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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].]] |
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[[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]]. |
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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 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:
- A competitive, multiparty political system;
- Universal adult suffrage for all citizens (with exceptions for restrictions that states may legitimately place on citizens as sanctions for criminal offenses);
- 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;
- 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*
|
3 | 3 | Partly Free |
 Azerbaijan
|
6 | 5 | Not Free |  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 (People's Republic of China)
|
5 | 2 | Partly Free |  Palestinian Authority Administered Territories
|
5 | 5 | Partly Free |
 Kashmir (Indian Administered)
|
5 | 5 | Partly Free |  Puerto Rico (United States)
|
1 | 1 | Free |
| Kashmir (Pakistani Administered)
|
7 | 5 | Not Free |  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 |
 Macao (People's Republic of China)
|
6 | 4 | Partly Free | 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 |