuring Democracy, 27–28 May 1988, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (second printing, 1993 ed.), New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transactions Publishers, pp. 1–121, ISBN 978-0-88738-881-1
- National Research Council, Committee on Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs (2008). Goldstone, Jack A (ed.). Improving democracy assistance: Building knowledge through evaluations and research. pp. xvi+336. ISBN 978-0-309-11736-4. Individuals can download the complete report (pdf format) for private use.
External links edit
- Freedom in the World 2018 - online at Freedom House
- Freedom in the World 2017 - online at Freedom House
- Freedom in the World 2016 - online at Freedom House
- Freedom in the World 2015 - online at Freedom House
- Freedom in the World 2014 - online at Freedom House
- Freedom in the World 2013 - online at Freedom House