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Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 208 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.

All Scores Freedom in the World Freedom on the Net
Score Change Key:
No Change No Change
Declined Declined
Improved Improved
Abkhazia*
39/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
17 22 Not covered
Afghanistan
6/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
1 5 Not covered
Albania
68/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
28 40 Not covered
Algeria
31/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
10 21 Not covered
Andorra
93/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 55 Not covered
Angola
28/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
10 18
60/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
12 29 19
Antarctica Not covered Not covered
Antigua and Barbuda
83/100Declined Free
Chevron right
32 51 Not covered
Argentina
85/100No Change Free
Chevron right
35 50
71/100No Change Free
Chevron right
20 27 24
Armenia
54/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
23 31
72/100Declined Free
Chevron right
20 28 24
Australia
95/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 56
75/100Declined Free
Chevron right
23 28 24
Austria
93/100No Change Free
Chevron right
37 56 Not covered
Azerbaijan
7/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
0 7
34/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
12 13 9
Bahrain
12/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
2 10
30/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
16 6 8
Bangladesh
45/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
16 29
45/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
12 20 13
Barbados
94/100No Change Free
Chevron right
37 57 Not covered
Belarus
7/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
1 6
20/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
12 5 3
Belgium
96/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 57 Not covered
Belize
88/100Improved Free
Chevron right
35 53 Not covered
Benin
60/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
18 42 Not covered
Bhutan
68/100Improved Free
Chevron right
32 36 Not covered
Bolivia
65/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
26 39 Not covered
Bosnia and Herzegovina
52/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
17 35 Not covered
Botswana
75/100Improved Free
Chevron right
31 44 Not covered
Brazil
72/100No Change Free
Chevron right
30 42
65/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
22 24 19
Brunei
27/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
7 20 Not covered
Bulgaria
77/100Declined Free
Chevron right
32 45 Not covered
Burkina Faso
25/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
3 22 Not covered
Burundi
15/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
4 11 Not covered
Cabo Verde
92/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 54 Not covered
Cambodia
23/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
4 19
42/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
14 14 14
Cameroon
15/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
6 9 Not covered
Canada
97/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 58
85/100Declined Free
Chevron right
22 32 31
Central African Republic
5/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
1 4 Not covered
Chad
15/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
1 14 Not covered
Chile
95/100Improved Free
Chevron right
38 57
87/100Improved Free
Chevron right
24 32 31
China
9/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
-2 11
9/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
7 2 0
Colombia
70/100No Change Free
Chevron right
31 39
64/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
19 24 21
Comoros
42/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
16 26 Not covered
Costa Rica
91/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 53
86/100Improved Free
Chevron right
22 32 32
Crimea* Not covered Not covered
Croatia
82/100Declined Free
Chevron right
34 48 Not covered
Cuba
10/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
1 9
21/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
5 10 6
Cyprus
91/100Declined Free
Chevron right
38 53 Not covered
Czechia
95/100Improved Free
Chevron right
37 58 Not covered
Côte d'Ivoire
49/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
19 30 Not covered
Democratic Republic of the Congo
18/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
4 14 Not covered
Denmark
97/100No Change Free
Chevron right
40 57 Not covered
Djibouti
24/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
5 19 Not covered
Dominica
92/100Declined Free
Chevron right
37 55 Not covered
Dominican Republic
68/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
27 41 Not covered
Eastern Donbas* Not covered Not covered
Ecuador
65/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
28 37
63/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
17 24 22
Egypt
18/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
6 12
28/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
14 9 5
El Salvador
47/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
17 30 Not covered
Equatorial Guinea
5/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
0 5 Not covered
Eritrea
3/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
1 2 Not covered
Estonia
96/100Improved Free
Chevron right
39 57
91/100Declined Free
Chevron right
25 31 35
Eswatini
17/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
1 16 Not covered
Ethiopia
18/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
8 10
30/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
7 13 10
Falkland Islands Not covered Not covered
Fiji
69/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
28 41 Not covered
Finland
100/100No Change Free
Chevron right
40 60 Not covered
France
89/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 51
76/100No Change Free
Chevron right
23 29 24
Gabon
21/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
2 19 Not covered
Gaza Strip*
2/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
-2 4 Not covered
Georgia
55/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
21 34
70/100Declined Free
Chevron right
19 26 25
Germany
95/100Improved Free
Chevron right
40 55
74/100Declined Free
Chevron right
23 27 24
Ghana
80/100No Change Free
Chevron right
35 45
64/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
15 28 21
Greece
85/100No Change Free
Chevron right
35 50 Not covered
Grenada
89/100No Change Free
Chevron right
37 52 Not covered
Guatemala
48/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
19 29 Not covered
Guinea
30/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
7 23 Not covered
Guinea-Bissau
41/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
15 26 Not covered
Guyana
74/100Improved Free
Chevron right
30 44 Not covered
Haiti
24/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
6 18 Not covered
Honduras
48/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
22 26 Not covered
Hong Kong*
40/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
9 31 Not covered
Hungary
65/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
24 41
69/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
21 23 25
Iceland
95/100Improved Free
Chevron right
38 57
94/100No Change Free
Chevron right
25 34 35
India
63/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
31 32
51/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
15 19 17
Indian Kashmir*
38/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
17 21 Not covered
Indonesia
56/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
28 28
48/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
15 17 16
Iran
11/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
4 7
13/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
8 4 1
Iraq
31/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
16 15
41/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
11 16 14
Ireland
97/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 58 Not covered
Israel
73/100Declined Free
Chevron right
34 39 Not covered
Italy
89/100Declined Free
Chevron right
36 53
74/100Declined Free
Chevron right
22 28 24
Jamaica
80/100No Change Free
Chevron right
33 47 Not covered
Japan
96/100No Change Free
Chevron right
40 56
78/100No Change Free
Chevron right
22 30 26
Jordan
34/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
12 22
47/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
14 16 17
Kazakhstan
23/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
5 18
37/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
14 12 11
Kenya
51/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
22 29
58/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
14 24 20
Kiribati
89/100Declined Free
Chevron right
36 53 Not covered
Kosovo
60/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
28 32 Not covered
Kuwait
31/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
7 24 Not covered
Kyrgyzstan
26/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
4 22
47/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
15 17 15
Laos
13/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
2 11 Not covered
Latvia
89/100Improved Free
Chevron right
37 52 Not covered
Lebanon
39/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
13 26
50/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
10 22 18
Lesotho
66/100No Change Free
Chevron right
30 36 Not covered
Liberia
64/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
30 34 Not covered
Libya
10/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
2 8
43/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
8 21 14
Liechtenstein
90/100No Change Free
Chevron right
33 57 Not covered
Lithuania
89/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 51 Not covered
Luxembourg
97/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 59 Not covered
Macao Not covered Not covered
Madagascar
55/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
21 34 Not covered
Malawi
65/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
28 37
61/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
11 26 24
Malaysia
53/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
22 31
60/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
19 21 20
Maldives
43/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
20 23 Not covered
Mali
24/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
6 18 Not covered
Malta
87/100No Change Free
Chevron right
35 52 Not covered
Marshall Islands
93/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 55 Not covered
Mauritania
39/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
15 24 Not covered
Mauritius
86/100Improved Free
Chevron right
35 51 Not covered
Mexico
59/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
26 33
61/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
18 25 18
Micronesia
92/100No Change Free
Chevron right
37 55 Not covered
Moldova
60/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
25 35 Not covered
Monaco
82/100No Change Free
Chevron right
25 57 Not covered
Mongolia
84/100No Change Free
Chevron right
36 48 Not covered
Montenegro
69/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
27 42 Not covered
Morocco
37/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
13 24
54/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
18 21 15
Mozambique
41/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
12 29 Not covered
Myanmar
7/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
0 7
9/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
2 5 2
Nagorno-Karabakh* Not covered Not covered
Namibia
73/100Declined Free
Chevron right
28 45 Not covered
Nauru
75/100Declined Free
Chevron right
32 43 Not covered
Nepal
62/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
28 34 Not covered
Netherlands
97/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 58
84/100Improved Free
Chevron right
24 30 30
New Zealand
99/100No Change Free
Chevron right
40 59 Not covered
Nicaragua
14/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
2 12
38/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
11 14 13
Niger
30/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
5 25 Not covered
Nigeria
44/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
20 24
59/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
17 24 18
North Korea
3/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
0 3 Not covered
North Macedonia
67/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
28 39 Not covered
Northern Cyprus*
76/100No Change Free
Chevron right
27 49 Not covered
Norway
99/100Improved Free
Chevron right
39 60 Not covered
Oman
24/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
6 18 Not covered
Pakistan
32/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
12 20
27/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
6 13 8
Pakistani Kashmir*
30/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
9 21 Not covered
Palau
92/100No Change Free
Chevron right
37 55 Not covered
Palestine Not covered Not covered
Panama
83/100No Change Free
Chevron right
35 48 Not covered
Papua New Guinea
61/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
22 39 Not covered
Paraguay
63/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
26 37 Not covered
Peru
67/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
28 39 Not covered
Philippines
58/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
25 33
61/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
17 23 21
Poland
82/100Improved Free
Chevron right
34 48 Not covered
Portugal
96/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 57 Not covered
Puerto Rico Not covered Not covered
Qatar
25/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
7 18 Not covered
Republic of the Congo
17/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
2 15 Not covered
Romania
82/100Declined Free
Chevron right
34 48 Not covered
Russia
12/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
4 8
17/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
10 4 3
Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine*
-1/100 Not Free
Chevron right
-2 1 Not covered
Rwanda
21/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
7 14
34/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
13 11 10
Samoa
84/100No Change Free
Chevron right
32 52 Not covered
San Marino
97/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 58 Not covered
Saudi Arabia
9/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
1 8
25/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
13 7 5
Senegal
69/100Improved Free
Chevron right
30 39 Not covered
Serbia
56/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
18 38
67/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
21 24 22
Seychelles
80/100Improved Free
Chevron right
34 46 Not covered
Sierra Leone
59/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
23 36 Not covered
Singapore
48/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
19 29
53/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
19 17 17
Slovakia
89/100Declined Free
Chevron right
36 53 Not covered
Slovenia
96/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 57 Not covered
Solomon Islands
75/100No Change Free
Chevron right
28 47 Not covered
Somalia
8/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
2 6 Not covered
Somaliland*
47/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
21 26 Not covered
South Africa
81/100Improved Free
Chevron right
34 47
73/100Declined Free
Chevron right
19 28 26
South Korea
81/100Declined Free
Chevron right
32 49
65/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
21 23 21
South Ossetia*
12/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
3 9 Not covered
South Sudan
1/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
-3 4 Not covered
Spain
90/100No Change Free
Chevron right
37 53 Not covered
Sri Lanka
58/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
26 32
53/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
14 21 18
St. Kitts and Nevis
89/100No Change Free
Chevron right
35 54 Not covered
St. Lucia
91/100Declined Free
Chevron right
38 53 Not covered
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
90/100No Change Free
Chevron right
36 54 Not covered
Sudan
2/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
-3 5
27/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
5 14 8
Suriname
80/100Improved Free
Chevron right
34 46 Not covered
Sweden
99/100No Change Free
Chevron right
40 59 Not covered
Switzerland
96/100No Change Free
Chevron right
39 57 Not covered
Syria
5/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
-3 8 Not covered
São Tomé and Príncipe
84/100No Change Free
Chevron right
35 49 Not covered
Taiwan
94/100No Change Free
Chevron right
38 56
79/100No Change Free
Chevron right
24 29 26
Tajikistan
5/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
0 5 Not covered
Tanzania
35/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
11 24 Not covered
Thailand
34/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
11 23
39/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
17 14 8
The Bahamas
90/100Declined Free
Chevron right
38 52 Not covered
The Gambia
50/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
22 28
56/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
13 25 18
Tibet*
0/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
-2 2 Not covered
Timor-Leste
72/100No Change Free
Chevron right
33 39 Not covered
Togo
41/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
14 27 Not covered
Tonga
80/100Declined Free
Chevron right
30 50 Not covered
Transnistria*
17/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
5 12 Not covered
Trinidad and Tobago
82/100No Change Free
Chevron right
33 49 Not covered
Tunisia
44/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
11 33
59/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
17 24 18
Turkey
33/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
17 16
31/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
13 10 8
Turkmenistan
1/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
0 1 Not covered
Tuvalu
93/100No Change Free
Chevron right
37 56 Not covered
Uganda
34/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
10 24
52/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
15 21 16
Ukraine
51/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
23 28
62/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
19 22 21
United Arab Emirates
18/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
5 13
28/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
14 9 5
United Kingdom
92/100Improved Free
Chevron right
39 53
76/100Declined Free
Chevron right
24 28 24
United States
84/100Improved Free
Chevron right
34 50
73/100Declined Free
Chevron right
20 28 25
Uruguay
96/100No Change Free
Chevron right
40 56 Not covered
Uzbekistan
12/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
2 10
29/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
11 11 7
Vanuatu
82/100No Change Free
Chevron right
32 50 Not covered
Venezuela
13/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
0 13
26/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
8 9 9
Vietnam
20/100Improved Not Free
Chevron right
4 16
22/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
12 6 4
West Bank*
22/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
4 18 Not covered
Western Sahara*
4/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
-3 7 Not covered
Yemen
10/100No Change Not Free
Chevron right
1 9 Not covered
Zambia
53/100Declined Partly Free
Chevron right
22 31
62/100No Change Partly Free
Chevron right
16 27 19
Zimbabwe
26/100Declined Not Free
Chevron right
9 17
50/100Improved Partly Free
Chevron right
10 22 18

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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