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Prominent indices
The 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. 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.
- 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. 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.
- Spain
- The World Index of Moral Freedom was first published on April 2, 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.
- Sweden
- 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.
- UK
- The Democracy Index, published by the U.K.-based Economist Intelligence Unit, is an assessment of countries' democracy. Countries are rated to be either Full Democracies, Flawed Democracies, Hybrid Regimes, or Authoritarian regimes. Full democracies, flawed democracies, and hybrid regimes are considered to be democracies, and the authoritarian nations are considered to be dictatorial. The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories measuring pluralism, civil liberties, and political culture.
- US
- The CIRI Human Rights Data Project measures a range of human, civil, women's, and workers' rights. It was created in 1994 and is now hosted by the University of Connecticut. In its 2011 report, the U.S. was ranked 38th in overall human rights.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 1800–2006. 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.
Annual assessments
Here is a table of the assessments by three indices, for most countries of the world. For exact rankings rather than assessments, refer to the individual index articles.
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Country ratings from Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2018 survey, concerning the state of world freedom in 2017
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2018 Index of Economic Freedom.
Source: Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal -
The global situation of press freedom in 2018 according to Reporters Without Borders
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The Democracy Index map in 2017 according to The Economist Intelligence Unit
| Index | Scale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Freedom in the World | free | partly free | not free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Index of Economic Freedom | free | mostly free | moderately free | mostly unfree | repressed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Press Freedom Index | good situation | satisfactory situation | noticeable problems | difficult situation | very serious situation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democracy Index | full democracy | flawed democracy | hybrid regime | authoritarian regime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List by country
| Country | Freedom in the World 2019 | 2019 Index of Economic Freedom | 2019 Press Freedom Index | 2018 Democracy Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Albania
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Algeria
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Andorra
|
1 free | n/a | 2 satisfactory situation | 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 | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Armenia
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Australia
|
1 free | 1 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 | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Bahrain
|
5 not free | 3 moderately free | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Bangladesh
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Barbados
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Belarus
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Belgium
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 1 good situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Belize
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Benin
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Bhutan
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 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 | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Burkina Faso
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Burma
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Burundi
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 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 | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Chad
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Chile
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 China
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 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 | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Congo, Republic of the
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Croatia
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Cuba
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Cyprus
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 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 | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Dominica
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Dominican Republic
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 East Timor
|
1 free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Ecuador
|
3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Egypt
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 El Salvador
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Eritrea
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Estonia
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Eswatini
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Ethiopia
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Fiji
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 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 | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Gambia
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Gaza Strip
|
5 not free | n/a | 4 difficult situation | n/a |
 Georgia
|
3 partly free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Germany
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 Ghana
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Greece
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 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
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Guyana
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Haiti
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Honduras
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Hong Kong
|
3 partly free | 1 free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Hungary
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Iceland
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 India
|
1 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 | 4 mostly unfree | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Iraq
|
5 not free | n/a | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Ireland
|
1 free | 1 free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 Israel
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Italy
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Ivory Coast
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Jamaica
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 1 good situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Japan
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Jordan
|
3 partly 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 | 5 repressed | n/a | n/a |
 Korea, North
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Korea, South
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Kosovo
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Kuwait
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Laos
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Latvia
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Lebanon
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Lesotho
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Liberia
|
3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Libya
|
5 not free | n/a | 5 very serious 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 | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | 1 full democracy |
 Macau
|
n/a | 2 mostly free | n/a | n/a |
 Macedonia
|
3 partly free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 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 | 2 mostly free | 4 difficult situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Maldives
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Mali
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Malta
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 1 full democracy |
 Marshall Islands
|
1 free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
 Mauritania
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Mauritius
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 1 full democracy |
 Mexico
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Micronesia, Federated States of
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | n/a | n/a |
 Moldova
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Monaco
|
1 free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
 Mongolia
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Montenegro
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Morocco
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Mozambique
|
3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Nagorno-Karabakh
|
3 partly free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
 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 | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime |
 Netherlands
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 New Zealand
|
1 free | 1 free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 Nicaragua
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult 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 |
 Northern Cyprus
|
1 free | n/a | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Norway
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 Oman
|
5 not free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Pakistan
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Palau
|
1 free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Palestine
|
5 not free | n/a | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Panama
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Paraguay
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 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 | 3 moderately free | 1 good situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Qatar
|
5 not free | 2 mostly 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 | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Rwanda
|
5 not free | 2 mostly free | 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 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | n/a | n/a |
 Saudi Arabia
|
5 not free | 3 moderately free | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Senegal
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Serbia
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Seychelles
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Sierra Leone
|
3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 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 | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Solomon Islands
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | n/a | n/a |
 Somalia
|
5 not free | n/a | 5 very serious situation | n/a |
 Somaliland
|
3 partly free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
 South Africa
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 South Ossetia
|
5 not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
 South Sudan
|
5 not free | n/a | 4 difficult situation | n/a |
 Spain
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 1 full democracy |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Sudan
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Suriname
|
1 free | 5 repressed | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Sweden
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 Switzerland
|
1 free | 1 free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy |
 Syria
|
5 not free | n/a | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Taiwan
|
1 free | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Tajikistan
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Tanzania
|
3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Thailand
|
5 not free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Togo
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Tonga
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | n/a |
 Transnistria
|
5 not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy |
 Tunisia
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Turkey
|
5 not free | 3 moderately free | 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 | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy |
 Uruguay
|
1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 1 full democracy |
 Uzbekistan
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Vanuatu
|
1 free | 4 mostly unfree | n/a | n/a |
 Venezuela
|
5 not free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Vietnam
|
5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
| West Bank
|
5 not free | n/a | 4 difficult situation | n/a |
 Western Sahara
|
5 not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
 Yemen
|
5 not free | n/a | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
 Zambia
|
3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime |
 Zimbabwe
|
3 partly free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime |
See also
- Areopagitica: A speech of Mr John Milton for 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 Assembly
Notes and references
- "Human Freedom Index". www.cato.org/human-freedom-index. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- Craggs, Ryan (January 14, 2013). "World Freedom Index 2013: Canadian Fraser Institute Ranks Countries". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Press Freedom Index 2019", Reporters Without Borders, April 2019.
- World Index of Moral Freedom 2016, published by the Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty
- "MaxRange: Analyzing political regimes and democratization processes". Sweden: School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Halmstad University. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- "Democracy index 2012: Democracy at a standstill". Economist Intelligence Unit. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "CIRI Human Rights Data Project". humanrightsdat.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- Michael Kirk (December 10, 2010). "Annual International Human Rights Ratings Announced". University of Connecticut.
- "Human Rights in 2011: The CIRI Report". CIRI Human Rights Data Project. August 29, 2013.
- ^ , Freedom House, January 2019. Retrieved 14 May, 2019.
- ^ Heritage Foundation (2019). "Country Rankings". 2019 Index of Economic Freedom.
- Freedom House (January 28, 2016). Freedom in the World 2016 (PDF).
- ^ , Economist, 31 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links
- Economic Freedom of the World. The Fraser Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-09-04.
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- Index of Economic Freedom. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01.
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- "Democracy continues its disturbing retreat". The Economist.