This article contains a list of freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations that publish and maintain assessments of the state of freedom in the world, according to their own various definitions of the term, and rank countries as being free, partly free, or using various measures of freedom, including civil liberties, political rights and economic rights.
The indices and their origins:
Here is a table of the assessments by four indices, for most countries of the world. For exact rankings rather than assessments, refer to the individual index articles.
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Freedom in the World[12] | free | partly free | not free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Index of Economic Freedom[13] | free | mostly free | moderately free | mostly unfree | repressed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Press Freedom Index[3] | good situation | satisfactory situation | noticeable problems | difficult situation | very serious situation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Democracy Index[15] | full democracy | flawed democracy | hybrid regime | authoritarian regime | authoritarian regime |
Country | Freedom in the World 2022[12] | 2022 Index of Economic Freedom[13] | 2022 Press Freedom Index[3] | 2021 Democracy Index[15] |
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not free | n/a | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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not free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | n/a | noticeable problems | n/a |
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not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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free | n/a | noticeable problems | n/a |
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free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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not free | moderately free | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | n/a | n/a |
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not free | moderately free | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | hybrid regime |
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free | mostly free | n/a | n/a |
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not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | n/a |
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partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | repressed | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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not free | moderately free | difficult situation | n/a |
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free | mostly free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | repressed | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | repressed | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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not free | repressed | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | good situation | full democracy |
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not free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | repressed | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | good situation | full democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | n/a |
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partly free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | repressed | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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not free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | free | good situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | mostly free | good situation | full democracy |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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partly free | mostly free | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | n/a | noticeable problems | n/a |
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partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | n/a | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | n/a | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | free | good situation | full democracy |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | hybrid regime |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | full democracy |
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not free | moderately free | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | moderately free | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | mostly unfree | n/a | n/a |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | n/a |
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partly free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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not free | n/a | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | n/a | satisfactory situation | n/a |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | n/a |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | mostly free | noticeable problems | full democracy |
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partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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free | moderately free | n/a | n/a |
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partly free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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free | free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | good situation | full democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | repressed | very serious situation | hybrid regime |
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free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | good situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | moderately free | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | n/a | noticeable problems | n/a |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | n/a |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | n/a |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | n/a |
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free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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free | moderately free | n/a | n/a |
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not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | n/a |
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partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | free | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly unfree | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | difficult situation | n/a |
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free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | n/a | difficult situation | n/a |
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free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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not free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | repressed | noticeable problems | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | good situation | full democracy |
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free | free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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not free | n/a | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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not free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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not free | moderately free | difficult situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | noticeable problems | n/a |
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free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | hybrid regime |
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partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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not free | mostly free | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | flawed democracy |
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free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | full democracy |
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not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
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free | moderately free | n/a | n/a |
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not free | repressed | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | moderately free | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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not free | n/a | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
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partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | hybrid regime |
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not free | repressed | difficult situation | authoritarian regime |
Country | Freedom in the World 2022[12] | 2022 Index of Economic Freedom[13] | 2022 Press Freedom Index[3] | 2021 Democracy Index[15] |
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partly free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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partly free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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free | n/a | noticeable problems | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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partly free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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not free | n/a | n/a | n/a |