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