Freedom-in-the-World country list 2018
The international non-governmental organization Freedom House , based in Washington, DC , publishes an annual report Freedom in the World , which reports on civil liberties in the countries of the world. The following is the Freedom-in-the-World country list 2018 . This summarizes the situation in 2017.
In 2017, according to World Freedom House, 88 countries, in which 2.9 billion people, or 39% of the world's population, lived, could be described as “free”. 58 countries were “partially free” (1.8 billion inhabitants, 24%) and 49 countries were classified as “not free”. The latter was home to 2.7 billion people (37% of the world's population), more than half of which were in a single country, the People's Republic of China .
While Gambia and Uganda could be changed from “not free” to “partially free”, Turkey and Zimbabwe had to be downgraded to “not free”.
The number of electoral democracies is given as 116, although the criteria for this have been raised. According to last year's criteria, 123 countries could be classified as electoral democracies. If you had adjusted this year's criteria to last year, this would not mean any change to the previous year. While the Ivory Coast is no longer classified as an electoral democracy, Nepal has been able to achieve such a status.
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The list of countries in the above report lists the countries according to their degrees of freedom. On the one hand, political rights (PR) and, on the other hand, civil liberties (BF) were assessed according to a point system. A point value of '1' means “maximally free”, one of “7” means “least free”.
The degree of freedom was classified on the basis of an overall score, whereby the division into the three classes "free", "partially free" and "not free" was possible. A higher overall score indicates a higher degree of freedom. Internet freedom was also rated in some countries.
The labels and indicate positive or negative developments since the last survey.
Country | PR (1-7) |
BF (1-7) |
Overall score |
status | Freedom of the press |
Internet freedom |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | 5 | 6th | 26th | not free | not free | |
Egypt | 6th | 5 | 26th | not free | not free | not free |
Albania | 3 | 3 | 68 | partially free | partially free | |
Algeria | 6th | 5 | 35 | not free | not free | |
Andorra | 1 | 1 | 96 | free | free | |
Angola | 6th | 6th | 26th | not free | not free | partially free |
Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2 | 83 | free | partially free | |
Argentina | 2 | 2 | 83 | free | partially free | free |
Armenia | 5 | 4th | 45 | partially free | not free | free |
Azerbaijan | 7th | 6th | 12 | not free | not free | partially free |
Ethiopia | 7th | 6th | 12 | not free | not free | not free |
Australia | 1 | 1 | 98 | free | free | free |
Bahamas | 1 | 1 | 91 | free | free | |
Bahrain | 7th | 6th | 12 | not free | not free | not free |
Bangladesh | 4th | 4th | 45 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Barbados | 1 | 1 | 96 | free | free | |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 95 | free | free | |
Belize | 1 | 2 | 86 | free | free | |
Benin | 2 | 2 | 82 | free | partially free | |
Bhutan | 3 | 4th | 55 | partially free | partially free | |
Bolivia | 3 | 3 | 67 | partially free | partially free | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4th | 4th | 55 | partially free | partially free | |
Botswana | 3 | 2 | 72 | free | partially free | |
Brazil | 2 | 2 | 78 | free | partially free | partially free |
Brunei | 6th | 5 | 28 | not free | not free | |
Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 80 | free | partially free | |
Burkina Faso | 4th | 3 | 60 | partially free | partially free | |
Burundi | 7th | 6th | 18th | not free | not free | |
Chad | 7th | 6th | 18th | not free | not free | |
Chile | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free | |
People's Republic of China | 7th | 6th | 14th | not free | not free | not free |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 91 | free | free | |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | 97 | free | free | |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free | free |
Dominica | 1 | 1 | 93 | free | free | |
Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 67 | partially free | partially free | |
Djibouti | 6th | 5 | 26th | not free | not free | |
Ecuador | 3 | 3 | 60 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Ivory Coast | 4th | 4th | 51 | partially free | partially free | |
El Salvador | 2 | 3 | 70 | free | partially free | |
Equatorial Guinea | 7th | 7th | 8th | not free | not free | |
Eritrea | 7th | 7th | 3 | not free | not free | |
Estonia | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free | free |
Fiji | 3 | 3 | 59 | partially free | partially free | |
Finland | 1 | 1 | 100 | free | free | |
France | 1 | 2 | 90 | free | free | free |
Gabon | 7 | 5 | 23 | not free | not free | |
Gambia | 4 | 5 | 41 | partially free | not free | not free |
Georgia | 3 | 3 | 64 | partially free | partially free | free |
Ghana | 1 | 2 | 83 | free | partially free | |
Greece | 2 | 2 | 85 | free | partially free | |
Grenada | 1 | 2 | 88 | free | free | |
Guatemala | 4th | 4th | 56 | partially free | partially free | |
Guinea | 5 | 5 | 41 | partially free | not free | |
Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 5 | 41 | partially free | partially free | |
Guyana | 2 | 3 | 74 | free | partially free | |
Haiti | 5 | 5 | 41 | partially free | partially free | |
Honduras | 4th | 4th | 46 | partially free | not free | |
India | 2 | 3 | 77 | free | partially free | partially free |
Indonesia | 2 | 4th | 64 | partially free | partially free | partially free |
Iran | 6th | 6th | 18th | not free | not free | not free |
Iraq | 5 | 6th | 31 | not free | not free | |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | 96 | free | free | |
Iceland | 1 | 1 | 95 | free | free | free |
Israel | 1 | 2 | 79 | free | partially free | |
Italy | 1 | 1 | 89 | free | partially free | free |
Jamaica | 2 | 3 | 77 | free | free | |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 96 | free | free | free |
Yemen | 7th | 6th | 13 | not free | not free | |
Jordan | 5 | 5 | 37 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Cambodia | 6th | 5 | 30th | not free | not free | partially free |
Cameroon | 6th | 6th | 22nd | not free | not free | |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 99 | free | free | free |
Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 90 | free | free | |
Kazakhstan | 7 | 5 | 22nd | not free | not free | not free |
Kenya | 4th | 4th | 48 | partially free | partially free | free |
Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 5 | 37 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Kiribati | 1 | 1 | 93 | free | free | |
Colombia | 3 | 3 | 65 | partially free | partially free | partially free |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 7th | 6th | 17th | not free | not free | |
Republic of the Congo | 7th | 5 | 21st | not free | partially free | |
Comoros | 3 | 4th | 55 | partially free | partially free | |
Kosovo | 3 | 4th | 52 | partially free | partially free | |
Croatia | 1 | 2 | 86 | free | partially free | |
Cuba | 7th | 6th | 14th | not free | not free | not free |
Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 36 | partially free | partially free | |
Laos | 7th | 6th | 12 | not free | not free | |
Latvia | 2 | 2 | 87 | free | free | |
Lesotho | 3 | 3 | 64 | partially free | partially free | |
Lebanon | 6 | 4th | 43 | partially free | partially free | partially free |
Liberia | 3 | 3 | 62 | partially free | partially free | |
Libya | 7th | 6th | 9 | not free | not free | partially free |
Liechtenstein | 2 | 1 | 90 | free | free | |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 91 | free | free | |
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 98 | free | free | |
Madagascar | 3 | 4th | 56 | partially free | partially free | |
Malawi | 3 | 3 | 63 | partially free | partially free | partially free |
Malaysia | 4th | 4th | 45 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Maldives | 5 | 5 | 35 | partially free | partially free | |
Mali | 5 | 4th | 44 | partially free | partially free | |
Malta | 1 | 1 | 92 | free | free | |
Morocco | 5 | 5 | 39 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Marshall Islands | 1 | 1 | 92 | free | free | |
Mauritania | 6th | 5 | 30th | not free | partially free | |
Mauritius | 1 | 2 | 89 | free | free | |
Macedonia | 4th | 3 | 58 | partially free | not free | |
Mexico | 3 | 3 | 62 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Micronesia | 1 | 1 | 93 | free | free | |
Moldova | 3 | 3 | 61 | partially free | partially free | |
Monaco | 3 | 1 | 82 | free | free | |
Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 85 | free | partially free | |
Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 67 | partially free | partially free | |
Mozambique | 4th | 4th | 52 | partially free | partially free | |
Myanmar | 5 | 5 | 31 | partially free | not free | not free |
Namibia | 2 | 2 | 77 | free | partially free | |
Nauru | 2 | 2 | 81 | free | partially free | |
Nepal | 3 | 4th | 55 | partially free | partially free | |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 98 | free | free | |
Nicaragua | 5 | 4th | 44 | partially free | partially free | |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 99 | free | free | |
Niger | 4th | 4th | 49 | partially free | partially free | |
Nigeria | 3 | 5 | 50 | partially free | partially free | partially free |
North Korea | 7th | 7th | 3 | not free | not free | |
Norway | 1 | 1 | 100 | free | free | |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free | |
Oman | 6th | 5 | 23 | not free | not free | |
Pakistan | 4th | 5 | 43 | partially free | not free | not free |
Palau | 1 | 1 | 92 | free | free | |
Panama | 2 | 2 | 83 | free | partially free | |
Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | 63 | partially free | free | |
Paraguay | 3 | 3 | 64 | partially free | partially free | |
Peru | 2 | 3 | 73 | free | partially free | |
Philippines | 3 | 3 | 62 | partially free | partially free | free |
Poland | 1 | 2 | 85 | free | free | |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 97 | free | free | |
Qatar | 6th | 5 | 24 | not free | not free | |
Romania | 2 | 2 | 84 | free | partially free | |
Russia | 7th | 6th | 20th | not free | not free | not free |
Rwanda | 6th | 6th | 23 | not free | not free | partially free |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | 89 | free | free | |
St. Lucia | 1 | 1 | 91 | free | free | |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1 | 90 | free | free | |
Zambia | 4th | 4th | 55 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Samoa | 2 | 2 | 80 | free | free | |
San Marino | 1 | 1 | 97 | free | free | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2 | 82 | free | free | |
Saudi Arabia | 7th | 7th | 7th | not free | not free | not free |
Senegal | 2 | 2 | 75 | free | partially free | |
Serbia | 3 | 2 | 73 | free | partially free | |
Seychelles | 3 | 3 | 71 | partially free | partially free | |
Sierra Leone | 3 | 3 | 66 | partially free | partially free | |
Zimbabwe | 6 | 5 | 30th | not free | not free | partially free |
Singapore | 4th | 4th | 52 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 89 | free | free | |
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 93 | free | free | |
Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 72 | free | free | |
Somalia | 7th | 7th | 7th | not free | not free | |
South Africa | 2 | 2 | 78 | free | partially free | free |
Spain | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free | |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 4th | 55 | partially free | not free | partially free |
Sudan | 7th | 7th | 8th | not free | not free | not free |
South Korea | 2 | 2 | 84 | free | partially free | partially free |
South Sudan | 7th | 7th | 2 | not free | not free | |
Suriname | 2 | 3 | 78 | free | free | |
Swaziland | 7th | 6 | 16 | not free | not free | |
Sweden | 1 | 1 | 100 | free | free | |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 96 | free | free | |
Syria | 7th | 7th | −1 | not free | not free | not free |
Taiwan | 1 | 1 | 93 | free | free | |
Tajikistan | 7th | 6th | 11 | not free | not free | |
Tanzania | 4 | 4th | 52 | partially free | partially free | |
Thailand | 6th | 5 | 31 | not free | not free | not free |
East Timor | 2 | 3 | 69 | partially free | partially free | |
Togo | 4th | 4th | 47 | partially free | partially free | |
Tonga | 2 | 2 | 75 | free | free | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 81 | free | free | |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 93 | free | free | |
Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 70 | free | partially free | partially free |
Turkey | 5 | 6 | 32 | not free | not free | not free |
Turkmenistan | 7th | 7th | 4th | not free | not free | |
Tuvalu | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free | |
Uganda | 6th | 4 | 37 | partially free | partially free | partially free |
Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 62 | partially free | partially free | partially free |
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 72 | free | partially free | free |
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 98 | free | free | |
Uzbekistan | 7th | 7th | 7th | not free | not free | not free |
Vanuatu | 2 | 2 | 81 | free | free | |
Venezuela | 6th | 5 | 26th | not free | not free | partially free |
United Arab Emirates | 7 | 6th | 17th | not free | not free | not free |
United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free | free |
United States | 2 | 1 | 86 | free | free | free |
Vietnam | 7th | 5 | 20th | not free | not free | not free |
Belarus | 6th | 6th | 21st | not free | not free | not free |
Central African Republic | 7th | 7th | 9 | not free | not free | |
Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 94 | free | free |
See also
- List of countries according to personal freedom (Legatum Prosperity Index)
- World Happiness Report (UNO World Happiness Report )
- List of Indices of Freedom (Worldwide Measures)
- List of European systems of government
source
- Freedom House : Freedom in the World 2018. In: FreedomHouse.org. Washington / New York 2018 (English; with reports).