Several non-governmental organizations publish and assess the state of freedom in the world in accordance with their various definitions of this term, and rank countries in the following categories: free country, partially free or not free, based on political, economic rights and civil liberties .
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The Democracy Index of the Economist Intelligence Unit is an assessment of democracy by country in the following categories: fully democratic , partially democratic , mixed regime and authoritarian regime . It is assumed that the assessment of a fully democratic , partially democratic and mixed regime is given to democratic states, while an authoritarian regime is given to dictatorships . The assessment is based on criteria such as civil liberties, the conduct of elections , freedom of the press , public participation in government, public opinion , the functioning of the state, corruption and stability. [one]
Current Grades
Conventions
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| Freedom in the world | free | partially free | not free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Index of Economic Freedom | free | mostly free | moderately free | mostly unfree | not free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Press Freedom Index | good situation | satisfactory situation | significant problems | difficult situation | very serious situation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democracy index | completely democratic | partially democratic | mixed mode | authoritarian regime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List of countries
| A country | Freedom in the world in 2018 [2] | Index of Economic Freedom in 2018 [3] | Press Freedom Index 2017 [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Abkhazia | partially free | no data | no data |
| Afghanistan | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Albania | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Algeria | not free | not free | difficult situation |
| Andorra | free | no data | satisfactory situation |
| Angola | not free | not free | difficult situation |
| Antigua and Barbuda | free | no data | satisfactory situation |
| Argentina | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Armenia | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Australia | free | free | satisfactory situation |
| Austria | free | mostly free | good situation |
| Azerbaijan | not free | moderately free | very serious situation |
| Bahamas | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Bahrain | not free | moderately free | very serious situation |
| Bangladesh | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Barbados | free | predominantly not free | satisfactory situation |
| Belarus | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Belgium | free | moderately free | good situation |
| Belize | free | predominantly not free | satisfactory situation |
| Benin | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Butane | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Bolivia | partially free | not free | significant problems |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Botswana | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Brazil | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Brunei | not free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Bulgaria | free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Burkina Faso | partially free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Burundi | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Cambodia | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Cameroon | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Canada | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| CAR | not free | not free | difficult situation |
| Chad | not free | not free | difficult situation |
| Chile | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| China | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Colombia | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Comoros | partially free | predominantly not free | satisfactory situation |
| Costa Rica | free | moderately free | good situation |
| DR Congo | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Republic of the Congo | not free | not free | difficult situation |
| Croatia | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Cuba | not free | not free | very serious situation |
| Cyprus | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Czech | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| Denmark | free | mostly free | good situation |
| Djibouti | not free | not free | very serious situation |
| Dominica | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Dominican Republic | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Ecuador | partially free | not free | significant problems |
| Egypt | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Salvador | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Equatorial Guinea | not free | not free | very serious situation |
| Eritrea | not free | not free | very serious situation |
| Estonia | free | mostly free | good situation |
| Ethiopia | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Fiji | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Finland | free | mostly free | good situation |
| France | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Gabon | not free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Gambia | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Georgia | partially free | mostly free | significant problems |
| Germany | free | mostly free | good situation |
| Ghana | free | predominantly not free | satisfactory situation |
| Greece | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Grenada | free | no data | satisfactory situation |
| Guatemala | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Guinea | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Guinea bissau | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Guyana | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Haiti | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Honduras | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Hong Kong | partially free | free | significant problems |
| Hungary | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Iceland | free | mostly free | good situation |
| India | free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Indonesia | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Iran | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Iraq | not free | no data | difficult situation |
| Ireland | free | free | good situation |
| Israel | free | mostly free | significant problems |
| Italy | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Jamaica | free | moderately free | good situation |
| Japan | free | mostly free | significant problems |
| Jordan | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Kazakhstan | not free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Kenya | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Kiribati | free | predominantly not free | no data |
| DPRK | not free | not free | very serious situation |
| The Republic of Korea | free | mostly free | significant problems |
| Kuwait | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Kyrgyzstan | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Laos | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Latvia | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| Lebanon | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Lesotho | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Liberia | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Libya | not free | no data | very serious situation |
| Liechtenstein | free | no data | satisfactory situation |
| Lithuania | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| Luxembourg | free | mostly free | good situation |
| Macau | no data | mostly free | no data |
| North Macedonia | partially free | mostly free | difficult situation |
| Madagascar | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Malawi | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Malaysia | partially free | mostly free | difficult situation |
| Maldives | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Mali | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Malta | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Marshall Islands | free | no data | no data |
| Mauritania | not free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Mauritius | free | mostly free | significant problems |
| Mexico | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Micronesia | free | predominantly not free | no data |
| Moldova | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Monaco | free | no data | no data |
| Mongolia | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Montenegro | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Morocco | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Mozambique | partially free | not free | significant problems |
| Namibia | free | predominantly not free | satisfactory situation |
| Nauru | free | no data | no data |
| Nepal | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Netherlands | free | mostly free | good situation |
| New Zealand | free | free | good situation |
| Nicaragua | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Niger | partially free | not free | significant problems |
| Nigeria | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Northern Cyprus | free | no data | significant problems |
| Norway | free | mostly free | good situation |
| Oman | not free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Pakistan | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Palau | free | no data | no data |
| State of Palestine | not free | no data | difficult situation |
| Panama | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Papua New Guinea | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Paraguay | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Peru | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Philippines | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Poland | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Portugal | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Qatar | not free | mostly free | difficult situation |
| Romania | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Russia | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Rwanda | not free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | free | no data | satisfactory situation |
| Saint lucia | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Samoa | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| San marino | free | no data | no data |
| Sao Tome and Principe | free | predominantly not free | no data |
| Saudi Arabia | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Senegal | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Serbia | free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Seychelles | partially free | moderately free | significant problems |
| Sierra leone | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Singapore | partially free | free | difficult situation |
| Slovakia | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Slovenia | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Solomon islands | free | predominantly not free | no data |
| Somalia | not free | no data | very serious situation |
| Somaliland | partially free | no data | no data |
| South Africa | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| South Ossetia | not free | no data | no data |
| South Sudan | not free | no data | difficult situation |
| Spain | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Sri Lanka | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Sudan | not free | not free | very serious situation |
| Suriname | free | not free | satisfactory situation |
| Kingdom of Esvatini (Swaziland) | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Sweden | free | mostly free | good situation |
| Switzerland | free | free | good situation |
| Syria | not free | no data | very serious situation |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| Tajikistan | not free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Tanzania | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Thailand | not free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Togo | partially free | not free | significant problems |
| Tonga | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Transnistria | not free | no data | no data |
| Trinidad and Tobago | free | predominantly not free | satisfactory situation |
| Tunisia | free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| Turkey | not free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Turkmenistan | not free | not free | very serious situation |
| Tuvalu | free | no data | no data |
| Uganda | partially free | moderately free | difficult situation |
| Ukraine | partially free | predominantly not free | significant problems |
| UAE | not free | mostly free | difficult situation |
| United Kingdom | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| USA | free | mostly free | satisfactory situation |
| Uruguay | free | moderately free | satisfactory situation |
| Uzbekistan | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Vanuatu | free | moderately free | no data |
| Venezuela | not free | not free | difficult situation |
| Vietnam | not free | predominantly not free | very serious situation |
| Palestine | not free | no data | difficult situation |
| West Sahara | not free | no data | no data |
| Yemen | not free | no data | very serious situation |
| Zambesia | partially free | predominantly not free | difficult situation |
| Zimbabwe | not free | not free | difficult situation |
See also
- Democracy index
- Freedom of speech in Russia
- Censorship in Russia
Notes
- ↑ 2010 Democracy Index
- ↑ , Freedom House, January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ Heritage Foundation . Country Rankings , 2016 Index of Economic Freedom (January 2016).
- ↑ "Press Freedom Index 2017" , Reporters Without Borders, January 2016.