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Classification of countries according to the Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2021 survey, concerning the state of world freedom in 2020.
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Countries designated "electoral democracies" in Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2023 survey, covering the year 2022. Electoral democracies.svg
   Countries designated "electoral democracies" in Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2023 survey, covering the year 2022.

Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based [3] non-governmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant related and disputed territories around the world.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Key:* - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
 201020112012201320142015201620172018
CountryPRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFree
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not66Not66Not66Not
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana*32Free32Free32Free32Free32Free32Free32Free32Free32Free
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso*53Partly53Partly53Partly53Partly53Partly63Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 45Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly65Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros*34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Republic of 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not75Not75Not
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Democratic Republic of 66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not76Not76Not
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast*65Not76Not66Not55Partly54Partly54Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 55Partly65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 55Partly66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not75Not
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 55Partly55Partly65Not66Not66Not66Not76Not66Not45Partly
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana*12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 76Not55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 44Partly44Partly44Partly65Not65Not55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya*44Partly43Partly43Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho*33Partly33Partly33Partly23Free23Free23Free33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia*34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly33Partly
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar*64Partly64Partly64Partly64Partly54Partly44Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi*34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 23Free23Free23Free75Not54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius*12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 43Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 54Partly54Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria*54Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly45Partly45Partly35Partly35Partly
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 65Not65Not65Not66Not65Not66Not66Not66Not66Not
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal*33Partly33Partly33Partly23Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles*33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone*33Partly33Partly33Partly23Free33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 77Not77Not65Not65Not66Not76Not76Not77Not77Not
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not76Not
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania*43Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly34Partly34Partly44Partly
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly64Partly65Not65Not65Not64Partly
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 66Not66Not66Not66Not56Not56Not55Partly55Partly65Not

Americas

Key:* - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
 201020112012201320142015201620172018
CountryPRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFree
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda*32Free32Free32Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize*12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia*33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia*34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic*22Free22Free22Free22Free23Free23Free33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador*33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly34Partly33Partly
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador*23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada*12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala*44Partly44Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana*23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica*23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico*23Free33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 44Partly44Partly54Partly54Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly54Partly54Partly
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama*12Free12Free12Free12Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay*33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru*23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free21Free11Free11Free
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*21Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free23Free23Free22Free
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free21Free
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 54Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly65Not65Not

Asia-Pacific

Key:* - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
 201020112012201320142015201620172018
CountryPRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFree
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not56Not
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh*34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan*45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor*34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly23Free
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji*64Partly64Partly64Partly64Partly64Partly34Partly33Partly34Partly33Partly
Flag of India.svg  India*23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free23Free
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia*23Free23Free23Free23Free24Partly24Partly24Partly24Partly24Partly
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan*12Free12Free12Free12Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea*12Free12Free12Free12Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 34Partly34Partly34Partly54Partly44Partly44Partly45Partly55Partly55Partly
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia*22Free22Free22Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 77Not77Not76Not65Not65Not66Not65Not55Partly55Partly
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free12Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal*44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan*45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly45Partly
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea*43Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly33Partly43Partly43Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines*43Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 54Partly54Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands*43Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly33Partly33Partly32Free32Free
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka*44Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly55Partly44Partly34Partly34Partly
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan*12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free11Free11Free
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 54Partly54Partly44Partly44Partly44Partly65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga*53Partly33Partly33Partly32Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not75Not

Eurasia

Key:* - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
 201020112012201320142015201620172018
CountryPRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFree
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 64Partly64Partly64Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 65Not65Not65Not65Not66Not66Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not76Not66Not
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia*44Partly43Partly43Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not75Not75Not
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 65Not55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova*34Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not66Not66Not76Not76Not
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 65Not65Not65Not66Not66Not66Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine*32Free33Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not

Europe

Key:* - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
 201020112012201320142015201620172018
CountryPRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFree
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania*33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina*43Partly43Partly43Partly33Partly33Partly43Partly43Partly44Partly44Partly
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia*12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of France.svg  France*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free12Free12Free
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece*12Free12Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary*11Free11Free12Free12Free12Free22Free22Free32Free32Free
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy*12Free12Free11Free21Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo*54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly44Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia*21Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free12Free22Free
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free21Free21Free
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly33Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly43Partly
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco*21Free21Free21Free21Free21Free21Free21Free31Free31Free
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro*32Free32Free32Free32Free32Free32Free33Partly33Partly33Partly
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free12Free12Free
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia*22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free22Free32Free32Free
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 33Partly33Partly33Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly34Partly45Partly56Not
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom*11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free11Free

Middle East and North Africa

Note: The Middle East countries of Turkey, Cyprus, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia can be found in the "Europe" and "Eurasia" sections of Freedom House's Freedom in the World report.

Key:* - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
 201020112012201320142015201620172018
CountryPRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFreePRCLFree
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 65Not65Not66Not66Not66Not76Not76Not76Not76Not
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 65Not65Not65Not55Partly65Not65Not65Not65Not66Not
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not56Not
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 56Not56Not56Not66Not56Not66Not56Not56Not56Not
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel*12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free12Free13Free
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not55Partly55Partly
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 44Partly45Partly45Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly55Partly
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 53Partly53Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly64Partly
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 77Not77Not76Not45Partly45Partly66Not66Not76Not76Not
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly54Partly55Partly
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not65Not
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 76Not76Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 76Not76Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not77Not
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia*75Not75Not34Partly34Partly33Partly13Free13Free13Free23Free
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 65Not65Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not66Not76Not
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 65Not65Not66Not66Not66Not66Not76Not76Not76Not

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Freedom in the World Countries | Freedom House". freedomhouse.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ↑ List of Electoral Democracies FIW23 (.XLSX), by Freedom House
  3. ↑ William Ide (11 January 2000). "Freedom House Report: Asia Sees Some Significant Progress". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Democracy promotion</span> Domestic or foreign policy to increase democratic rule

Democracy promotion, also referred to as democracy building, can be domestic policy to increase the quality of already existing democracy or a strand of foreign policy adopted by governments and international organizations that seek to support the spread of democracy as a system of government. In practice, it entails consolidating and building democratic institutions

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transaction Publishers</span> 1962–2016 American publishing house

Transaction Publishers was a New Jersey-based publishing house that specialized in social science books and journals. It was located on the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University. Transaction was sold to Taylor & Francis in 2016 and merged with its Routledge imprint.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keith Ewing</span> British legal scholar (born 1955)

Keith David Ewing is professor of public law at King's College London and recognised as a leading scholar in public law, constitutional law, law of democracy, labour law and human rights.

The Democracy Ranking is an index compiled by the Association for Development and Advancement of the Democracy Award, an Austria-based non-partisan organization. Democracy Ranking produces an annual global ranking of liberal democracies. The applied conceptual formula, which measures the quality of democracy, integrates democracy and other characteristics of the political system with the performance of non-political dimensions. Democracy Ranking has emphasized a broader understanding of democracy, creating a conceptual link between politics and the output and performance of society. The Democracy Ranking has compared several-year intervals, delivering ranking results, which show how ranking positions and score levels have developed recently. Referring to that information, a Democracy Improvement Ranking has been regularly released.

Canada ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, education levels, gender equality, public services, public security and environmental sustainability. It ranks among the lowest of the most developed countries for housing affordability, healthcare services and foreign direct investment.

Raymond Duncan Gastil was an American social scientist, best known for evaluating political freedom in the Freedom in the World reports published by Freedom House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Democracy promotion by the United States</span> Overview of democracy promotion by the United States of America

Democracy promotion by the United States aims to encourage governmental and non-governmental actors to pursue political reforms that will lead ultimately to democratic governance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Democracy in Africa</span> Overview of the role and situation of democracy in Africa

Democracy in Africa is measured according to various definitions of democracy by a variety of indexes, such as V-Dem Democracy indices, and Democracy Index by The Economist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">V-Dem Democracy Indices</span> Measure of the state of democracy by V-Dem Institute

The Democracy Indices by V-Dem are democracy indices published by the V-Dem Institute that describe qualities of different democracies. This dataset is published on an annual basis and is publicly available and free. In particular, the V-Dem dataset is popular among political scientists and describes the characteristics of political regimes worldwide. In total, datasets released by the V-Dem Institute include information on hundreds of indicator variables describing all aspects of government, especially on the quality of democracy, inclusivity, and other economic indicators. An R package automatically bundles new data.

Democracy indices are quantitative and comparative assessments of the state of democracy for different countries according to various definitions of democracy.

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