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