Civil liberties - Country rankings
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Civil liberties index, 7 (weak) - 1 (strong) , 2020 - Country rankings:
The average for 2020 based on 190 countries was 3 points.The highest value was in the Central African Republic: 7 points and the lowest value was in Andorra: 1 points. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The Freedom House
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Countries | Civil liberties, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
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C.A. Republic | 7 | 1 | 1972 - 2020 |
Eq. Guinea | 7 | 2 | 1972 - 2020 |
Eritrea | 7 | 3 | 1993 - 2020 |
North Korea | 7 | 4 | 1972 - 2020 |
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 5 | 1972 - 2020 |
Somalia | 7 | 6 | 1972 - 2020 |
Syria | 7 | 7 | 1972 - 2020 |
Turkmenistan | 7 | 8 | 1991 - 2020 |
Afghanistan | 6 | 9 | 1972 - 2020 |
Azerbaijan | 6 | 10 | 1991 - 2020 |
Bahrain | 6 | 11 | 1972 - 2020 |
Belarus | 6 | 12 | 1991 - 2020 |
Burma | 6 | 13 | 1972 - 2020 |
Burundi | 6 | 14 | 1972 - 2020 |
Cameroon | 6 | 15 | 1972 - 2020 |
Chad | 6 | 16 | 1972 - 2020 |
China | 6 | 17 | 1972 - 2020 |
Cuba | 6 | 18 | 1972 - 2020 |
DR Congo | 6 | 19 | 1972 - 2020 |
Egypt | 6 | 20 | 1972 - 2020 |
Ethiopia | 6 | 21 | 1972 - 2020 |
Iran | 6 | 22 | 1972 - 2020 |
Iraq | 6 | 23 | 1972 - 2020 |
Laos | 6 | 24 | 1972 - 2020 |
Libya | 6 | 25 | 1972 - 2020 |
Russia | 6 | 26 | 1991 - 2020 |
Rwanda | 6 | 27 | 1972 - 2020 |
Sudan | 6 | 28 | 1972 - 2020 |
Tajikistan | 6 | 29 | 1991 - 2020 |
Turkey | 6 | 30 | 1972 - 2020 |
UA Emirates | 6 | 31 | 1972 - 2020 |
Uzbekistan | 6 | 32 | 1991 - 2020 |
Venezuela | 6 | 33 | 1972 - 2020 |
Yemen | 6 | 34 | 1990 - 2020 |
Algeria | 5 | 35 | 1972 - 2020 |
Angola | 5 | 36 | 1975 - 2020 |
Bangladesh | 5 | 37 | 1972 - 2020 |
Brunei | 5 | 38 | 1972 - 2020 |
Cambodia | 5 | 39 | 1972 - 2020 |
Djibouti | 5 | 40 | 1977 - 2020 |
Gabon | 5 | 41 | 1972 - 2020 |
Guinea | 5 | 42 | 1972 - 2020 |
Haiti | 5 | 43 | 1972 - 2020 |
Jordan | 5 | 44 | 1972 - 2020 |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 45 | 1991 - 2020 |
Kuwait | 5 | 46 | 1972 - 2020 |
Maldives | 5 | 47 | 1972 - 2020 |
Mali | 5 | 48 | 1972 - 2020 |
Mauritania | 5 | 49 | 1972 - 2020 |
Morocco | 5 | 50 | 1972 - 2020 |
Nicaragua | 5 | 51 | 1972 - 2020 |
Nigeria | 5 | 52 | 1972 - 2020 |
Oman | 5 | 53 | 1972 - 2020 |
Pakistan | 5 | 54 | 1972 - 2020 |
Qatar | 5 | 55 | 1972 - 2020 |
R. of Congo | 5 | 56 | 1972 - 2020 |
Swaziland | 5 | 57 | 1972 - 2020 |
Tanzania | 5 | 58 | 1972 - 2020 |
Uganda | 5 | 59 | 1972 - 2020 |
Vietnam | 5 | 60 | 1976 - 2020 |
Zimbabwe | 5 | 61 | 1972 - 2020 |
Armenia | 4 | 62 | 1991 - 2020 |
Bhutan | 4 | 63 | 1972 - 2020 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 4 | 64 | 1992 - 2020 |
Burkina Faso | 4 | 65 | 1972 - 2020 |
Comoros | 4 | 66 | 1975 - 2020 |
El Salvador | 4 | 67 | 1972 - 2020 |
Gambia | 4 | 68 | 1972 - 2020 |
Guatemala | 4 | 69 | 1972 - 2020 |
G.-Bissau | 4 | 70 | 1974 - 2020 |
Honduras | 4 | 71 | 1972 - 2020 |
Indonesia | 4 | 72 | 1972 - 2020 |
Ivory Coast | 4 | 73 | 1972 - 2020 |
Kenya | 4 | 74 | 1972 - 2020 |
Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 75 | 1991 - 2020 |
Lebanon | 4 | 76 | 1972 - 2020 |
Liberia | 4 | 77 | 1972 - 2020 |
Malaysia | 4 | 78 | 1972 - 2020 |
Moldova | 4 | 79 | 1991 - 2020 |
Mozambique | 4 | 80 | 1975 - 2020 |
Nepal | 4 | 81 | 1972 - 2020 |
Niger | 4 | 82 | 1972 - 2020 |
Philippines | 4 | 83 | 1972 - 2020 |
Singapore | 4 | 84 | 1972 - 2020 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 85 | 1972 - 2020 |
Thailand | 4 | 86 | 1972 - 2020 |
Togo | 4 | 87 | 1972 - 2020 |
Zambia | 4 | 88 | 1972 - 2020 |
Albania | 3 | 89 | 1972 - 2020 |
Bolivia | 3 | 90 | 1972 - 2020 |
Colombia | 3 | 91 | 1972 - 2020 |
Domin. Rep. | 3 | 92 | 1972 - 2020 |
Ecuador | 3 | 93 | 1972 - 2020 |
Fiji | 3 | 94 | 1972 - 2020 |
Georgia | 3 | 95 | 1991 - 2020 |
Guyana | 3 | 96 | 1972 - 2020 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 97 | 2017 - 2020 |
Hungary | 3 | 98 | 1972 - 2020 |
India | 3 | 99 | 1972 - 2020 |
Israel | 3 | 100 | 1972 - 2020 |
Lesotho | 3 | 101 | 1972 - 2020 |
Madagascar | 3 | 102 | 1972 - 2020 |
Malawi | 3 | 103 | 1972 - 2020 |
Mexico | 3 | 104 | 1972 - 2020 |
Montenegro | 3 | 105 | 2006 - 2020 |
North Macedonia | 3 | 106 | 1992 - 2020 |
Papua N.G. | 3 | 107 | 1975 - 2020 |
Paraguay | 3 | 108 | 1972 - 2020 |
Peru | 3 | 109 | 1972 - 2020 |
Senegal | 3 | 110 | 1972 - 2020 |
Serbia | 3 | 111 | 2006 - 2020 |
Seychelles | 3 | 112 | 1976 - 2020 |
Sierra Leone | 3 | 113 | 1972 - 2020 |
Suriname | 3 | 114 | 1975 - 2020 |
Tunisia | 3 | 115 | 1972 - 2020 |
Ukraine | 3 | 116 | 1991 - 2020 |
Ant.& Barb. | 2 | 117 | 1981 - 2020 |
Argentina | 2 | 118 | 1972 - 2020 |
Belize | 2 | 119 | 1981 - 2020 |
Benin | 2 | 120 | 1972 - 2020 |
Botswana | 2 | 121 | 1972 - 2020 |
Brazil | 2 | 122 | 1972 - 2020 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 123 | 1972 - 2020 |
Chile | 2 | 124 | 1972 - 2020 |
Croatia | 2 | 125 | 1991 - 2020 |
France | 2 | 126 | 1972 - 2020 |
Ghana | 2 | 127 | 1972 - 2020 |
Greece | 2 | 128 | 1972 - 2020 |
Grenada | 2 | 129 | 1974 - 2020 |
Jamaica | 2 | 130 | 1972 - 2020 |
Latvia | 2 | 131 | 1991 - 2020 |
Mauritius | 2 | 132 | 1972 - 2020 |
Mongolia | 2 | 133 | 1972 - 2020 |
Namibia | 2 | 134 | 1972 - 2020 |
Panama | 2 | 135 | 1972 - 2020 |
Poland | 2 | 136 | 1972 - 2020 |
Romania | 2 | 137 | 1972 - 2020 |
Samoa | 2 | 138 | 1972 - 2020 |
S.T.&Principe | 2 | 139 | 1975 - 2020 |
Slovakia | 2 | 140 | 1993 - 2020 |
Solomon Isl. | 2 | 141 | 1978 - 2020 |
South Africa | 2 | 142 | 1973 - 2020 |
South Korea | 2 | 143 | 1972 - 2020 |
Tonga | 2 | 144 | 1972 - 2020 |
Tr.&Tobago | 2 | 145 | 1972 - 2020 |
Vanuatu | 2 | 146 | 1980 - 2020 |
Andorra | 1 | 147 | 1972 - 2020 |
Australia | 1 | 148 | 1972 - 2020 |
Austria | 1 | 149 | 1972 - 2020 |
Bahamas | 1 | 150 | 1973 - 2020 |
Barbados | 1 | 151 | 1972 - 2020 |
Belgium | 1 | 152 | 1972 - 2020 |
Canada | 1 | 153 | 1972 - 2020 |
Cape Verde | 1 | 154 | 1975 - 2020 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 155 | 1972 - 2020 |
Cyprus | 1 | 156 | 1972 - 2020 |
Czechia | 1 | 157 | 1993 - 2020 |
Denmark | 1 | 158 | 1972 - 2020 |
Dominica | 1 | 159 | 1978 - 2020 |
Estonia | 1 | 160 | 1991 - 2020 |
Finland | 1 | 161 | 1972 - 2020 |
Germany | 1 | 162 | 1990 - 2020 |
Iceland | 1 | 163 | 1972 - 2020 |
Ireland | 1 | 164 | 1972 - 2020 |
Italy | 1 | 165 | 1972 - 2020 |
Japan | 1 | 166 | 1972 - 2020 |
Kiribati | 1 | 167 | 1979 - 2020 |
Liechtenstein | 1 | 168 | 1972 - 2020 |
Lithuania | 1 | 169 | 1991 - 2020 |
Luxembourg | 1 | 170 | 1972 - 2020 |
Malta | 1 | 171 | 1972 - 2020 |
Micronesia | 1 | 172 | 1991 - 2020 |
Monaco | 1 | 173 | 1972 - 2020 |
Netherlands | 1 | 174 | 1972 - 2020 |
New Zealand | 1 | 175 | 1972 - 2020 |
Norway | 1 | 176 | 1972 - 2020 |
Palau | 1 | 177 | 1994 - 2020 |
Portugal | 1 | 178 | 1972 - 2020 |
Saint Lucia | 1 | 179 | 1979 - 2020 |
St. Vincent & ... | 1 | 180 | 1979 - 2020 |
San Marino | 1 | 181 | 1972 - 2020 |
Slovenia | 1 | 182 | 1991 - 2020 |
Spain | 1 | 183 | 1972 - 2020 |
Sweden | 1 | 184 | 1972 - 2020 |
Switzerland | 1 | 185 | 1972 - 2020 |
Taiwan | 1 | 186 | 1972 - 2020 |
Tuvalu | 1 | 187 | 1978 - 2020 |
UK | 1 | 188 | 1972 - 2020 |
Uruguay | 1 | 189 | 1972 - 2020 |
USA | 1 | 190 | 1972 - 2020 |
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Definition: The Civil Liberties index from the Freedom House evaluate the following: freedom of expression and belief, associational and organizational rights, rule of law, and personal autonomy and individual rights. The rating ranges from 1 (strong liberties) to 7 (no liberties).
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