This article contains a list of freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations that publish and maintain assessments of the state of freedom in the world, according to their own various definitions of the term, and rank countries as being free, partly free, or using various measures of freedom, including civil liberties, political rights and economic rights.
The Economic Freedom of the World Index is a report published by Canada-based Fraser Institute in conjunction with the Economic Freedom Network, a group of independent research and educational institutes in 90 nations and territories worldwide. It is a numeric index, and its results are not currently included in the table below.
The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom.[1] The index presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraint. It uses 79 distinct indicators of personal and economic freedom. The index covers the following areas: Rule of Law, Security and Safety, Movement, Religion, Association, Assembly, Civil Society, Expression, Relationships, Size of Government, Legal System and Property Rights, Access to Sound Money, Freedom to Trade Internationally, and Regulation of Credit, Labor, and Business. The Human Freedom Index was created in 2015, covering 152 countries for years 2008–2012. The Human Freedom Index 2016 was published in November 2016, covering 159 countries for years 2008–2015. The report is co-published by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute, and the Liberales Institut at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Co-authors of the report are Ian Vásquez and Tanja Porčnik.
Worldwide Press Freedom Index, is published each year since 2002 (except that 2011 was combined with 2012) by France-based Reporters Without Borders. Countries are assessed as having a good situation, a satisfactory situation, noticeable problems, a difficult situation, or a very serious situation.[3]
The World Index of Moral Freedom was first published on 2 April 2016, by the Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty, based in Madrid, Spain. This index ranks 160 countries by five categories of indicators: religious freedom, bioethical freedom, drugs freedom, sexuality freedom and family and gender freedom. The index aims at establishing the degree of individual freedom or state control on decisions pertaining to the great moral debates of our time.[4]
MaxRange, developed by Max Rånge, and maintained by Mikael Sandberg and Max Rånge, political scientists at Halmstad University, Sweden, is a data set defining a country's level of democracy and institutional structure (regime-type) on a 1000-point graded scale. Values are sorted based on level of democracy and political accountability. MaxRange defines the value corresponding to all states every month from 1789 to the present.[5]
Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute, the V-Dem Institute, the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is an approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy. It provides a multidimensional and disaggregated dataset that reflects the complexity of the concept of democracy as a system of rule that goes beyond the simple presence of elections. The V-Dem project distinguishes between five high-level principles of democracy: electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian, and collects data to measure these principles. With six principal investigators (PIs), seventeen project managers (PMs) with special responsibility for issue areas, more than thirty regional managers (RMs), 170 country coordinators (CCs), research assistants, and 3,000 country experts (CEs), the V-Dem project is one of the largest social science data collection projects focusing on research.[6]
International IDEAs "Global State of Democracy Report" provides democratic performance of 168 to 170 countries.. "The GSoD Indices are based on 116 individual indicators devised by various scholars and organizations using different types of sources: expert surveys, standards-based coding by research groups and analysts, observational data and composite measures. The Varieties of Democracy project is the largest contributor of indicators to the Global State of Democracies Indices.[7]
Global Corruption Index, rates and ranks countries by a metric that measures the risk of corruption in the country by using 43 variables. It covers 196 countries and territories and is published by the Swiss-based company, Global Risk Profile.[8]
The Democracy Index, published by the UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit, is an assessment of countries' democracy. Countries are rated as full democracies, flawed democracies, hybrid regimes, or authoritarian regimes. The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories measuring pluralism, civil liberties, and political culture.[9]
The U.S.-based Polity data series is a widely used data series in political science research. It contains coded annual information on regime authority characteristics and transitions for all independent states with total populations greater than 500,000 and covers the years 1800–2018. Polity's conclusions about a state's level of democracy are based on an evaluation of that state's elections for competitiveness, openness, and level of participation. Data from this series is not currently included in the table below. The Polity work is sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force (PITF) which is funded by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency; however, the views expressed in the reports are the authors' alone and do not represent the views of the U.S. Government.[15]
Annual assessments
Here is a table of the assessments by four indices, for most countries of the world. For exact rankings rather than assessments, refer to the individual index articles.
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^Craggs, Ryan (January 14, 2013). "World Freedom Index 2013: Canadian Fraser Institute Ranks Countries". Huffington Post. from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
^World Index of Moral Freedom(PDF) (4th ed.), The Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty, retrieved 2022-08-19
^. Sweden: School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Halmstad University. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
^"CIRI Human Rights Data Project". humanrightsdat.com. from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
^Michael Kirk (December 10, 2010). "Annual International Human Rights Ratings Announced". University of Connecticut. from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
^"Human Rights in 2011: The CIRI Report". CIRI Human Rights Data Project. August 29, 2013. from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
^ abcHeritage Foundation (2021). "Country Rankings". 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
^"Polity IV Project". Table footnote. from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 11 Jan 2020.
External links
. The Fraser Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-09-04.
Freedom in the World. Freedom House.
. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01.
World Index of Moral Freedom. Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty. 2 April 2016.
"Democracy continues its disturbing retreat". The Economist.
January 31, 2023
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This article contains a list of freedom indices produced by several non governmental organizations that publish and maintain assessments of the state of freedom in the world according to their own various definitions of the term and rank countries as being free partly free or using various measures of freedom including civil liberties political rights and economic rights Contents 1 Prominent indices 2 Annual assessments 3 List by country 3 1 Disputed territories 4 See also 5 Notes and references 6 External linksProminent indices EditThe indices and their origins Canada The Economic Freedom of the World Index is a report published by Canada based Fraser Institute in conjunction with the Economic Freedom Network a group of independent research and educational institutes in 90 nations and territories worldwide It is a numeric index and its results are not currently included in the table below Canada United States Germany The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal civil and economic freedom 1 The index presents a broad measure of human freedom understood as the absence of coercive constraint It uses 79 distinct indicators of personal and economic freedom The index covers the following areas Rule of Law Security and Safety Movement Religion Association Assembly Civil Society Expression Relationships Size of Government Legal System and Property Rights Access to Sound Money Freedom to Trade Internationally and Regulation of Credit Labor and Business The Human Freedom Index was created in 2015 covering 152 countries for years 2008 2012 The Human Freedom Index 2016 was published in November 2016 covering 159 countries for years 2008 2015 The report is co published by the Cato Institute the Fraser Institute and the Liberales Institut at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Co authors of the report are Ian Vasquez and Tanja Porcnik The Index of Freedom in the World was a predecessor to the Human Freedom Index It measured classical civil liberties and was published in 2013 by Canada s Fraser Institute Germany s Liberales Institute and the U S Cato Institute 2 It is not currently included in the table below France Worldwide Press Freedom Index is published each year since 2002 except that 2011 was combined with 2012 by France based Reporters Without Borders Countries are assessed as having a good situation a satisfactory situation noticeable problems a difficult situation or a very serious situation 3 Spain The World Index of Moral Freedom was first published on 2 April 2016 by the Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty based in Madrid Spain This index ranks 160 countries by five categories of indicators religious freedom bioethical freedom drugs freedom sexuality freedom and family and gender freedom The index aims at establishing the degree of individual freedom or state control on decisions pertaining to the great moral debates of our time 4 Sweden MaxRange developed by Max Range and maintained by Mikael Sandberg and Max Range political scientists at Halmstad University Sweden is a data set defining a country s level of democracy and institutional structure regime type on a 1000 point graded scale Values are sorted based on level of democracy and political accountability MaxRange defines the value corresponding to all states every month from 1789 to the present 5 Varieties of Democracy V Dem Institute the V Dem Institute the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg Sweden is an approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy It provides a multidimensional and disaggregated dataset that reflects the complexity of the concept of democracy as a system of rule that goes beyond the simple presence of elections The V Dem project distinguishes between five high level principles of democracy electoral liberal participatory deliberative and egalitarian and collects data to measure these principles With six principal investigators PIs seventeen project managers PMs with special responsibility for issue areas more than thirty regional managers RMs 170 country coordinators CCs research assistants and 3 000 country experts CEs the V Dem project is one of the largest social science data collection projects focusing on research 6 International IDEAs Global State of Democracy Report provides democratic performance of 168 to 170 countries The GSoD Indices are based on 116 individual indicators devised by various scholars and organizations using different types of sources expert surveys standards based coding by research groups and analysts observational data and composite measures The Varieties of Democracy project is the largest contributor of indicators to the Global State of Democracies Indices 7 Switzerland Global Corruption Index rates and ranks countries by a metric that measures the risk of corruption in the country by using 43 variables It covers 196 countries and territories and is published by the Swiss based company Global Risk Profile 8 UK The Democracy Index published by the UK based Economist Intelligence Unit is an assessment of countries democracy Countries are rated as full democracies flawed democracies hybrid regimes or authoritarian regimes The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories measuring pluralism civil liberties and political culture 9 US The CIRI Human Rights Data Project measures a range of human civil women s and workers rights 10 It was created in 1994 and is now hosted by the University of Connecticut 11 In its 2011 report the U S was ranked 38th in overall human rights 12 Freedom in the World published each year since 1972 by the U S based Freedom House ranks countries by political rights and civil liberties that are derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Countries are assessed as free partly free or unfree 13 Freedom of the Press is a report published each year since 1980 by Freedom House The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual report published by The Wall Street Journal and the U S based Heritage Foundation Countries are assessed as free mostly free moderately free mostly unfree and repressed 14 The U S based Polity data series is a widely used data series in political science research It contains coded annual information on regime authority characteristics and transitions for all independent states with total populations greater than 500 000 and covers the years 1800 2018 Polity s conclusions about a state s level of democracy are based on an evaluation of that state s elections for competitiveness openness and level of participation Data from this series is not currently included in the table below The Polity work is sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force PITF which is funded by the U S Central Intelligence Agency however the views expressed in the reports are the authors alone and do not represent the views of the U S Government 15 Annual assessments EditHere is a table of the assessments by four indices for most countries of the world For exact rankings rather than assessments refer to the individual index articles Country ratings from Freedom House s Freedom in the World 2021 survey 2021 Index of Economic Freedom Source Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal Press freedom in 2022 according to Reporters Without Borders Democracy Index map in 2020 according to The Economist Intelligence UnitIndex ScaleFreedom in the World free partly free not freeIndex of Economic Freedom free mostly free moderately free mostly unfree repressedPress Freedom Index good situation satisfactory situation noticeable problems difficult situation very serious situationDemocracy Index full democracy flawed democracy hybrid regime authoritarian regime authoritarian regimeList by country EditCountry Freedom in the World 2022 13 2022 Index of Economic Freedom 14 2022 Press Freedom Index 3 2021 Democracy Index 9 Afghanistan 5 not free n a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Albania 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Algeria 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Andorra 1 free n a 3 noticeable problems n a Angola 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Antigua and Barbuda 1 free n a 3 noticeable problems n a Argentina 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Armenia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Australia 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Austria 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Azerbaijan 5 not free 3 moderately free 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Bahamas 1 free 3 moderately free n a n a Bahrain 5 not free 3 moderately free 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Bangladesh 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 4 hybrid regime Barbados 1 free 2 mostly free n a n a Belarus 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Belgium 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Belize 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation n a Benin 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Bhutan 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 4 hybrid regime Bolivia 3 partly free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Botswana 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Brazil 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Brunei 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation n a Bulgaria 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Burkina Faso 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 5 authoritarian regime Burma 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Burundi 5 not free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Cambodia 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Cameroon 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Canada 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Cape Verde 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Central African Republic 5 not free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Chad 5 not free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Chile 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy China 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Colombia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Comoros 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Costa Rica 1 free 3 moderately free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Congo Democratic Republic of the 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Congo Republic of the 5 not free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Croatia 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Cuba 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Cyprus 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Czech Republic 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Denmark 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Djibouti 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Dominica 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems n a Dominican Republic 3 partly free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy East Timor 1 free 5 repressed 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Ecuador 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Egypt 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime El Salvador 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Equatorial Guinea 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Eritrea 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Estonia 1 free 1 free 1 good situation 2 flawed democracy Eswatini 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Ethiopia 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Fiji 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Finland 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy France 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Gabon 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Gambia 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Georgia 3 partly free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Germany 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Ghana 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Greece 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Grenada 1 free n a 3 noticeable problems n a Guatemala 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Guinea 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Guinea Bissau 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Guyana 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Haiti 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Honduras 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 4 hybrid regime Hong Kong 3 partly free n a 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Hungary 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Iceland 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy India 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Indonesia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Iran 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Iraq 5 not free n a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Ireland 1 free 1 free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Israel 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Italy 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Ivory Coast 3 partly free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 4 hybrid regime Jamaica 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Japan 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 1 full democracy Jordan 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Kazakhstan 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Kenya 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Kiribati 1 free 4 mostly unfree n a n a North Korea 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime South Korea 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Kosovo 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems n a Kuwait 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Kyrgyzstan 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Laos 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Latvia 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Lebanon 3 partly free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Lesotho 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Liberia 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Libya 5 not free n a 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Liechtenstein 1 free n a 2 satisfactory situation n a Lithuania 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Luxembourg 1 free 1 free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Madagascar 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Malawi 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Malaysia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Maldives 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems n a Mali 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Malta 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Marshall Islands 1 free n a n a n a Mauritania 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Mauritius 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 1 full democracy Mexico 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Micronesia Federated States of 1 free 3 moderately free n a n a Moldova 3 partly free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Monaco 1 free n a n a n a Mongolia 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Montenegro 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Morocco 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Mozambique 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Namibia 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Nauru 1 free n a n a n a Nepal 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Netherlands 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy New Zealand 1 free 1 free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Nicaragua 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Niger 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Nigeria 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime North Macedonia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Norway 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Oman 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Pakistan 3 partly free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 4 hybrid regime Palau 1 free n a n a n a Palestine 5 not free n a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Panama 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Papua New Guinea 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Paraguay 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Peru 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Philippines 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Poland 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Portugal 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 2 flawed democracy Qatar 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Romania 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Russia 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Rwanda 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 free n a 3 noticeable problems n a Saint Lucia 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems n a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems n a Samoa 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation n a San Marino 1 free n a n a n a Sao Tome and Principe 1 free 3 moderately free n a n a Saudi Arabia 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Senegal 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Serbia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Seychelles 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation n a Sierra Leone 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 4 hybrid regime Singapore 3 partly free 1 free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Slovakia 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Slovenia 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Solomon Islands 1 free 4 mostly unfree n a n a Somalia 5 not free n a 4 difficult situation n a South Africa 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy South Sudan 5 not free n a 4 difficult situation n a Spain 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Sri Lanka 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Sudan 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Suriname 1 free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Sweden 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Switzerland 1 free 1 free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Syria 5 not free n a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Taiwan 1 free 1 free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Tajikistan 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Tanzania 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Thailand 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Togo 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Tonga 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems n a Trinidad and Tobago 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Tunisia 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Turkey 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Turkmenistan 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Tuvalu 1 free n a n a n a Uganda 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Ukraine 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime United Arab Emirates 5 not free 2 mostly free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime United Kingdom 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy United States 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Uruguay 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Uzbekistan 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Vanuatu 1 free 3 moderately free n a n a Venezuela 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Vietnam 5 not free 3 moderately free 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Yemen 5 not free n a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Zambia 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Zimbabwe 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regimeDisputed territories Edit Country Freedom in the World 2022 13 2022 Index of Economic Freedom 14 2022 Press Freedom Index 3 2021 Democracy Index 9 Abkhazia 3 partly free n a n a n a Crimea 5 not free n a n a n a Gaza Strip 5 not free n a n a n a Jammu and Kashmir 5 not free n a n a n a Azad Kashmir 5 not free n a n a n a Nagorno Karabakh 3 partly free n a n a n a Northern Cyprus 1 free n a 3 noticeable problems n a Novorossiya 5 not free n a n a n a Somaliland 3 partly free n a n a n a South Ossetia 5 not free n a n a n a Tibet 5 not free n a n a n a Transnistria 5 not free n a n a n a West Bank 5 not free n a n a n a Western Sahara 5 not free n a n a n aSee also EditDemocracy Dictatorship Index Areopagitica writing by John Milton on the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England Censorship by country Corruption Perceptions Index Ease of doing business index Freedom House Freedom in the World Indices of economic freedom Internet censorship and surveillance by country Media transparency Transparency behavior Transparency market United Nations Parliamentary AssemblyNotes and references Edit Human Freedom Index www cato org human freedom index Archived from the original on September 14 2016 Retrieved September 16 2016 Craggs Ryan January 14 2013 World Freedom Index 2013 Canadian Fraser Institute Ranks Countries Huffington Post Archived from the original on October 19 2017 Retrieved March 26 2013 a b c Index Reporters Without Borders retrieved 2022 08 19 World Index of Moral Freedom PDF 4th ed The Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty retrieved 2022 08 19 MaxRange Analyzing political regimes and democratization processes Sweden School of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Halmstad University April 30 2015 Archived from the original on August 17 2018 Retrieved May 2 2015 Democracy Report 2022 Autocratization Changing Nature PDF V Dem Institute University of Gothenburg International IDEA International IDEA Dec 23 2022 Retrieved Jan 2 2023 Global Corruption Index Global Corruption amp ESG Indexes Retrieved 2022 07 08 a b c Democracy Index 2021 the China challenge Economist Intelligence Unit Retrieved 2022 08 19 CIRI Human Rights Data Project humanrightsdat com Archived from the original on April 8 2020 Retrieved October 25 2013 Michael Kirk December 10 2010 Annual International Human Rights Ratings Announced University of Connecticut Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved October 25 2013 Human Rights in 2011 The CIRI Report CIRI Human Rights Data Project August 29 2013 Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved October 25 2013 a b c Countries and Territories Freedom in the World retrieved 2022 08 19 a b c Heritage Foundation 2021 Country Rankings 2021 Index of Economic Freedom Archived from the original on 2017 09 16 Retrieved 2014 08 07 Polity IV Project Table footnote Archived from the original on 4 May 2020 Retrieved 11 Jan 2020 External links EditEconomic Freedom of the World The Fraser Institute Archived from the original on 2006 09 04 Freedom in the World Freedom House Index of Economic Freedom The Wall Street Journal Archived from the original on 2008 02 01 World Index of Moral Freedom Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty 2 April 2016 Democracy continues its disturbing retreat The Economist Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of freedom indices amp oldid 1131036485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
