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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 unfree using various measures of freedom, including civil liberties, political rights and economic rights.
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Prominent indices[edit]
- The Economic Freedom of the World Index is a report published by Canada-based Fraser Institute in conjunction with the Economic Freedom Network, a group of independent research and educational institutes in 90 nations and territories worldwide. It is a numeric index and its results are not currently included in the table below.
- Worldwide Press Freedom Index is published each year since 2002 (except that 2011 was combined with 2012) by France-based Reporters Without Borders. Countries are assessed as having a good situation, a satisfactory situation, noticeable problems, a difficult situation, or a very serious situation.[1]
- Freedom in the World published each year since 1972 by the U.S.-based Freedom House (which receives about 66% of its budget from the U.S. government),[2] ranks countries by political rights and civil liberties that are derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Countries are assessed as free, partly free, or unfree.[3]
- Freedom of the Press published each year since 1980 by Freedom House.
- The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual report published by The Wall Street Journal and the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation. Countries are assessed as free, mostly free, moderately free, mostly unfree, and repressed.[4]
- The Index of Freedom in the World (also Freedom Index, Worldwide Index of Human Freedom) is an index measuring classical civil liberties published by Canada's Fraser Institute, Germany's Liberales Institute, and the U.S. Cato Institute.[5] It is not currently included in the table below.
- The CIRI Human Rights Data Project measures a range of human, civil, women's and workers rights.[6] It is now hosted by the University of Connecticut. It was created in 1994.[7] In its 2011 report, the U.S. was ranked 38th in overall human rights.[8]
- The Democracy Index, published by the U.K.-based Economist Intelligence Unit, is an assessment of countries' democracy. Countries are rated to be either Full Democracies, Flawed Democracies, Hybrid Regimes, or Authoritarian regimes. Full democracies, flawed democracies, and hybrid regimes are considered to be democracies, and the authoritarian nations are considered to be dictatorial. The Economist bases its ratings based on: civil liberties, conduct of elections, media freedom, participation, public opinion, functioning government, corruption, and stability.[9]
- The U.S.-based Polity data series is a widely used data series in political science research. It contains coded annual information on regime authority characteristics and transitions for all independent states with greater than 500,000 total population and covers the years 1800–2006. Polity's conclusions about a state's level of democracy are based on an evaluation of that state's elections for competitiveness, openness and level of participation. Data from this series is not currently included in the table below. The Polity work is sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force (PITF) which is funded by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. However, the views expressed in the reports are the authors' alone and do not represent the views of the US Government.
Current assessments[edit]
Here is a table of the assessments in each index for most countries of the world. For exact rankings rather than assessments, refer to the individual index articles.
Freedom in the World 2013, concerning the state of world freedom in 2013.
Free (90) Partly Free (58)
Not Free (47)
Source: Freedom House
Not Free (47)
2014 Press Freedom Index.[1]
Source: Reporters Without Borders
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Very serious situation
Difficult situation
Noticeable problems
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Satisfactory situation
Good
situation Not classified / No data
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| Freedom in the World[3] | free | partly free | not free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Index of Economic Freedom[4] | free | mostly free | moderately free | mostly unfree | repressed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Press Freedom Index[1] | good situation | satisfactory situation | noticeable problems | difficult situation | very serious situation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List by country[edit]
| Country | Freedom in the World 2014[3] | 2014 Index of Economic Freedom[4] | 2014 Press Freedom Index[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | n/a | good situation | |
| not free | repressed | difficult situation | |
| n/a | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| free | free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| not free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | mostly free | very serious situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | good situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| n/a | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | repressed | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | free | good situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| not free | repressed | difficult situation | |
| free | mostly free | noticeable problems | |
| not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | |
| partly free | mostly free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | |
| free | moderately free | good situation | |
| not free | repressed | difficult situation | |
| not free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| not free | repressed | very serious situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | repressed | very serious situation | |
| not free | repressed | very serious situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly free | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| not free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | repressed | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| partly free | free | noticeable problems | |
| free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| not free | repressed | very serious situation | |
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | moderately free | good situation | |
| free | mostly free | noticeable problems | |
| not free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| not free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | repressed | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | repressed | very serious situation | |
| free | mostly free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | n/a | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| free | n/a | good situation | |
| free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| n/a | mostly free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| free | repressed | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| n/a | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| not free | n/a | n/a | |
| free | mostly unfree | good situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| n/a | n/a | good situation | |
| free | free | good situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | n/a | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| not free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | good situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | mostly free | noticeable problems | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| not free | moderately free | very serious situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| free | repressed | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | moderately free | very serious situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | free | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | good situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | repressed | good situation | |
| not free | n/a | very serious situation | |
| partly free | n/a | n/a | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | moderately free | very serious situation | |
| not free | n/a | very serious situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| free | mostly free | good situation | |
| free | free | good situation | |
| not free | n/a | very serious situation | |
| free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| not free | n/a | n/a | |
| partly free | repressed | noticeable problems | |
| free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| not free | n/a | n/a | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | difficult situation | |
| partly free | moderately free | difficult situation | |
| not free | repressed | very serious situation | |
| free | n/a | satisfactory situation | |
| partly free | mostly unfree | noticeable problems | |
| partly free | repressed | difficult situation | |
| not free | mostly free | difficult situation | |
| free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | mostly free | satisfactory situation | |
| free | moderately free | satisfactory situation | |
| not free | repressed | very serious situation | |
| free | mostly unfree | good situation | |
| partly free | repressed | difficult situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | |
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| not free | n/a | difficult situation | |
| not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | |
| partly free | moderately free | noticeable problems | |
| not free | repressed | difficult situation |
See also[edit]
- Areopagitica: A speech of Mr John Milton for the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England
- Censorship by country
- Freedom House
- Freedom in the World
- Indices of economic freedom
- Internet censorship by country
- Media transparency
- Transparency (humanities)
- Transparency (market)
- United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Press Freedom Index 2014", Reporters Without Borders, 11 May 2014.
- ^ 2007 Freedom House Financial Statement[dead link]
- ^ a b c Freedom in the World 2014, Freedom House, 24 January 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Country Rankings", 2014 Index of Economic Freedom, Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation, January 2014.
- ^ " World Freedom Index 2013: Canadian Fraser Institute Ranks Countries ", Ryan Craggs, Huffington Post, 14 January 2013
- ^ "CIRI Human Rights Data Project", website. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Michael Kirk (December 10, 2010). "Annual International Human Rights Ratings Announced". University of Connecticut.
- ^ "HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2011: THE CIRI REPORT". CIRI Human Rights Data Project. August 29, 2013.
- ^ "Democracy index 2012: Democracy at a standstill". Economist Intelligence Unit. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
External links[edit]
- The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2012
- Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2014
- Freedom House's Map of Free Press
- The Wall Street Journal's Index of Economic Freedom
- The Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World
- Internationale Medienhilfe (IMH) - International organization for press freedom (German)
- Reporters Without Borders' Worldwide Press Freedom Index - 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2011-12 / 2013
- The Free Existence Drug Freedom Index 2009
- The Free Existence Gun Rights Index 2009
- The Free Existence Freedom Index
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