Freedom of the World 2023
The Freedom of the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based 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.
List by country[]
| Country | Freedom in the World 2023 | Score | Index of Economic Freedom 2023 | Score | Press Freedom Index 2023 | Score | Democracy Index 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
not free | 8 | n/a | — | not free | 39.75 | authoritarian regime | 2.85 |
 Albania
|
not free | 6 | repressed | 13.7 | not free | 25.38 | authoritarian regime | 1.49 |
 Angola
|
not free | 28 | mostly unfree | 53 | difficult | 48.3 | authoritarian regime | 3.66 |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
free | 85 | n/a | — | problematic | 58.36 | n/a | — |
 Arab Union
|
not free | 22 | repressed | 12.33 | not free | 26.15 | authoritarian regime | 1.02 |
 Australia
|
free | 95 | mostly free | 74.8 | satisfactory | 78.24 | full democracy | 8.96 |
 Austria
|
free | 93 | mostly free | 71.1 | satisfactory | 77.3 | full democracy | 8.16 |
 Bangladesh
|
partly free | 40 | mostly unfree | 54.4 | very serious | 35.31 | hybrid regime | 5.99 |
 Barbados
|
free | 94 | moderately free | 69.8 | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 Belgium
|
free | 96 | moderately free | 67.1 | satisfactory | 76.47 | flawed democracy | 7.51 |
 Belize
|
free | 87 | mostly unfree | 59.8 | satisfactory | 70.49 | n/a | — |
 Bhutan
|
partly free | 61 | mostly unfree | 59 | problematic | 59.25 | hybrid regime | 5.71 |
 Botswana
|
free | 72 | moderately free | 64.9 | problematic | 64.61 | flawed democracy | 7.62 |
 Brazil
|
not free | 16 | repressed | 5.22 | very serious | 33.89 | authoritarian regime | 2.83 |
 Brunei
|
not free | 28 | moderately free | 65.7 | difficult | 44.24 | n/a | — |
 Bulgaria
|
not free | 9 | repressed | 33.8 | very serious | 34.22 | authoritarian regime | 2.50 |
 Burundi
|
not free | 14 | repressed | 41.9 | difficult | 52.14 | authoritarian regime | 2.14 |
 Burma
|
not free | 9 | repressed | 46.5 | very serious | 28.26 | authoritarian regime | 3.04 |
 Chad
|
not free | 6 | repressed | 13.6 | very serious | 22.60 | authoritarian regime | 3.87 |
 China
|
not free | 9 | repressed | 48.3 | very serious | 22.97 | authoritarian regime | 2.27 |
 Canada
|
free | 98 | mostly free | 73.7 | satisfactory | 83.53 | full democracy | 9.24 |
 Caribbean
|
not free | 12 | repressed | 24.3 | very serious | 29 | authoritarian regime | 2.84 |
 Central African Republic
|
not free | 7 | repressed | 43.8 | problematic | 57.56 | authoritarian regime | 1.32 |
 Cyprus
|
free | 92 | mostly free | 72.3 | problematic | 68.62 | flawed democracy | 7.56 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
not free | 3 | repressed | 6.8 | very serious | 28.52 | authoritarian regime | 2.74 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
not free | 19 | repressed | 47.9 | difficult | 48.55 | authoritarian regime | 1.13 |
 Democratic Republic of China
|
not free | 6 | repressed | 42.8 | very serious | 27.65 | authoritarian regime | 1.07 |
 Denmark
|
not free | 1 | repressed | 35.5 | very serious | 24.77 | authoritarian regime | 2.19 |
 East Germany
|
not free | 2 | repressed | 7.3 | difficult | 32.31 | authoritarian regime | 2.11 |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
not free | 5 | repressed | 48.3 | difficult | 50.35 | authoritarian regime | 1.92 |
 Eritrea
|
not free | 3 | repressed | 39.5 | very serious | 27.86 | authoritarian regime | 2.15 |
 Eswatini
|
not free | 17 | mostly unfree | 54.9 | difficult | 52.66 | authoritarian regime | 3.08 |
 Ethiopia
|
not free | 21 | repressed | 48.3 | difficult | 47.7 | authoritarian regime | 3.38 |
 Federated States of Micronesia
|
free | 92 | moderately free | 62.6 | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 Fiji
|
partly free | 59 | mostly unfree | 58 | problematic | 59.27 | hybrid regime | 5.72 |
 France
|
free | 89 | moderately free | 63.6 | satisfactory | 78.72 | flawed democracy | 7.99 |
 Gabon
|
not free | 20 | mostly unfree | 56.1 | problematic | 58.12 | authoritarian regime | 3.54 |
 Greece
|
not free | 22 | repressed | 23.2 | very serious | 39.21 | authoritarian regime | 1.09 |
 Hungary
|
not free | 18 | repressed | 6.6 | very serious | 27.48 | authoritarian regime | 2.46 |
 Iceland
|
free | 94 | mostly free | 72.2 | satisfactory | 83.19 | full democracy | 9.37 |
 Indochina
|
not free | 9 | repressed | 41.9 | very serious | 24.96 | authoritarian regime | 2.89 |
 Indonesia
|
not free | 26 | repressed | 35.7 | very serious | 22.37 | authoritarian regime | 3.18 |
 India
|
partly free | 66 | mostly unfree | 52.9 | very serious | 36.62 | flawed democracy | 6.61 |
 Iran
|
not free | 12 | repressed | 42.2 | very serious | 24.81 | authoritarian regime | 2.2 |
 Ireland
|
free | 97 | free | 82 | good | 89.91 | full democracy | 9.05 |
 Italy
|
free | 90 | moderately free | 62.3 | satisfactory | 72.05 | flawed democracy | 7.74 |
 Kenya
|
partly free | 52 | mostly unfree | 52.5 | difficult | 51.15 | hybrid regime | 5.05 |
 Kiribati
|
free | 91 | mostly unfree | 58.8 | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 Lesotho
|
partly free | 66 | mostly unfree | 51.6 | problematic | 64.29 | flawed democracy | 6.3 |
 Liechtenstein
|
free | 90 | n/a | — | satisfactory | 84.47 | n/a | — |
 Luxembourg
|
free | 97 | mostly free | 78.4 | satisfactory | 81.98 | full democracy | 8.68 |
 Madagascar
|
partly free | 61 | mostly unfree | 58.9 | problematic | 56.66 | hybrid regime | 5.7 |
 Malawi
|
partly free | 66 | mostly unfree | 52.8 | problematic | 60.34 | hybrid regime | 5.74 |
 Malaysia
|
partly free | 53 | moderately free | 67.3 | problematic | 62.83 | flawed democracy | 7.19 |
 Mexico
|
not free | 9 | repressed | 21.9 | very serious | 29.79 | authoritarian regime | 2.08 |
 Soviet Union
|
not free | 4 | repressed | 4.3 | very serious | 22.10 | authoritarian regime | 1.55 |
 Mongolia
|
not free | 28 | repressed | 27.7 | very serious | 38.17 | authoritarian regime | 1.48 |
 Mozambique
|
partly free | 45 | mostly unfree | 52.5 | problematic | 56.13 | authoritarian regime | 3.51 |
 Namibia
|
free | 77 | mostly unfree | 57.7 | satisfactory | 80.91 | flawed democracy | 6.52 |
 Nauru
|
free | 77 | n/a | — | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 Nepal
|
partly free | 58 | mostly unfree | 51.4 | problematic | 57.89 | hybrid regime | 5.22 |
 Netherlands
|
free | 97 | mostly free | 78 | good | 87 | full democracy | 8.96 |
 New Zealand
|
free | 99 | mostly free | 78.9 | satisfactory | 84.23 | full democracy | 9.25 |
 North Korea
|
not free | 3 | repressed | 2.9 | very serious | 21.72 | authoritarian regime | 1.08 |
 Norway
|
not free | 11 | repressed | 12.3 | very serious | 34.77 | authoritarian regime | 1.01 |
 Pakistan
|
partly free | 37 | repressed | 49.4 | very serious | 39.95 | hybrid regime | 4.31 |
 Palau
|
free | 92 | n/a | — | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 Papua New Guinea
|
partly free | 61 | mostly unfree | 51.7 | problematic | 67.62 | flawed democracy | 6.1 |
 Philippines
|
partly free | 58 | mostly unfree | 59.3 | difficult | 46.21 | flawed democracy | 6.56 |
 People's Republic of the American States
|
not free | 1 | repressed | 2.9 | very serious | 21.72 | authoritarian regime | 1.01 |
 Poland
|
not free | 4 | repressed | 13.5 | very serious | 22.20 | authoritarian regime | 3.02 |
 Portugal
|
free | 96 | moderately free | 69.5 | satisfactory | 84.6 | flawed democracy | 7.94 |
 Republic of the American States
|
not free | 20 | repressed | 13.1 | very serious | 4.2 | authoritarian regime | 1.59 |
 Republic of the Congo
|
not free | 17 | repressed | 48.1 | problematic | 60.42 | authoritarian regime | 3.11 |
 Romania
|
not free | 4 | repressed | 23.4 | very serious | 29.37 | authoritarian regime | 1.39 |
 Rwanda
|
not free | 23 | mostly unfree | 52.2 | difficult | 46.58 | authoritarian regime | 3.1 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
free | 89 | n/a | — | problematic | 58.36 | n/a | — |
 Saint Lucia
|
free | 92 | moderately free | 60.7 | problematic | 58.36 | n/a | — |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
free | 91 | moderately free | 63.5 | problematic | 58.36 | n/a | — |
 Samoa
|
free | 83 | moderately free | 68.3 | satisfactory | 82.15 | n/a | — |
 San Marino
|
free | 97 | n/a | — | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
free | 84 | moderately free | 61.5 | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 Seychelles
|
free | 79 | mostly unfree | 59.5 | satisfactory | 75.71 | n/a | — |
 Singapore
|
partly free | 47 | free | 83.9 | difficult | 47.88 | flawed democracy | 6.03 |
 Solomon Islands
|
free | 76 | mostly unfree | 56.9 | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 South Africa
|
free | 79 | mostly unfree | 55.7 | satisfactory | 78.6 | flawed democracy | 7.05 |
 South Korea
|
free | 83 | mostly free | 73.7 | satisfactory | 70.83 | full democracy | 8.01 |
 South Sudan
|
not free | 1 | n/a | — | difficult | 50.62 | n/a | — |
 Sri Lanka
|
partly free | 54 | mostly unfree | 52.2 | difficult | 45.85 | flawed democracy | 6.14 |
 Sweden
|
not free | 22 | repressed | 5.6 | very serious | 29.89 | authoritarian regime | 1.61 |
 Switzerland
|
free | 96 | free | 83.8 | satisfactory | 84.4 | full democracy | 8.83 |
 Tanzania
|
partly free | 48 | mostly unfree | 57.9 | satisfactory | 71.06 | hybrid regime | 4.49 |
 Timor-Leste
|
free | 72 | repressed | 47.2 | satisfactory | 84.49 | flawed democracy | 7.06 |
 Tonga
|
free | 81 | moderately free | 60 | satisfactory | 71.29 | n/a | — |
 Türkiye
|
not free | 32 | mostly unfree | 56.9 | very serious | 33.97 | hybrid regime | 4.48 |
 Tuvalu
|
free | 93 | n/a | — | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 Uganda
|
not free | 35 | mostly unfree | 51.4 | difficult | 46.08 | hybrid regime | 4.94 |
 United States
|
free | 93 | moderately free | 69.9 | satisfactory | 78.51 | full democracy | 8.54 |
 United Kingdom
|
not free | 1 | repressed | 17.4 | very serious | 22.05 | authoritarian regime | 1.18 |
 Vanuatu
|
free | 82 | moderately free | 62.1 | n/a | — | n/a | — |
 West Germany
|
not free | 12 | repressed | 5.3 | very serious | 25.84 | authoritarian regime | 1.83 |
 Yugoslavia
|
not free | 6 | repressed | 3.66 | very serious | 25.94 | authoritarian regime | 1.56 |
 Zambia
|
partly free | 54 | repressed | 47.8 | problematic | 59.41 | hybrid regime | 4.86 |
 Zimbabwe
|
not free | 28 | repressed | 39 | difficult | 48.17 | authoritarian regime | 3.16 |