Classification of countries according to the Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2021 survey, concerning the state of world freedom in 2020.[1] Free Partly Free Not Free
Countries designated "
electoral democracies" in Freedom House's
Freedom in the World 2023 survey, covering the year 2022.
[2] 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.
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Angola | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Benin* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Botswana* | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Burkina Faso* | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 6 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly |
 Burundi | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Cameroon | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Cape Verde* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Central African Republic | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Chad | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Comoros* | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Congo, Republic of | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
 Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Ivory Coast* | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Djibouti | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Eritrea | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Ethiopia | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Gabon | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
 Gambia | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 4 | 5 | Partly |
 Ghana* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Guinea | 7 | 6 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Kenya* | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Lesotho* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Liberia* | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Madagascar* | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Malawi* | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Mali | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 7 | 5 | Not | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly |
 Mauritania | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Mauritius* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Mozambique | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Namibia* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Niger | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Nigeria* | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 3 | 5 | Partly | 3 | 5 | Partly |
 Rwanda | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 São Tomé and Príncipe* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Senegal* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Seychelles* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Sierra Leone* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Somalia | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 South Africa* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 South Sudan | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Sudan | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Eswatini | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Tanzania* | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Togo | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Uganda | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 4 | Partly |
 Zambia | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Zimbabwe | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not |
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Antigua and Barbuda* | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Argentina* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Bahamas* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Barbados* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Belize* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Bolivia* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Brazil* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Canada* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Chile* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Colombia* | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Costa Rica* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Cuba | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Dominica* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Dominican Republic* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Ecuador* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 El Salvador* | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Grenada* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Guatemala* | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Guyana* | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Haiti | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Honduras | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Jamaica* | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Mexico* | 2 | 3 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Nicaragua | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly |
 Panama* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Paraguay* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Peru* | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Saint Lucia* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines* | 2 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Suriname* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Trinidad and Tobago* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 United States* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free |
 Uruguay* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Venezuela | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Afghanistan | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not |
 Australia* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Bangladesh* | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Bhutan* | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Brunei | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Cambodia | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 China | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 East Timor* | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Fiji* | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 India* | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 Indonesia* | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly | 2 | 4 | Partly |
 Japan* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Kiribati* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 North Korea | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 South Korea* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Laos | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Malaysia | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Maldives | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Marshall Islands* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Micronesia* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Mongolia* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Myanmar | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Nauru* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Nepal* | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 New Zealand* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Pakistan* | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly |
 Palau* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Papua New Guinea* | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Philippines* | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Samoa* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Singapore | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Solomon Islands* | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Sri Lanka* | 4 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Taiwan* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Thailand | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Tonga* | 5 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Tuvalu* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Vanuatu* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Vietnam | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Armenia | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly |
 Azerbaijan | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Belarus | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Georgia* | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Kazakhstan | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Moldova* | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Russia | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Tajikistan | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Turkmenistan | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Ukraine* | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Uzbekistan | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
- Key: * - Electoral democracies (as described above), PR - Political Rights, CL - Civil Liberties, Free Status: Free, Partly Free, Not Free
| | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Albania* | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Andorra* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Austria* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Belgium* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina* | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly |
 Bulgaria* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Croatia* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Cyprus* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Czech Republic* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Denmark* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Estonia* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Finland* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 France* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Germany* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Greece* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Hungary* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Iceland* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Ireland* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Italy* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Kosovo* | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly |
 Latvia* | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 Liechtenstein* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free |
 Lithuania* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Luxembourg* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Macedonia | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly | 4 | 3 | Partly |
 Malta* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Monaco* | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 2 | 1 | Free | 3 | 1 | Free | 3 | 1 | Free |
 Montenegro* | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly |
 Netherlands* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Norway* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Poland* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free |
 Portugal* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Romania* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free |
 San Marino* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Serbia* | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 2 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free | 3 | 2 | Free |
 Slovakia* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Slovenia* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Spain* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Sweden* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Switzerland* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
 Turkey | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 6 | Not |
 United Kingdom* | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free | 1 | 1 | Free |
Middle East and North Africa
[edit]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
| | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Country | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free | PR | CL | Free |
 Algeria | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Bahrain | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Egypt | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not |
 Iran | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not |
 Iraq | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not | 5 | 6 | Not |
 Israel* | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 2 | Free | 1 | 3 | Free |
 Jordan | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Kuwait | 4 | 4 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Lebanon | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 3 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 6 | 4 | Partly |
 Libya | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 4 | 5 | Partly | 4 | 5 | Partly | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Morocco | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 4 | Partly | 5 | 5 | Partly |
 Oman | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Qatar | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not |
 Saudi Arabia | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Syria | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not | 7 | 7 | Not |
 Tunisia* | 7 | 5 | Not | 7 | 5 | Not | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 4 | Partly | 3 | 3 | Partly | 1 | 3 | Free | 1 | 3 | Free | 1 | 3 | Free | 2 | 3 | Free |
 United Arab Emirates | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
 Yemen | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 5 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 6 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not | 7 | 6 | Not |
- Bollen, Kenneth A. (1991), Inkeles, Alex (ed.), "On measuring democracy: Its consequences and concomitants (Chapter 1, Political democracy: Conceptual and measurement traps)", Proceedings of the Conference on Measuring Democracy, 27–28 May 1988, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (second printing, 1993 ed.), New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transactions Publishers, pp. 3–20, ISBN 978-0-88738-881-1
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- National Research Council, Committee on Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs (2008). Goldstone, Jack A (ed.). Improving democracy assistance: Building knowledge through evaluations and research. National Academies Press. pp. xvi+336. ISBN 978-0-309-11736-4. Individuals can download the complete report (pdf format) for private use.
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Benin* 
Botswana* 
Burkina Faso* 
Burundi 
Cameroon 
Cape Verde* 
Central African Republic 
Chad 
Comoros* 
Congo, Republic of 
Congo, Democratic Republic of 
Ivory Coast* 
Djibouti 
Equatorial Guinea 
Eritrea 
Ethiopia 
Gabon 
Gambia 
Ghana* 
Guinea 
Guinea-Bissau 
Kenya* 
Lesotho* 
Liberia* 
Madagascar* 
Malawi* 
Mali 
Mauritania 
Mauritius* 
Mozambique 
Namibia* 
Niger 
Nigeria* 
Rwanda 
São Tomé and Príncipe* 
Senegal* 
Seychelles* 
Sierra Leone* 
Somalia 
South Africa* 
South Sudan 
Sudan 
Eswatini 
Tanzania* 
Togo 
Uganda 
Zambia 
Zimbabwe 
Antigua and Barbuda* 
Argentina* 
Bahamas* 
Barbados* 
Belize* 
Bolivia* 
Brazil* 
Canada* 
Chile* 
Colombia* 
Costa Rica* 
Cuba 
Dominica* 
Dominican Republic* 
Ecuador* 
El Salvador* 
Grenada* 
Guatemala* 
Guyana* 
Haiti 
Honduras 
Jamaica* 
Mexico* 
Nicaragua 
Panama* 
Paraguay* 
Peru* 
Saint Kitts and Nevis* 
Saint Lucia* 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines* 
Suriname* 
Trinidad and Tobago* 
United States* 
Uruguay* 
Venezuela 
Afghanistan 
Australia* 
Bangladesh* 
Bhutan* 
Brunei 
Cambodia 
China 
East Timor* 
Fiji* 
India* 
Indonesia* 
Japan* 
Kiribati* 
North Korea 
South Korea* 
Laos 
Malaysia 
Maldives 
Marshall Islands* 
Micronesia* 
Mongolia* 
Myanmar 
Nauru* 
Nepal* 
New Zealand* 
Pakistan* 
Palau* 
Papua New Guinea* 
Philippines* 
Samoa* 
Singapore 
Solomon Islands* 
Sri Lanka* 
Taiwan* 
Thailand 
Tonga* 
Tuvalu* 
Vanuatu* 
Vietnam 
Armenia 
Azerbaijan 
Belarus 
Georgia* 
Kazakhstan 
Kyrgyzstan 
Moldova* 
Russia 
Tajikistan 
Turkmenistan 
Ukraine* 
Uzbekistan 
Albania* 
Andorra* 
Austria* 
Belgium* 
Bosnia and Herzegovina* 
Bulgaria* 
Croatia* 
Cyprus* 
Czech Republic* 
Denmark* 
Estonia* 
Finland* 
France* 
Germany* 
Greece* 
Hungary* 
Iceland* 
Ireland* 
Italy* 
Kosovo* 
Latvia* 
Liechtenstein* 
Lithuania* 
Luxembourg* 
Macedonia 
Malta* 
Monaco* 
Montenegro* 
Netherlands* 
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Poland* 
Portugal* 
Romania* 
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Serbia* 
Slovakia* 
Slovenia* 
Spain* 
Sweden* 
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United Kingdom* 
Algeria 
Bahrain 
Egypt 
Iran 
Iraq 
Israel* 
Jordan 
Kuwait 
Lebanon 
Libya 
Morocco 
Oman 
Qatar 
Saudi Arabia 
Syria 
Tunisia* 
United Arab Emirates 
Yemen