Asia-Pacific
Over the past five years, the Asia-Pacific region has been the only one to record steady gains in political rights and civil liberties as measured by Freedom House. Although it is home to China, where over half the world’s Not Free population lives, and North Korea, the least free country in the world, a number of Asia-Pacific countries have made impressive gains in the institutions of electoral democracy—elections, political parties, pluralism—and in freedom of association. Nonetheless, problems persist regarding many fundamental rights, and Freedom House supports local civil society groups throughout Southeast Asia in promoting and advocating the work of human rights defenders.
Countries & Territories: 43
3.9 billion people
44% free
Press:
5% free
Percent computed by population. Population source data.
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32 million people
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
32 million people
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
23 million people
Internet:
Free
Press:
Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
1.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
18
Internet Freedom
151 million people
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
3.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
708 thousand people
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
4.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
410 thousand people
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
5.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
54 million people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
88
Internet Freedom
54 million people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
88
Internet Freedom
15 million people
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
5.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
1.3 billion people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
83
Internet Freedom
1.3 billion people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
83
Internet Freedom
23 million people
Press:
Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
1.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
852 thousand people
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
5.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
1.2 billion people
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
2.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
36
Internet Freedom
238 million people
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
2.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
46
Internet Freedom
128 million people
Press:
Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
1.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
24 million people
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
7.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
49 million people
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
1.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
32
Internet Freedom
6.3 million people
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
29 million people
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Not Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
4.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
41
Internet Freedom
325 thousand people
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
3.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
2.8 million people
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
2.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
30 million people
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
4.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
4.4 million people
Press:
Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
1.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
177 million people
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Not Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
4.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
55
Internet Freedom
6.9 million people
Press:
Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
3.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
96 million people
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
3.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
545 thousand people
Press:
Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
3.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
21 million people
Press:
Not Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
4.5 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
70 million people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Partly Free
Status
Partly Free
Scores Overview
4.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
61
Internet Freedom
252 thousand people
Press:
Free
Status
Free
Scores Overview
2.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
88 million people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Status
Not Free
Scores Overview
6.0 (least free)
Combined Freedom Score
73
Internet Freedom
