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Academic freedom index

· higher is better · 174 countries

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  1. 1Czechia0.98
  2. 2Estonia0.97
  3. 3Belgium0.95
  4. 4Jamaica0.94
  5. 5Slovenia0.94
  6. 6Sweden0.93
  7. 7Honduras0.93
  8. 7Seychelles0.93
  9. 8Latvia0.93
  10. 9Ireland0.92
  11. 10Luxembourg0.92
  12. 10Chile0.92
  13. 11Costa Rica0.92
  14. 12Panama0.91
  15. 13Uruguay0.91
  16. 14Vanuatu0.91
  17. 15Barbados0.9
  18. 16Dominican Republic0.9
  19. 17Solomon Islands0.9
  20. 18Cyprus0.89
  21. 19Austria0.88
  22. 20Germany0.88
  23. 21Nigeria0.88
  24. 22Denmark0.88
  25. 23Malta0.87
  26. 24Spain0.87
  27. 25Trinidad and Tobago0.87
  28. 25Cabo Verde0.87
  29. 26Australia0.86
  30. 26Poland0.86
  31. 26Kenya0.86
  32. 27Sierra Leone0.86
  33. 28Norway0.85
  34. 28Canada0.85
  35. 29Bulgaria0.85
  36. 29Korea, Rep.0.85
  37. 30Papua New Guinea0.85
  38. 30Brazil0.85
  39. 31New Zealand0.85
  40. 32Zambia0.84
  41. 33Israel0.84
  42. 34Peru0.84
  43. 35Botswana0.83
  44. 36Nepal0.83
  45. 36South Africa0.83
  46. 37Sri Lanka0.83
  47. 37Taiwan0.83
  48. 37Suriname0.83
  49. 38Portugal0.83
  50. 39Montenegro0.82
  51. 40Lithuania0.82
  52. 41Italy0.82
  53. 42Gambia, The0.82
  54. 43Finland0.82
  55. 44Croatia0.81
  56. 45Slovak Republic0.81
  57. 46France0.8
  58. 47Malawi0.8
  59. 48Switzerland0.77
  60. 49Netherlands0.76
  61. 50Guyana0.76
  62. 51Japan0.76
  63. 51Albania0.76
  64. 52Iceland0.76
  65. 53Senegal0.76
  66. 54Romania0.75
  67. 55Bosnia and Herzegovina0.75
  68. 56Guatemala0.74
  69. 57Timor-Leste0.73
  70. 58Namibia0.72
  71. 59Benin0.71
  72. 60Mexico0.71
  73. 61Paraguay0.7
  74. 62Haiti0.69
  75. 63Niger0.69
  76. 63Moldova0.69
  77. 64Madagascar0.68
  78. 65Greece0.68
  79. 66Mongolia0.67
  80. 67Ghana0.67
  81. 68United Kingdom0.67
  82. 69North Macedonia0.66
  83. 70Lesotho0.64
  84. 71Sao Tome and Principe0.64
  85. 71Fiji0.64
  86. 72Argentina0.63
  87. 73Lebanon0.62
  88. 74Togo0.61
  89. 74Liberia0.61
  90. 75Iraq0.6
  91. 76Colombia0.6
  92. 77Serbia0.6
  93. 78Mauritius0.59
  94. 79Philippines0.59
  95. 80Georgia0.58
  96. 81Armenia0.58
  97. 81Bolivia0.58
  98. 82Cote d'Ivoire0.58
  99. 83Burkina Faso0.56
  100. 84Tunisia0.56
  101. 85Maldives0.56
  102. 86Guinea-Bissau0.52
  103. 87Bangladesh0.52
  104. 88Tanzania0.52
  105. 89Congo, Dem. Rep.0.51
  106. 90Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.49
  107. 91Morocco0.48
  108. 92Singapore0.47
  109. 93Ecuador0.43
  110. 94Gabon0.43
  111. 95Kuwait0.42
  112. 96Angola0.42
  113. 97Mozambique0.41
  114. 98Bhutan0.4
  115. 99United States0.4
  116. 100Thailand0.38
  117. 101Kyrgyz Republic0.38
  118. 102Ethiopia0.34
  119. 103Kazakhstan0.33
  120. 104Indonesia0.33
  121. 105Central African Republic0.33
  122. 106Comoros0.3
  123. 107Djibouti0.3
  124. 108Guinea0.3
  125. 109Hungary0.3
  126. 110Malaysia0.29
  127. 111Libya0.28
  128. 112Ukraine0.28
  129. 112Mali0.28
  130. 113Pakistan0.27
  131. 114Congo, Rep.0.26
  132. 115Mauritania0.25
  133. 116Uzbekistan0.25
  134. 117Yemen, Rep.0.24
  135. 118Hong Kong SAR, China0.24
  136. 119Viet Nam0.22
  137. 120Cambodia0.22
  138. 121Oman0.22
  139. 122Cameroon0.21
  140. 123Algeria0.21
  141. 123Sudan0.21
  142. 124Syrian Arab Republic0.2
  143. 125Bahrain0.2
  144. 126Uganda0.2
  145. 127United Arab Emirates0.2
  146. 128Eswatini0.18
  147. 129Russian Federation0.18
  148. 130Jordan0.17
  149. 131El Salvador0.17
  150. 132Zimbabwe0.16
  151. 133Burundi0.14
  152. 134India0.14
  153. 135Chad0.13
  154. 136Venezuela, RB0.13
  155. 137Lao PDR0.12
  156. 138Equatorial Guinea0.11
  157. 139Qatar0.1
  158. 140Rwanda0.1
  159. 141Azerbaijan0.09
  160. 142Turkiye0.09
  161. 143Afghanistan0.09
  162. 144Cuba0.08
  163. 145Tajikistan0.08
  164. 146Egypt, Arab Rep.0.08
  165. 147China0.07
  166. 148Saudi Arabia0.07
  167. 149Turkmenistan0.06
  168. 150Iran, Islamic Rep.0.06
  169. 150Belarus0.06
  170. 151South Sudan0.05
  171. 152Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.04
  172. 153Eritrea0.03
  173. 154Myanmar0.02
  174. 155Nicaragua0.02

Academic freedom index