Academic freedom - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Academic freedom index, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 171 countries was 0.611 index points. The highest value was in the Czechia: 0.977 index points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 0.009 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Academic freedom, 2022 Global rank Available data
Czechia 0.977 1 1960 - 2022
Estonia 0.971 2 1990 - 2022
Belgium 0.968 3 1960 - 2022
Italy 0.965 4 1960 - 2022
Germany 0.962 5 1960 - 2022
Honduras 0.958 6 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.955 7 1960 - 2022
Latvia 0.954 8 1990 - 2022
Finland 0.95 9 1960 - 2022
Argentina 0.949 10 1960 - 2022
Slovakia 0.947 11 1993 - 2022
Chile 0.945 12 1960 - 2022
Sweden 0.945 13 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 0.944 14 1960 - 2022
Peru 0.938 15 1960 - 2022
Spain 0.938 16 1960 - 2022
Israel 0.932 17 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 0.931 18 1960 - 2022
Slovenia 0.931 19 1989 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.928 20 1960 - 2022
Portugal 0.924 21 1960 - 2022
Norway 0.923 22 1960 - 2022
Iceland 0.918 23 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.918 24 1968 - 2022
Lithuania 0.917 25 1990 - 2022
Barbados 0.916 26 1962 - 2022
Cyprus 0.915 27 1961 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.912 28 1960 - 2022
Australia 0.91 29 1960 - 2022
Denmark 0.91 30 1960 - 2022
France 0.91 31 1960 - 2022
Ireland 0.909 32 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 0.905 33 2009 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.904 34 1968 - 2022
Switzerland 0.903 35 1960 - 2022
Panama 0.891 36 1960 - 2022
Canada 0.89 37 1960 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0.886 38 1960 - 2022
Austria 0.883 39 1960 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.881 40 1979 - 2022
Malta 0.88 41 1960 - 2022
Romania 0.88 42 1960 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.876 43 1965 - 2022
South Korea 0.866 44 1960 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.861 45 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 0.859 46 1960 - 2022
Nepal 0.859 47 1960 - 2022
Zambia 0.859 48 1963 - 2022
Croatia 0.858 49 1991 - 2022
Uruguay 0.852 50 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.851 51 1960 - 2022
Botswana 0.847 52 1964 - 2022
Benin 0.846 53 1970 - 2022
Suriname 0.845 54 1968 - 2022
Taiwan 0.845 55 1960 - 2022
Mali 0.834 56 1960 - 2022
Georgia 0.832 57 1990 - 2022
Ecuador 0.829 58 1960 - 2022
UK 0.827 59 1960 - 2022
Moldova 0.824 60 1990 - 2022
Netherlands 0.823 61 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.823 62 1991 - 2022
Montenegro 0.822 63 1998 - 2022
Albania 0.82 64 1960 - 2022
Gambia 0.816 65 1978 - 2022
Senegal 0.816 66 1960 - 2022
Gabon 0.814 67 1960 - 2022
Togo 0.804 68 1960 - 2022
Malawi 0.8 69 1960 - 2022
Niger 0.8 70 1963 - 2022
New Zealand 0.797 71 1960 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.794 72 1992 - 2022
South Africa 0.791 73 1960 - 2022
USA 0.788 74 1960 - 2022
Kenya 0.784 75 1960 - 2022
Ghana 0.779 76 1960 - 2022
Guyana 0.778 77 1963 - 2022
Serbia 0.775 78 1960 - 2022
Greece 0.771 79 1960 - 2022
Madagascar 0.767 80 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 0.764 81 1960 - 2022
Liberia 0.763 82 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 0.761 83 1960 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.759 84 1960 - 2022
Poland 0.738 85 1960 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.727 86 1979 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.726 87 1992 - 2022
Bolivia 0.722 88 1960 - 2022
Philippines 0.713 89 1960 - 2022
Guatemala 0.712 90 1960 - 2022
Armenia 0.71 91 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 0.71 92 1960 - 2022
Colombia 0.708 93 1960 - 2022
Tunisia 0.707 94 1960 - 2022
Haiti 0.682 95 1960 - 2022
Mexico 0.67 96 1960 - 2022
Namibia 0.651 97 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 0.64 98 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 0.632 99 1960 - 2022
Maldives 0.615 100 2011 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.614 101 1961 - 2022
Mozambique 0.604 102 1962 - 2022
Japan 0.582 103 1960 - 2022
Mauritius 0.578 104 1965 - 2022
Morocco 0.576 105 1960 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.565 106 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0.543 107 1990 - 2022
Singapore 0.513 108 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.51 109 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 0.502 110 1990 - 2022
Kuwait 0.497 111 1966 - 2022
DR Congo 0.479 112 1960 - 2022
Iraq 0.462 113 1960 - 2022
Angola 0.454 114 1962 - 2022
Brazil 0.454 115 1960 - 2022
El Salvador 0.454 116 1960 - 2022
Malaysia 0.447 117 1960 - 2022
Libya 0.436 118 1960 - 2022
Pakistan 0.433 119 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.431 120 1960 - 2022
Chad 0.425 121 1963 - 2022
Bhutan 0.421 122 2003 - 2022
Ukraine 0.396 123 1990 - 2022
India 0.379 124 1960 - 2022
Uganda 0.379 125 1960 - 2022
Guinea 0.378 126 1962 - 2022
Somalia 0.371 127 1960 - 2022
Hungary 0.338 128 1960 - 2022
Vietnam 0.338 129 1960 - 2022
Jordan 0.332 130 1962 - 2022
Sudan 0.317 131 1960 - 2022
Comoros 0.316 132 2003 - 2022
Djibouti 0.31 133 2006 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0.303 134 1990 - 2022
Fiji 0.292 135 1960 - 2022
Thailand 0.278 136 1960 - 2022
Cambodia 0.264 137 1960 - 2022
Cameroon 0.264 138 1961 - 2022
Burundi 0.259 139 1960 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.253 140 1971 - 2022
Venezuela 0.245 141 1960 - 2022
Russia 0.237 142 1960 - 2022
Oman 0.23 143 1982 - 2022
Algeria 0.229 144 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong 0.227 145 1960 - 2022
Mauritania 0.22 146 1966 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0.215 147 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.203 148 1990 - 2022
Yemen 0.145 149 1970 - 2022
Swaziland 0.139 150 1976 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.136 151 1960 - 2022
Qatar 0.124 152 1973 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.121 153 1976 - 2022
Laos 0.104 154 1960 - 2022
Tajikistan 0.104 155 1990 - 2022
Cuba 0.093 156 1960 - 2022
Rwanda 0.089 157 1963 - 2022
Egypt 0.084 158 1960 - 2022
Turkey 0.084 159 1960 - 2022
Iran 0.083 160 1960 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.072 161 1960 - 2022
China 0.07 162 1960 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.062 163 1960 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.054 164 1995 - 2022
Bahrain 0.051 165 1968 - 2022
Syria 0.05 166 1960 - 2022
Belarus 0.03 167 1990 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0.017 168 1990 - 2022
Eritrea 0.016 169 1960 - 2022
Burma 0.015 170 1960 - 2022
North Korea 0.009 171 1960 - 2022



Definition: Measures academics' rights to teach and discuss, carry out research, express freely their opinion with no censorship and the freedom to participate in professional or representative academic bodies.

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1. Czechia
2. Estonia
3. Belgium
4. Italy
5. Germany
6. Honduras
7. Luxembourg
8. Latvia
9. Finland
10. Argentina
11. Slovakia
12. Chile
13. Sweden
14. Jamaica
15. Peru
16. Spain
17. Israel
18. Nigeria
19. Slovenia
20. Burkina Faso
21. Portugal
22. Norway
23. Iceland
24. Vanuatu
25. Lithuania
26. Barbados
27. Cyprus
28. Domin. Rep.
29. Australia
30. Denmark
31. France
32. Ireland
33. Seychelles
34. Solomon Isl.
35. Switzerland
36. Panama
37. Canada
38. Tr.&Tobago
39. Austria
40. Cape Verde
41. Malta
42. Romania
43. Papua N.G.
44. South Korea
45. Sierra Leone
46. Mongolia
47. Nepal
48. Zambia
49. Croatia
50. Uruguay
51. Bulgaria
52. Botswana
53. Benin
54. Suriname
55. Taiwan
56. Mali
57. Georgia
58. Ecuador
59. UK
60. Moldova
61. Netherlands
62. North Macedonia
63. Montenegro
64. Albania
65. Gambia
66. Senegal
67. Gabon
68. Togo
69. Malawi
70. Niger
71. New Zealand
72. Bosnia & Herz.
73. South Africa
74. USA
75. Kenya
76. Ghana
77. Guyana
78. Serbia
79. Greece
80. Madagascar
81. Paraguay
82. Liberia
83. Lesotho
84. Ivory Coast
85. Poland
86. G.-Bissau
87. S.T.&Principe
88. Bolivia
89. Philippines
90. Guatemala
91. Armenia
92. Tanzania
93. Colombia
94. Tunisia
95. Haiti
96. Mexico
97. Namibia
98. Indonesia
99. Lebanon
100. Maldives
101. C.A. Republic
102. Mozambique
103. Japan
104. Mauritius
105. Morocco
106. R. of Congo
107. Kyrgyzstan
108. Singapore
109. Sri Lanka
110. Kazakhstan
111. Kuwait
112. DR Congo
113. Iraq
114. Angola
115. Brazil
116. El Salvador
117. Malaysia
118. Libya
119. Pakistan
120. Ethiopia
121. Chad
122. Bhutan
123. Ukraine
124. India
125. Uganda
126. Guinea
127. Somalia
128. Hungary
129. Vietnam
130. Jordan
131. Sudan
132. Comoros
133. Djibouti
134. Uzbekistan
135. Fiji
136. Thailand
137. Cambodia
138. Cameroon
139. Burundi
140. Bangladesh
141. Venezuela
142. Russia
143. Oman
144. Algeria
145. Hong Kong
146. Mauritania
147. Zimbabwe
148. Azerbaijan
149. Yemen
150. Swaziland
151. Afghanistan
152. Qatar
153. UA Emirates
154. Laos
155. Tajikistan
156. Cuba
157. Rwanda
158. Egypt
159. Turkey
160. Iran
161. Nicaragua
162. China
163. Saudi Arabia
164. Eq. Guinea
165. Bahrain
166. Syria
167. Belarus
168. Turkmenistan
169. Eritrea
170. Burma
171. North Korea
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