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Revision as of 17:57, 24 May 2005 by Jebur~enwiki (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)There are several non-governmental organizations that publish and maintain assessments of the state of freedom in the world and rank countries as being free, partly free, or unfree using various measures of freedom, including political rights, economic rights, and civil liberties.
- Freedom in the World published by 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.
- The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual report published by The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation. Countries are assessed as free, mostly free, mostly unfree, and unfree.
- Worldwide Press Freedom Index is published by Reporters Without Borders. Countries are assessed as having a good situation, a satisfactory situation, noticible problems, a difficult situation, or a very serious situation.
Current assessments
Here is a table of the assessments in each index for most countries of the world. For exact rankings rather than assessments, refer to the individual index articles.
| Index | Scale | |||||||||
| Freedom in the World | free | partly free | not free | |||||||
| Index of Economic Freedom | free | mostly free | mostly unfree | unfree | ||||||
| Worldwide Press Freedom Index | good | satisfactory | problems | difficult | very serious | |||||
| Country | Freedom House | Economic Freedom | Press Freedom |
 Afghanistan
|
not free | n/a | noticeable problems |
 Albania
|
partly free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Algeria
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Andorra
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Angola
|
not free | n/a | noticeable problems |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Argentina
|
free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Armenia
|
partly free | mostly free | noticeable problems |
 Australia
|
free | free | satisfactory situation |
 Austria
|
free | mostly free | good situation |
 Azerbaijan
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Bahamas
|
free | mostly free | n/a |
 Bahrain
|
partly free | mostly free | difficult situation |
 Bangladesh
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Barbados
|
free | mostly free | n/a |
 Belarus
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Belgium
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Belize
|
free | mostly free | n/a |
 Benin
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Bhutan
|
not free | n/a | difficult situation |
 Bolivia
|
partly free | mostly free | noticeable problems |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Botswana
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Brazil
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Brunei
|
not free | n/a | n/a |
 Bulgaria
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Burkina Faso
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
| Template:BURMA | not free | unfree | very serious situation |
 Burundi
|
partly free | n/a | noticeable problems |
 Cambodia
|
not free | mostly free | difficult situation |
 Cameroon
|
not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Canada
|
free | free | good situation |
 Cape Verde
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Central African Republic
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Chad
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Chile
|
free | free | satisfactory situation |
| Template:CHINA | not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation |
 Colombia
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Comoros
|
partly free | n/a | noticeable problems |
 Costa Rica
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Ivory Coast
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
| Template:CNG-Bra | partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
| Template:CNG-Kin | not free | n/a | difficult situation |
 Croatia
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Cuba
|
not free | unfree | very serious situation |
 Cyprus
|
free | mostly free | n/a |
 Czech Republic
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Denmark
|
free | free | good situation |
 Djibouti
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Dominica
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Dominican Republic
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
| Template:E TIMOR | partly free | n/a | satisfactory situation |
 Ecuador
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Egypt
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 El Salvador
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Eritrea
|
not free | n/a | very serious situation |
 Estonia
|
free | free | good situation |
 Ethiopia
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Fiji
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Finland
|
free | free | good situation |
 France
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Gabon
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Gambia
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Georgia
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Germany
|
free | mostly free | good situation |
 Ghana
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Greece
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Grenada
|
free | n/a | satisfactory situation |
 Guatemala
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Guinea
|
not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Guyana
|
free | mostly unfree | n/a |
 Haiti
|
not free | unfree | difficult situation |
 Honduras
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
| Template:HONG KONG | partly free | free | satisfactory situation |
 Hungary
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Iceland
|
free | free | good situation |
| Template:INDIA | free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Indonesia
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Iran
|
not free | unfree | very serious situation |
 Iraq
|
not free | n/a | difficult situation |
 Ireland
|
free | free | good situation |
 Israel
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Italy
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Jamaica
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Japan
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Jordan
|
partly free | mostly free | difficult situation |
 Kazakhstan
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Kenya
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Kiribati
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Kuwait
|
partly free | mostly free | noticeable problems |
| Template:KYR | not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Laos
|
not free | unfree | very serious situation |
 Latvia
|
free | mostly free | good situation |
 Lebanon
|
not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Lesotho
|
free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Liberia
|
partly free | n/a | difficult situation |
 Libya
|
not free | unfree | very serious situation |
 Liechtenstein
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Lithuania
|
free | mostly free | good situation |
 Luxembourg
|
free | free | n/a |
 North Macedonia
|
partly free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Madagascar
|
partly free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Malawi
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Malaysia
|
partly free | mostly free | difficult situation |
 Maldives
|
not free | n/a | very serious situation |
 Mali
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Malta
|
free | mostly free | n/a |
 Marshall Islands
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Mauritania
|
not free | mostly free | difficult situation |
 Mauritius
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Mexico
|
free | mostly free | noticeable problems |
 Federated States of Micronesia
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Member of the Order of Liberty
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Monaco
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Mongolia
|
free | mostly free | noticeable problems |
 Morocco
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Mozambique
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Namibia
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Nauru
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Nepal
|
partly free | mostly unfree | very serious situation |
 Netherlands
|
free | free | good situation |
 New Zealand
|
free | free | good situation |
 Nicaragua
|
partly free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Niger
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Nigeria
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
| Template:NKO | not free | unfree | very serious situation |
 Norway
|
free | mostly free | good situation |
 Oman
|
not free | mostly free | n/a |
 Pakistan
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Palau
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Palestine
|
not free | n/a | difficult situation |
 Panama
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Papua New Guinea
|
partly free | n/a | n/a |
 Paraguay
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Peru
|
free | mostly free | difficult situation |
 Philippines
|
free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Poland
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Portugal
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Qatar
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Romania
|
free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Russia
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Rwanda
|
not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Saint Lucia
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Samoa
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 San Marino
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Saudi Arabia
|
not free | mostly free | very serious situation |
 Senegal
|
free | mostly free | noticeable problems |
 Serbia and Montenegro
|
free | n/a | noticeable problems |
 Seychelles
|
partly free | n/a | noticeable problems |
 Sierra Leone
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Singapore
|
partly free | free | difficult situation |
 Slovakia
|
free | mostly free | good situation |
 Slovenia
|
free | mostly free | good situation |
 Solomon Islands
|
partly free | n/a | n/a |
 Somalia
|
not free | n/a | difficult situation |
 South Africa
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| Template:SKO | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Spain
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Sri Lanka
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Sudan
|
not free | n/a | difficult situation |
 Suriname
|
free | mostly unfree | n/a |
 Eswatini
|
not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Sweden
|
free | free | good situation |
 Switzerland
|
free | free | good situation |
 Syria
|
not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation |
 Taiwan
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| Template:TAJ | not free | unfree | noticeable problems |
 Tonga
|
partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation |
 Thailand
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Togo
|
not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
| Tonga
|
partly free | n/a | difficult situation |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
partly free | mostly free | good situation |
 Tunisia
|
not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation |
 Turkey
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
| Template:N CYPRUS | free | n/a | noticeable problems |
 Turkmenistan
|
not free | unfree | very serious situation |
 Tuvalu
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Uganda
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Ukraine
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
| Template:UAE-List | not free | mostly free | difficult situation |
 United Kingdom
|
free | free | satisfactory situation |
 United States
|
free | free | satisfactory situation |
 Uruguay
|
free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
 Uzbekistan
|
not free | unfree | difficult situation |
 Vanuatu
|
free | n/a | n/a |
 Venezuela
|
partly free | unfree | noticeable problems |
 Vietnam
|
not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation |
 Yemen
|
partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation |
 Zambia
|
partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems |
 Zimbabwe
|
not free | unfree | very serious situation |
External links
- Freedom House's Freedom in the World
- The Wall Street Journal's Index of Economic Freedom
- Reporters Without Borders' Worldwide Press Freedom Index