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
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

Economic outlook around the world

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