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[[Image:Freedom House electoral democracies 2006.png|thumb|350px|Countries highlighted in <font color="#0f7198">'''blue'''</font> are designated "[[electoral democracy|Electoral Democracies]]" in Freedom House's 2006 survey [http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/pdf/essay2006.pdf Freedom in the World].]]
[[Image:Freedom House electoral democracies 2006.png|thumb|350px|Countries highlighted in <font color="#0f7198">'''blue'''</font> are designated "[[electoral democracy|Electoral Democracies]]" in Freedom House's 2006 survey [http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/pdf/essay2006.pdf Freedom in the World].]]
[[Image:Political right 2006.png|thumb|350px|This map reflects the findings of Freedom House's 2006 survey [http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/pdf/essay2006.pdf Freedom in the World], concerning the state of political right in the world.
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'''Freedom in the World''' is a yearly report by [[Freedom House]] that purports to measure the degree of [[democracy]] and [[Freedom (political)|freedom]] in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world, and which produces annual scores representing the levels of political rights and civil liberties in each state and territory, on a scale from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). Depending on the ratings, the nations are then classified as ''Free'', ''Partly Free'', and ''Not Free''. The ratings in this table reflect global events from [[1 December]] [[2004]] through [[30 November]] [[2005]].
'''Freedom in the World''' is a yearly report by [[Freedom House]] that purports to measure the degree of [[democracy]] and [[Freedom (political)|freedom]] in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world, and which produces annual scores representing the levels of political rights and civil liberties in each state and territory, on a scale from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). Depending on the ratings, the nations are then classified as ''Free'', ''Partly Free'', and ''Not Free''. The ratings in this table reflect global events from [[1 December]] [[2004]] through [[30 November]] [[2005]].

Revision as of 12:03, 14 November 2006

This map reflects the findings of Freedom House's 2006 survey Freedom in the World, concerning the state of world freedom in 2005.
  Free
  Partly Free
  Not Free
Countries highlighted in blue are designated "Electoral Democracies" in Freedom House's 2006 survey Freedom in the World.
This map reflects the findings of Freedom House's 2006 survey Freedom in the World, concerning the state of political right in the world.
  Level 1
  Partly Free
  Level 7

Freedom in the World is a yearly report by Freedom House that purports to measure the degree of democracy and freedom in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world, and which produces annual scores representing the levels of political rights and civil liberties in each state and territory, on a scale from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). Depending on the ratings, the nations are then classified as Free, Partly Free, and Not Free. The ratings in this table reflect global events from 1 December 2004 through 30 November 2005.

An asterisk (*) indicates countries which are electoral democracies. To qualify as an "electoral democracy", a state must have satisfied the following criteria:

  1. A competitive, multiparty political system;
  2. Universal adult suffrage for all citizens (with exceptions for restrictions that states may legitimately place on citizens as sanctions for criminal offenses);
  3. Regularly contested elections conducted in conditions of ballot secrecy, reasonable ballot security, and in the absence of massive voter fraud that yields results that are unrepresentative of the public will;
  4. Significant public access of major political parties to the electorate through the media and through generally open political campaigning

Freedom House's term "electoral democracy" differs from liberal democracy in that the latter also implies the presence of a substantial array of civil liberties. In the survey, all Free countries qualify as both electoral and liberal democracies. By contrast, some Partly Free countries qualify as electoral, but not liberal, democracies.[1]

Survey data and introductory essay are available online. Detailed descriptions of all nations can be found online in Freedom in the World 2005.

PR - Political Rights CL - Civil Liberties

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country PR CL Status Country PR CL Status
 Angola 6 5 Not Free  Liberia* 4 4 Partly Free
 Benin* 2 2 Free  Madagascar* 3 3 Partly Free
 Botswana* 2 2 Free  Malawi* 4 4 Partly Free
 Burkina Faso 5 3 Partly Free  Mali* 2 2 Free
 Burundi* 3 5 Partly Free  Mauritania 6 4 Partly Free
 Cameroon 6 6 Not Free  Mauritius* 1 1 Free
 Cape Verde* 1 1 Free  Mozambique* 3 4 Partly Free
 Central African Republic* 5 4 Partly Free  Namibia* 2 2 Free
 Chad 6 5 Not Free  Niger* 3 3 Partly Free
 Comoros* 4 4 Partly Free  Nigeria* 4 4 Partly Free
Template:CNG-Bra 5 5 Partly Free  Rwanda 6 5 Not Free
Template:CNG-Kin 6 6 Not Free  São Tomé and Príncipe* 2 2 Free
 Ivory Coast 6 6 Not Free  Senegal* 2 3 Free
 Djibouti 5 5 Partly Free  Seychelles* 3 3 Partly Free
 Equatorial Guinea 7 6 Not Free  Sierra Leone* 4 3 Partly Free
 Eritrea 7 6 Not Free  Somalia 6 7 Not Free
 Ethiopia 5 5 Partly Free  South Africa* 1 2 Free
 Gabon 6 4 Partly Free  Sudan 7 7 Not Free
 Gambia 5 4 Partly Free  Eswatini 7 5 Not Free
 Ghana* 1 2 Free  Tanzania 4 3 Partly Free
 Guinea 6 5 Not Free  Togo 6 5 Not Free
 Guinea-Bissau 3 4 Partly Free  Uganda 5 4 Partly Free
 Kenya* 3 3 Partly Free  Zambia 4 4 Partly Free
 Lesotho* 2 3 Free  Zimbabwe 7 6 Not Free

Americas

Country PR CL Status Country PR CL Status
 Antigua and Barbuda* 2 2 Free  Guyana* 3 3 Partly Free
 Argentina* 2 2 Free  Haiti 7 6 Not Free
 Bahamas* 1 1 Free  Honduras* 3 3 Partly Free
 Barbados* 1 1 Free  Jamaica* 2 3 Free
 Belize* 1 2 Free  Mexico* 2 2 Free
 Bolivia* 3 3 Partly Free  Nicaragua* 3 3 Partly Free
 Brazil* 2 2 Free  Panama* 1 2 Free
 Canada* 1 1 Free  Paraguay* 3 3 Partly Free
 Chile* 1 1 Free  Peru* 2 3 Free
 Colombia* 3 3 Partly Free  Saint Kitts and Nevis* 1 1 Free
 Costa Rica* 1 1 Free  Saint Lucia* 1 1 Free
 Cuba 7 7 Not Free  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines* 2 1 Free
 Dominica* 1 1 Free  Suriname* 2 2 Free
 Dominican Republic* 2 2 Free  Trinidad and Tobago* 3 2 Free
 Ecuador* 3 3 Partly Free  United States* 1 1 Free
 El Salvador* 2 3 Free  Uruguay* 1 1 Free
 Grenada* 1 2 Free  Venezuela* 4 4 Partly Free
 Guatemala* 4 4 Partly Free

Asia-Pacific

Country PR CL Status Country PR CL Status
 Afghanistan 5 5 Partly Free  Nauru* 1 1 Free
 Australia* 1 1 Free  Nepal 6 5 Not Free
 Bangladesh* 4 4 Partly Free  New Zealand* 1 1 Free
 Bhutan 6 5 Not Free Template:NKO 7 7 Not Free
 Brunei 6 5 Not Free  Pakistan 6 5 Not Free
Template:BURMA 7 7 Not Free  Palau* 1 1 Free
 Cambodia 6 5 Not Free  Papua New Guinea* 3 3 Partly Free
Template:PRC-mainland 7 6 Not Free  Philippines* 3 3 Partly Free
Template:E TIMOR* 3 3 Partly Free  Samoa* 2 2 Free
 Fiji 4 3 Partly Free  Singapore 5 4 Partly Free
Template:INDIA* 2 3 Free  Solomon Islands* 3 3 Partly Free
 Indonesia* 2 3 Free Template:SKO* 1 2 Free
 Japan* 1 2 Free  Sri Lanka* 3 3 Partly Free
 Kiribati* 1 1 Free  Republic of China (Taiwan)* 1 1 Free
 Laos 7 6 Not Free  Thailand* 3 3 Partly Free
 Malaysia 4 4 Partly Free  Tonga 5 3 Partly Free
 Maldives 6 5 Not Free  Tuvalu* 1 1 Free
 Marshall Islands* 1 1 Free  Vanuatu* 2 2 Free
 Federated States of Micronesia* 1 1 Free  Vietnam 7 5 Not Free
 Mongolia* 2 2 Free

Central & Eastern Europe & the former Soviet Union

Country PR CL Status Country PR CL Status
 Albania* 3 3 Partly Free  Lithuania* 1 1 Free
 Armenia 5 4 Partly Free Macedonia Macedonia* 3 3 Partly Free
 Azerbaijan 6 5 Not Free Member of the Order of Liberty Member of the Order of Liberty* 3 4 Partly Free
 Belarus 7 6 Not Free  Poland* 1 1 Free
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 Partly Free  Romania* 2 2 Free
 Bulgaria* 1 2 Free  Russia 6 5 Not Free
 Croatia* 2 2 Free  Serbia and Montenegro* 3 2 Free
 Czech Republic* 1 1 Free  Slovakia* 1 1 Free
 Estonia* 1 1 Free  Slovenia* 1 1 Free
 Georgia* 3 3 Partly Free Template:TAJ 6 5 Not Free
 Hungary* 1 1 Free  Turkmenistan 7 7 Not Free
 Kazakhstan 6 5 Not Free  Ukraine* 3 2 Free
 Kyrgyzstan 5 4 Partly Free  Uzbekistan 7 7 Not Free
 Latvia* 1 1 Free

Western Europe

Country PR CL Status Country PR CL Status
 Andorra* 1 1 Free  Luxembourg* 1 1 Free
 Austria* 1 1 Free  Malta* 1 1 Free
 Belgium* 1 1 Free  Monaco* 2 1 Free
 Cyprus* 1 1 Free  Netherlands* 1 1 Free
 Denmark* 1 1 Free  Norway* 1 1 Free
 Finland* 1 1 Free  Portugal* 1 1 Free
 France* 1 1 Free  San Marino* 1 1 Free
 Germany* 1 1 Free  Spain* 1 1 Free
 Greece* 1 2 Free  Sweden* 1 1 Free
 Iceland* 1 1 Free  Switzerland* 1 1 Free
 Ireland* 1 1 Free  Turkey* 3 3 Partly Free
 Italy* 1 1 Free  United Kingdom* 1 1 Free
 Liechtenstein* 1 1 Free

Middle East & North Africa

Country PR CL Status Country PR CL Status
 Algeria 6 5 Not Free  Libya 7 7 Not Free
 Bahrain 5 5 Partly Free  Morocco 5 4 Partly Free
 Egypt 6 5 Not Free  Oman 6 5 Not Free
 Iran 6 6 Not Free  Qatar 6 5 Not Free
 Iraq 6 5 Not Free  Saudi Arabia 7 6 Not Free
 Israel* 1 2 Free  Syria 7 7 Not Free
 Jordan 5 4 Partly Free  Tunisia 6 5 Not Free
 Kuwait 4 5 Partly Free  United Arab Emirates 6 6 Not Free
 Lebanon 5 4 Partly Free  Yemen 5 5 Partly Free

Related/Disputed Territories

Country / Territory PR CL Status Country / Territory PR CL Status
Template:ABKHAZIA (Georgia) 5 5 Partly Free Template:N CYPRUS 2 2 Free
Hong Kong Hong Kong (People's Republic of China) 5 2 Partly Free State of Palestine Palestinian Authority Administered Territories 5 5 Partly Free
India Kashmir (Indian Administered) 5 5 Partly Free  Puerto Rico (United States) 1 1 Free
Pakistan Kashmir (Pakistani Administered) 7 5 Not Free China Tibet (People's Republic of China) 7 7 Not Free
Template:KOSOVO (Serbia & Montenegro) 6 5 Not Free Template:TRANSNISTRIA (Moldova) 6 6 Not Free
Macau Macao (People's Republic of China) 6 4 Partly Free Israel West Bank and Gaza Strip (Israeli Administered) 6 5 Not Free
Template:N-KARABAKH (Azerbaijan) 5 5 Partly Free {{WSA}} template missing ID. (Morocco) 7 6 Not Free

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