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FIW: Elected head of government
Freedom House
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193 countries · 2013–2024
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2024
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Value
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1
Italy
4
2
United Kingdom
4
3
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
4
4
Ghana
4
5
Greece
4
6
Grenada
4
7
Croatia
4
8
Indonesia
4
9
India
4
10
Ireland
4
11
Iceland
4
12
Israel
4
13
Jamaica
4
14
Japan
4
15
Kiribati
4
16
Korea, Rep.
4
17
Liberia
4
18
St. Lucia
4
19
Lesotho
4
20
Lithuania
4
21
Luxembourg
4
22
Latvia
4
23
Moldova
4
24
Marshall Islands
4
25
Malta
4
26
Mongolia
4
27
Mauritius
4
28
Namibia
4
29
Netherlands
4
30
Norway
4
31
Nepal
4
32
Naoero
4
33
New Zealand
4
34
Panama
4
35
Palau
4
36
Portugal
4
37
Romania
4
38
El Salvador
4
39
San Marino
4
40
Sao Tome and Principe
4
41
Suriname
4
42
Slovak Republic
4
43
Slovenia
4
44
Sweden
4
45
Seychelles
4
46
Timor-Leste
4
47
Trinidad and Tobago
4
48
Tuvalu
4
49
Taiwan
4
50
Ukraine
4
51
Uruguay
4
52
South Africa
4
53
Dominica
4
54
Canada
4
55
Denmark
4
56
Barbados
4
57
Bolivia
4
58
Belize
4
59
Ecuador
4
60
Bahamas, The
4
61
Bulgaria
4
62
Cyprus
4
63
Spain
4
64
Belgium
4
65
Cabo Verde
4
66
Colombia
4
67
Estonia
4
68
Austria
4
69
Australia
4
70
Antigua and Barbuda
4
71
Costa Rica
4
72
Finland
4
73
Argentina
4
74
Andorra
4
75
Germany
4
76
Chile
4
77
France
4
78
Switzerland
4
79
Brazil
3
80
Albania
3
81
Fiji
3
82
Botswana
3
83
Bhutan
3
84
Dominican Republic
3
85
Poland
3
86
Solomon Islands
3
87
Samoa
3
88
Senegal
3
89
Paraguay
3
90
Papua New Guinea
3
91
Philippines
3
92
Kosovo
3
93
Peru
3
94
Malawi
3
95
Montenegro
3
96
North Macedonia
3
97
Mexico
3
98
Sri Lanka
3
99
Vanuatu
3
100
Kenya
3
101
Tunisia
3
102
Honduras
3
103
Guyana
3
104
Tonga
3
105
Gambia, The
3
106
Madagascar
2
107
Malaysia
2
108
Georgia
2
109
Mauritania
2
110
Turkiye
2
111
Serbia
2
112
Zambia
2
113
Hungary
2
114
Nigeria
2
115
Guatemala
2
116
Sierra Leone
2
117
Liechtenstein
2
118
Guinea-Bissau
2
119
Maldives
2
120
Iraq
2
121
Cote d'Ivoire
2
122
Armenia
2
123
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
124
Comoros
1
125
Bangladesh
1
126
Algeria
1
127
Ethiopia
1
128
Burundi
1
129
Benin
1
130
Thailand
1
131
Zimbabwe
1
132
Morocco
1
133
Singapore
1
134
Pakistan
1
135
Uganda
1
136
Togo
1
137
Tanzania
1
138
Mozambique
1
139
Haiti
1
140
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0
141
Chad
0
142
Uzbekistan
0
143
Sudan
0
144
Saudi Arabia
0
145
Rwanda
0
146
Russian Federation
0
147
Qatar
0
148
Venezuela, RB
0
149
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0
150
Syrian Arab Republic
0
151
Tajikistan
0
152
Oman
0
153
Nicaragua
0
154
Niger
0
155
Guinea
0
156
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
157
Yemen, Rep.
0
158
Myanmar
0
159
Mali
0
160
Monaco
0
161
Libya
0
162
Equatorial Guinea
0
163
Iran, Islamic Rep.
0
164
Lebanon
0
165
Lao PDR
0
166
Kuwait
0
167
Gabon
0
168
Cambodia
0
169
Kyrgyz Republic
0
170
Turkmenistan
0
171
Kazakhstan
0
172
Jordan
0
173
Viet Nam
0
174
Eswatini
0
175
South Sudan
0
176
Belarus
0
177
United Arab Emirates
0
178
Cuba
0
179
Congo, Rep.
0
180
Djibouti
0
181
Cameroon
0
182
China
0
183
Eritrea
0
184
Central African Republic
0
185
Azerbaijan
0
186
Afghanistan
0
187
Brunei Darussalam
0
188
Burkina Faso
0
189
Egypt, Arab Rep.
0
190
Angola
0
191
Bahrain
0
192
Congo, Dem. Rep.
0
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