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Civil liberties Index (IDEA)

Percent · higher is better · 172 countries

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  1. 1Estonia91
  2. 2Sweden90.7
  3. 3Denmark90.3
  4. 4Iceland88.8
  5. 5Portugal88.3
  6. 6Ireland88.1
  7. 7Finland88
  8. 8Switzerland88
  9. 9Canada87.1
  10. 10Luxembourg87
  11. 11New Zealand87
  12. 12Norway86
  13. 13Latvia85
  14. 14Costa Rica84.6
  15. 15Belgium83.4
  16. 16Netherlands82.8
  17. 17Austria82.7
  18. 18Germany82.5
  19. 19Barbados82.4
  20. 20Jamaica82.3
  21. 21Taiwan81.8
  22. 22Australia81.7
  23. 23Vanuatu81.3
  24. 24Dominican Republic80.9
  25. 25Japan80.7
  26. 26Italy80.6
  27. 27France80.5
  28. 28United States80.2
  29. 29Cabo Verde79.9
  30. 30Trinidad and Tobago79.7
  31. 31Czechia79.2
  32. 32Uruguay79.1
  33. 33Chile79
  34. 34Korea, Rep.78.5
  35. 35United Kingdom78.2
  36. 36Malta77.6
  37. 37Slovak Republic77.6
  38. 38Greece77.6
  39. 39Spain77.6
  40. 40Cyprus76.8
  41. 41Argentina76.4
  42. 42Lithuania76.2
  43. 43Namibia76
  44. 44Ghana75
  45. 45Liberia74.8
  46. 46Peru74.2
  47. 47Suriname74
  48. 48South Africa73.7
  49. 49Guyana73.4
  50. 50Croatia73.2
  51. 51Ecuador73
  52. 52Botswana72.8
  53. 53Gambia, The72.5
  54. 54Panama72.2
  55. 55Timor-Leste71.6
  56. 56Mongolia71.5
  57. 57Armenia71.5
  58. 58Georgia71.3
  59. 59Sierra Leone71
  60. 60Romania70.4
  61. 61Israel70.3
  62. 62Senegal70.3
  63. 63Malawi70.3
  64. 64Albania70.2
  65. 65Honduras70
  66. 66Solomon Islands69.9
  67. 67North Macedonia69.8
  68. 68Papua New Guinea69.6
  69. 69Moldova69.4
  70. 70Mauritius69
  71. 71Bulgaria68.8
  72. 72Paraguay68.3
  73. 73Slovenia68
  74. 74Montenegro67.7
  75. 75Mexico66.9
  76. 76Lesotho66.6
  77. 77Niger65.8
  78. 78Bolivia64.9
  79. 79Guinea-Bissau64.8
  80. 80Brazil64.2
  81. 81Hungary64.1
  82. 82Tunisia63.7
  83. 83Benin63.5
  84. 84Poland63.5
  85. 85Burkina Faso63.4
  86. 86Nepal63.1
  87. 87Bosnia and Herzegovina62.8
  88. 88Gabon62.7
  89. 89Mali61
  90. 90Kenya60.8
  91. 91Ukraine60.8
  92. 92Guatemala60.7
  93. 93Maldives60.2
  94. 94Serbia59.7
  95. 95Lebanon59.7
  96. 96Haiti59.1
  97. 97Nigeria59
  98. 98Zambia58.3
  99. 99Colombia58
  100. 100Mozambique57.5
  101. 101Fiji57.2
  102. 102Bhutan57.2
  103. 103Indonesia57
  104. 104Togo56.1
  105. 105Cote d'Ivoire56.1
  106. 106Morocco55.6
  107. 107Madagascar54.9
  108. 108Philippines54.4
  109. 109Malaysia53.7
  110. 110India53.6
  111. 111Angola53.3
  112. 112Sri Lanka53.2
  113. 113Tanzania53.1
  114. 114Central African Republic53
  115. 115Kyrgyz Republic52.8
  116. 116West Bank and Gaza52.5
  117. 117Congo, Dem. Rep.52.4
  118. 118Comoros52
  119. 119Mauritania51.9
  120. 120Singapore51.1
  121. 121Kuwait50.5
  122. 122El Salvador50.3
  123. 123Pakistan50.2
  124. 124Ethiopia49
  125. 125Zimbabwe48.8
  126. 126Libya48.3
  127. 127Jordan47.9
  128. 128Iraq47.9
  129. 129Kazakhstan47.3
  130. 130Bangladesh46.8
  131. 131Guinea46.6
  132. 132Cameroon46.4
  133. 133Uganda45.9
  134. 134Russian Federation45.6
  135. 135Chad45.5
  136. 136Azerbaijan45.4
  137. 137Djibouti44.9
  138. 138Cambodia44.7
  139. 139Algeria44.5
  140. 140Congo, Rep.44.2
  141. 141Oman44.2
  142. 142Somalia, Fed. Rep.43.8
  143. 143Venezuela, RB43.2
  144. 144Thailand42.8
  145. 145Uzbekistan42.4
  146. 146Sudan41.9
  147. 147Rwanda41.8
  148. 148Viet Nam40.4
  149. 149Qatar39
  150. 150South Sudan38.4
  151. 151Iran, Islamic Rep.37.7
  152. 152Turkiye36.7
  153. 153United Arab Emirates36.4
  154. 154Eswatini35.9
  155. 155Egypt, Arab Rep.35.9
  156. 156Equatorial Guinea35.1
  157. 157Tajikistan34.4
  158. 158Burundi34.4
  159. 159Afghanistan33.5
  160. 160Bahrain33.5
  161. 161Cuba32.4
  162. 162Nicaragua32.1
  163. 163Yemen, Rep.31.6
  164. 164Lao PDR31.1
  165. 165Saudi Arabia27.7
  166. 166Turkmenistan26.9
  167. 167China26.9
  168. 168Myanmar23
  169. 169Belarus21.6
  170. 170Eritrea20.5
  171. 171Syrian Arab Republic19
  172. 172Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5.8

Civil liberties Index (IDEA)

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