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INTRODUCTION
The site Freedom in the World ranks the countries according to their
political freedoms and their civil rights. Particular situations such as civil wars
or guerrillas can lower a grade whenever they affect directly the freedom in that country.
About the 1-7 type of classification : Well, when I was young and I was learning politics
and human rights, I used to consult the respectable site Freedomhouse, so I got used to
that type of classification which I have maintained in my site.
TYPE OF CLASSIFICATION : 1- is the most free 7- is the least free.
TREND: The sign + indicates a general improvement in the freedoms, the sign - indicates
a worsening.
FOR THE POLITICAL FREEDOMS AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS IN SOME
PARTICULAR NON-INDEPENDENT TERRITORIES, VISIT THE SITE:
Last update 30/08/23:
- Niger and Gabon were downgraded to 7-7 after the last military coups.
The most repressive countries in 2023 were:North Korea, Eritrea, Syria, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Iran.
PF=Political Freedoms CR=Civil Rights
COUNTRY TREND PF CR STATUS
AFGHANISTAN - 7 7 NOT FREE
ALBANIA 3 3 PARTLY FREE
ALGERIA 6 5 NOT FREE
ANDORRA 1 2 FREE
ANGOLA + 5 4 PARTLY FREE
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2 2 FREE
ARGENTINA 2 2 FREE
ARMENIA 3 3 PARTLY FREE
AUSTRALIA 1 2 FREE
AUSTRIA 1 1 FREE
AZERBAIJAN 6 6 NOT FREE
BAHAMAS 1 2 FREE
BAHRAIN 6 6 NOT FREE
BANGLADESH - 5 4 PARTLY FREE
BARBADOS 1 2 FREE
BELARUS - 7 6 NOT FREE
BELGIUM 1 2 FREE
BELIZE 1 3 FREE
BENIN - 4 3 PARTLY FREE
BHUTAN 3 4 PARTLY FREE
BOLIVIA 4 4 PARTLY FREE
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOV. 4 4 PARTLY FREE
BOTSWANA 2 3 FREE
BRAZIL 2 3 FREE
BRUNEI - 7 6 NOT FREE
BULGARIA 2 3 FREE
BURKINA FASO - 7 7 NOT FREE
BURUNDI 6 6 NOT FREE
CAMBODIA 6 5 NOT FREE
CAMEROON - 6 6 NOT FREE
CANADA - 1 2 FREE
CAPE VERDE 1 2 FREE
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. -6 7 NOT FREE
CHAD 7 7 NOT FREE
CHILE 1 2 FREE
CHINA 7 6 NOT FREE
COLOMBIA 3 4 PARTLY FREE
COMOROS - 5 4 PARTLY FREE
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 6 5 NOT FREE
CONGO KINSHASA 5 6 NOT FREE
COSTA RICA 1 1 FREE
COTE D'IVOIRE 5 4 PARTLY FREE
CROATIA 2 3 FREE
CUBA 7 6 NOT FREE
CYPRUS 2 2 FREE
CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 FREE
DENMARK 1 1 FREE
DJIBOUTI 6 5 NOT FREE
DOMINICA - 2 2 FREE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2 3 FREE
ECUADOR 2 3 FREE
EGYPT 6 6 NOT FREE
EL SALVADOR - 2 3 FREE
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 7 6 NOT FREE
ERITREA 7 7 NOT FREE
ESTONIA 1 2 FREE
ESWATINI 6 6 NOT FREE
ETHIOPIA 6 5 NOT FREE
FIJI 3 2 FREE
FINLAND 1 1 FREE
FRANCE 1 2 FREE
GABON - 7 7 NOT FREE
GAMBIA 3 4 PARTLY FREE
GEORGIA - 4 4 PARTLY FREE
GERMANY 1 2 FREE
GHANA 2 2 FREE
GREECE 1 3 FREE
GRENADA 2 2 FREE
GUATEMALA 3 4 PARTLY FREE
GUINEA - 7 7 NOT FREE
GUINEA BISSAU 4 5 PARTLY FREE
GUYANA 2 2 FREE
HAITI - 6 5 NOT FREE
HONDURAS + 2 4 PARTLY FREE
HUNGARY - 3 2 FREE
ICELAND 1 1 FREE
INDIA - 2 4 PARTLY FREE
INDONESIA - 3 4 PARTLY FREE
IRAN - 6 7 NOT FREE
IRAQ 6 6 NOT FREE
IRELAND 1 2 FREE
ISRAEL - 2 3 FREE
ITALY 1 2 FREE
JAMAICA 2 3 FREE
JAPAN 1 2 FREE
JORDAN 5 4 PARTLY FREE
KAZAKHSTAN 6 6 NOT FREE
KENYA 5 4 PARTLY FREE
KIRIBATI 1 2 FREE
KUWAIT - 5 4 PARTLY FREE
KYRGYZSTAN - 4 5 PARTLY FREE
LAOS 7 5 NOT FREE
LATVIA 1 2 FREE
LEBANON 5 5 PARTLY FREE
LESOTHO 2 4 PARTLY FREE
LIBERIA 3 4 PARTLY FREE
LIBYA 7 6 NOT FREE
LIECHTENSTEIN 2 1 FREE
LITHUANIA 1 2 FREE
LUXEMBOURG 1 1 FREE
MADAGASCAR 3 4 PARTLY FREE
MALAWI 3 4 PARTLY FREE
MALAYSIA 4 5 PARTLY FREE
MALDIVES 3 4 PARTLY FREE
MALI 7 7 NOT FREE
MALTA 2 3 FREE
MARSHALL ISLANDS 1 1 FREE
MAURITANIA 5 6 NOT FREE
MAURITIUS 1 2 FREE
MEXICO 2 4 PARTLY FREE
MICRONESIA 2 2 FREE
MOLDOVA 3 3 PARTLY FREE
MONACO 2 1 FREE
MONGOLIA 2 2 FREE
MONTENEGRO 2 3 FREE
MOROCCO 5 4 PARTLY FREE
MOZAMBIQUE - 5 4 PARTLY FREE
MYANMAR - 7 7 NOT FREE
NAMIBIA 3 3 PARTLY FREE
NAURU 3 3 PARTLY FREE
NEPAL 3 4 PARTLY FREE
NETHERLANDS 1 1 FREE
NEW ZEALAND 1 1 FREE
NICARAGUA - 6 5 NOT FREE
NIGER - 7 7 NOT FREE
NIGERIA 4 5 PARTLY FREE
NORTH KOREA 7 7 NOT FREE
NORTH MACEDONIA 3 4 PARTLY FREE
NORWAY 1 1 FREE
OMAN 6 6 NOT FREE
PAKISTAN 4 5 PARTLY FREE
PALAU 2 1 FREE
PANAMA 2 3 FREE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4 3 PARTLY FREE
PARAGUAY 3 3 PARTLY FREE
PERU - 2 3 FREE
PHILIPPINES 3 4 PARTLY FREE
POLAND 2 3 FREE
PORTUGAL 1 1 FREE
QATAR 6 5 NOT FREE
ROMANIA 2 2 FREE
RUSSIA - 6 6 NOT FREE
RWANDA 6 5 NOT FREE
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1 2 FREE
SAINT LUCIA 1 2 FREE
SAINT VINCENT/GRENAD. 2 1 FREE
SAMOA 3 2 FREE
SAN MARINO 1 1 FREE
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 2 2 FREE
SAUDI ARABIA 7 7 NOT FREE
SENEGAL - 3 3 PARTLY FREE
SERBIA - 3 3 PARTLY FREE
SEYCHELLES 2 2 FREE
SIERRA LEONE - 2 4 PARTLY FREE
SINGAPORE 5 4 PARTLY FREE
SLOVAKIA 1 2 FREE
SLOVENIA 1 2 FREE
SOLOMON ISLANDS - 2 3 FREE
SOMALIA 6 7 NOT FREE
SOUTH AFRICA 2 3 FREE
SOUTH KOREA 2 3 FREE
SOUTH SUDAN 7 7 NOT FREE
SPAIN 1 2 FREE
SRI LANKA - 4 4 PARTLY FREE
SUDAN - 7 7 NOT FREE
SURINAME 2 2 FREE
SWEDEN 1 1 FREE
SWITZERLAND 1 1 FREE
SYRIA 7 7 NOT FREE
TAIWAN 2 2 FREE
TAJIKISTAN 6 6 NOT FREE
TANZANIA 6 5 NOT FREE
THAILAND 6 5 NOT FREE
TIMOR LESTE 2 3 FREE
TOGO 6 5 NOT FREE
TONGA 2 3 FREE
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2 3 FREE
TUNISIA - 5 4 PARTLY FREE
TURKEY - 6 5 NOT FREE
TURKMENISTAN 7 7 NOT FREE
TUVALU 1 2 FREE
UGANDA 6 4 PARTLY FREE
UKRAINE - 4 6 NOT FREE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 6 5 NOT FREE
UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 FREE
UNITED STATES 2 2 FREE
URUGUAY 1 2 FREE
UZBEKISTAN + 6 6 NOT FREE
VANUATU 2 2 FREE
VATICAN CITY NA NA NA
VENEZUELA - 6 6 NOT FREE
VIETNAM 7 6 NOT FREE
YEMEN 7 7 NOT FREE
ZAMBIA 5 4 PARTLY FREE
ZIMBABWE 6 5 NOT FREE
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