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Table of Independent Countries
Comparative Measures of Freedom
| Country |
PR |
CL |
Freedom Rating |
Afghanistan |
5▲ |
6 |
Not Free |
Albania |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Algeria |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Andorra |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Angola |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Antigua and Barbuda |
2▲ |
2 |
Free |
Argentina |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Armenia |
5▼ |
4 |
Partly Free |
Australia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Austria |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Azerbaijan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Bahamas |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Bahrain |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Bangladesh |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Barbados |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Belarus |
7▼ |
6 |
Not Free |
Belgium |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Belize |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Benin |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Bhutan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Bolivia |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
4 |
3▲ |
Partly Free |
Botswana |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Brazil |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Brunei |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Bulgaria |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Burkina Faso |
5▼ |
4 |
Partly Free |
Burma |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Burundi |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Cambodia |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Cameroon |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Canada |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Cape Verde |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Central African Republic |
6▲ |
5 |
Not Free |
Chad |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Chile |
1 |
1 |
Free |
China |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Colombia |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Comoros |
4▲ |
4 |
Partly Free |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Congo (Kinshasa) |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Costa Rica |
1 |
1▲ |
Free |
Cote d'Ivoire |
6 |
6▼ |
Not Free |
Croatia |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Cuba |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Cyprus (G) |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Czech Republic |
1 |
1▲ |
Free |
Denmark |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Djibouti |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Dominica |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Dominican Republic |
2▲ |
2 |
Free |
East Timor |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Ecuador |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Egypt |
6 |
5▲ |
Not Free |
El Salvador |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Equatorial Guinea |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Eritrea |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Estonia |
1 |
1▲ |
Free |
Ethiopia |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Fiji |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Finland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
France |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Gabon |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
The Gambia |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Georgia |
3▲ |
4 |
Partly Free |
Germany |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Ghana |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Greece |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Grenada |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Guatemala |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Guinea |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Guinea-Bissau |
4▲ |
4 |
Partly Free |
Guyana |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Haiti |
7▼ |
6 |
Not Free |
Honduras |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Hungary |
1 |
1▲ |
Free |
Iceland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
India |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Indonesia |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Iran |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Iraq |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
Ireland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Israel |
1 |
3 |
Free |
Italy |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Jamaica |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Japan |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Jordan |
5 |
4▲ |
Partly Free |
Kazakhstan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Kenya |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Kiribati |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Kuwait |
4 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Kyrgyzstan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Laos |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Latvia |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Lebanon |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Lesotho |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Liberia |
5▲ |
4▲ |
Partly Free |
Libya |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Liechtenstein |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Lithuania |
2▼ |
2 |
Free |
Luxembourg |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Macedonia |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Madagascar |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Malawi |
4▼ |
4 |
Partly Free |
Malaysia |
4▲ |
4 |
Partly Free |
Maldives |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Mali |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Malta |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Marshall Islands |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Mauritania |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Mauritius |
1 |
1▲ |
Free |
Mexico |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Micronesia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Moldova |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Monaco |
2 |
1 |
Free |
Mongolia |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Morocco |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mozambique |
3 |
4▲ |
Partly Free |
Namibia |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Nauru |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Nepal |
5 |
5▼ |
Partly Free |
Netherlands |
1 |
1 |
Free |
New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Nicaragua |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Niger |
3▲ |
3▲ |
Partly Free |
Nigeria |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
North Korea |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Norway |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Oman |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Pakistan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Palau |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Panama |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Papua New Guinea |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Paraguay |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Peru |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Philippines |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Poland |
1 |
1▲ |
Free |
Portugal |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Qatar |
6 |
5▲ |
Not Free |
Romania |
3▼ |
2 |
Free |
Russia |
6▼ |
5 |
Not Free |
Rwanda |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Saint Lucia |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
2 |
1 |
Free |
Samoa |
2 |
2 |
Free |
San Marino |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Sao Tome and Principe |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Saudi Ara bia |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Senegal |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Serbia and Montenegro |
3 |
2 |
Free |
Seychelles |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Sierra Leon |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Singapore |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Slovakia |
1 |
1▲ |
Free |
Slovenia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Solomon Islands |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Somalia |
6 |
7 |
Not Free |
South Africa |
1 |
2 |
Free |
South Korea |
1▲ |
2 |
Free |
Spain |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Sri Lanka |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Sudan |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Suriname |
1 |
2 |
Free |
Swaziland |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
Sweden |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Switzerland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Syria |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Taiwan |
2 |
1▲ |
Free |
Tajikistan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Tanzania |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Thailand |
2 |
3 |
Free |
Togo |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Tonga |
5 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Trinidad and Tobago |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Tunisia |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Turkey |
3 |
3▲ |
Partly Free |
Turkmenistan |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Tuvalu |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Uganda |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Ukraine |
4 |
3▲ |
Partly Free |
United Arab Emirates |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
United Kingdom |
1 |
1 |
Free |
United States |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Uruguay |
1 |
1 |
Free |
Uzbekistan |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Vanuatu |
2 |
2 |
Free |
Venezuela |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Vietnam |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Yemen |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Zambia |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Zimbabwe |
7▼ |
6 |
Not Free |
PR and CL stand for Political Rights and Civil LIberties, respectively; 1 represents the most free and 7 the least free rating.
The freedom ratings reflect an overall rating based on survey results.
▼ ▲ up or down indicates a change in Political Rights or Civil Liberties since the last survey.
NOTE: The ratings in this table reflect global events from December 1, 2003, through November 30, 2004.
Source: http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=35&year=2005
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