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Political rights aggregate score

score · higher is better · 193 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Finland40
  2. 1Sweden40
  3. 1Denmark40
  4. 1Uruguay40
  5. 1New Zealand40
  6. 1Japan40
  7. 2San Marino39
  8. 2Portugal39
  9. 2Germany39
  10. 2Canada39
  11. 2Norway39
  12. 2Belgium39
  13. 2Netherlands39
  14. 2Slovenia39
  15. 2Ireland39
  16. 2Switzerland39
  17. 3Cyprus38
  18. 3Taiwan38
  19. 3Costa Rica38
  20. 3Chile38
  21. 3Estonia38
  22. 3Bahamas, The38
  23. 3Australia38
  24. 3Cabo Verde38
  25. 3Andorra38
  26. 3France38
  27. 3United Kingdom38
  28. 3Marshall Islands38
  29. 3Lithuania38
  30. 3St. Lucia38
  31. 3Luxembourg38
  32. 4Iceland37
  33. 4Austria37
  34. 4Palau37
  35. 4Slovak Republic37
  36. 4Latvia37
  37. 4Barbados37
  38. 4Kiribati37
  39. 4Tuvalu37
  40. 4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.37
  41. 4Dominica37
  42. 4Spain37
  43. 4Grenada37
  44. 5Mongolia36
  45. 5Italy36
  46. 6Mauritius35
  47. 6Malta35
  48. 6Sao Tome and Principe35
  49. 6Argentina35
  50. 6Romania35
  51. 6Ghana35
  52. 6Greece35
  53. 6Panama35
  54. 7Suriname34
  55. 7Israel34
  56. 7Belize34
  57. 7Croatia34
  58. 7Seychelles34
  59. 7Naoero34
  60. 8Timor-Leste33
  61. 8India33
  62. 8Jamaica33
  63. 8South Africa33
  64. 8Poland33
  65. 8Korea, Rep.33
  66. 8Antigua and Barbuda33
  67. 8Liechtenstein33
  68. 8Trinidad and Tobago33
  69. 9Vanuatu32
  70. 9Bulgaria32
  71. 9Samoa32
  72. 10Tonga31
  73. 10Colombia31
  74. 10Namibia31
  75. 11Lesotho30
  76. 11Guyana30
  77. 11Bhutan30
  78. 11Liberia30
  79. 11Brazil30
  80. 12Ecuador29
  81. 12Malawi29
  82. 12Indonesia29
  83. 13Albania28
  84. 13Botswana28
  85. 13Senegal28
  86. 13Kosovo28
  87. 13Nepal28
  88. 13Solomon Islands28
  89. 13North Macedonia28
  90. 14Bolivia27
  91. 14Fiji27
  92. 14Peru27
  93. 14Dominican Republic27
  94. 14Mexico27
  95. 14Montenegro27
  96. 15Paraguay26
  97. 15Moldova26
  98. 16Monaco25
  99. 16Philippines25
  100. 17Madagascar24
  101. 17Hungary24
  102. 17Sierra Leone24
  103. 18Zambia23
  104. 18Armenia23
  105. 19Gambia, The22
  106. 19Honduras22
  107. 19Georgia22
  108. 19Malaysia22
  109. 19Papua New Guinea22
  110. 19Sri Lanka22
  111. 19Kenya22
  112. 20El Salvador21
  113. 20Ukraine21
  114. 20Maldives21
  115. 21Nigeria20
  116. 22Benin19
  117. 22Singapore19
  118. 22Cote d'Ivoire19
  119. 23Serbia18
  120. 24Guatemala17
  121. 24Bosnia and Herzegovina17
  122. 24Guinea-Bissau17
  123. 24Turkiye17
  124. 25Iraq16
  125. 25Tunisia16
  126. 25Comoros16
  127. 26Togo15
  128. 26Mauritania15
  129. 26Bangladesh15
  130. 27Pakistan14
  131. 27Kuwait14
  132. 27Mozambique14
  133. 28Morocco13
  134. 28Lebanon13
  135. 29Tanzania12
  136. 29Thailand12
  137. 30Haiti11
  138. 30Jordan11
  139. 31Zimbabwe10
  140. 31Uganda10
  141. 31Ethiopia10
  142. 31Algeria10
  143. 31Angola10
  144. 32Hong Kong SAR, China9
  145. 33Rwanda8
  146. 34Brunei Darussalam7
  147. 34Qatar7
  148. 34Guinea7
  149. 35Oman6
  150. 35Mali6
  151. 35Cameroon6
  152. 35Niger6
  153. 35Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  154. 36United Arab Emirates5
  155. 36Djibouti5
  156. 36Kazakhstan5
  157. 37Cambodia4
  158. 37Kyrgyz Republic4
  159. 37Congo, Dem. Rep.4
  160. 37Viet Nam4
  161. 37Nicaragua4
  162. 37Russian Federation4
  163. 37Iran, Islamic Rep.4
  164. 37Burundi4
  165. 38Burkina Faso3
  166. 39Uzbekistan2
  167. 39Lao PDR2
  168. 39Belarus2
  169. 39Bahrain2
  170. 39Gabon2
  171. 39Somalia, Fed. Rep.2
  172. 39Congo, Rep.2
  173. 40Saudi Arabia1
  174. 40Yemen, Rep.1
  175. 40Venezuela, RB1
  176. 40Eritrea1
  177. 40Central African Republic1
  178. 40Eswatini1
  179. 40Libya1
  180. 40Cuba1
  181. 40Chad1
  182. 40Afghanistan1
  183. 41Azerbaijan0
  184. 41Equatorial Guinea0
  185. 41Myanmar0
  186. 41Turkmenistan0
  187. 41Tajikistan0
  188. 41Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  189. 42China-2
  190. 43Sudan-3
  191. 43Syrian Arab Republic-3
  192. 43South Sudan-3

Political rights aggregate score