List of freedom indices
List by country
Columns: Country | Freedom in the World 2013 | 2013 Index of Economic Freedom | 2013 Press Freedom Index | 2012 Democracy Index
Afghanistan | 5 not free | n/a | 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 | 1 good situation | n/a | Angola | 5 not free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Argentina | 1 free | 5 repressed | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Armenia | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Australia | 1 free | 1 free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy | Austria | 1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy | Azerbaijan | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Bahamas | 1 free | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Bahrain | 5 not free | 2 mostly free | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Bangladesh | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Barbados | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Belarus | 5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Belgium | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy | Belize | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Benin | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Bhutan | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Bolivia | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Botswana | 1 free | 1 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Brazil | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Brunei | 5 not free | n/a | 4 difficult situation | n/a | Bulgaria | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Burkina Faso | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Burma | 5 not free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Burundi | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Cambodia | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Cameroon | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Canada | 1 free | 1 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy | Cape Verde | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 1 good situation | 2 flawed democracy | Central African Republic | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 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 | 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 | 5 repressed | 2 satisfactory situation | 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 | 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 | 1 full 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 | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Dominican Republic | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | East Timor | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Ecuador | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Egypt | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | El Salvador | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | 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 | Ethiopia | 5 not free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Fiji | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian 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 | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime | 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 | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Greece | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Grenada | 1 free | n/a | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Guatemala | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Guinea | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Guinea-Bissau | 5 not 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 | 5 repressed | 2 satisfactory situation | 4 hybrid regime | Honduras | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | Hong Kong | 3 partly free | 1 free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Hungary | 1 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 | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Indonesia | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 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 | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | Ireland | 1 free | 2 mostly 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 | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Jamaica | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 1 good situation | 2 flawed democracy | Japan | 1 free | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | 1 full democracy | Jordan | 5 not free | 2 mostly 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 | 1 full democracy | Kosovo | 3 partly free | n/a | 3 noticeable problems | n/a | Kuwait | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Kyrgyzstan | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Laos | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Latvia | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Lebanon | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Lesotho | 1 free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Liberia | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Libya | 3 partly free | n/a | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | Liechtenstein | 1 free | n/a | n/a | n/a | Lithuania | 1 free | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Luxembourg | 1 free | 2 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy | Macedonia | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Madagascar | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Malawi | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 2 flawed democracy | 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 | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Malta | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 1 full democracy | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 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 | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Namibia | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 1 good 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 | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Niger | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 4 hybrid regime | Nigeria | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian 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 | Palestinian National Authority | 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 | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Paraguay | 1 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 | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 2 flawed democracy | Poland | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Portugal | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Puerto Rico | 1 free | n/a | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Qatar | 5 not free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Romania | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Russia | 5 not free | 5 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Rwanda | 5 not free | 3 moderately free | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Saint Lucia | 1 free | 2 mostly free | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | n/a | Samoa | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | n/a | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 free | 5 repressed | 2 satisfactory situation | 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 | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy | Seychelles | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 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 | 4 hybrid regime | 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 | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 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 | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | South Sudan | 5 not free | n/a | 3 noticeable problems | n/a | Spain | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 1 full democracy | Sri Lanka | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 5 very serious situation | 4 hybrid regime | Sudan | 5 not free | n/a | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Suriname | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Swaziland | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 5 authoritarian regime | 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 | 4 mostly unfree | 2 satisfactory situation | 4 hybrid regime | Thailand | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 2 flawed democracy | Togo | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | Tonga | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | n/a | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 2 flawed democracy | Tunisia | 3 partly free | 4 mostly unfree | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | Turkey | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | Turkmenistan | 5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Uganda | 3 partly free | 3 moderately free | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | Ukraine | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 4 difficult situation | 4 hybrid regime | United Arab Emirates | 5 not free | 2 mostly free | 3 noticeable problems | 5 authoritarian regime | United Kingdom | 1 free | 1 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy | United States | 1 free | 1 mostly free | 1 good situation | 1 full democracy | Uruguay | 1 free | 3 moderately free | 2 satisfactory situation | 1 full democracy | Uzbekistan | 5 not free | 5 repressed | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Vanuatu | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | n/a | Venezuela | 3 partly free | 5 repressed | 3 noticeable problems | 4 hybrid regime | Vietnam | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Yemen | 5 not free | 4 mostly unfree | 5 very serious situation | 5 authoritarian regime | Zambia | 1 free | 4 mostly unfree | 3 noticeable problems | 2 flawed democracy