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Domestic policymaking free from foreign influence

· higher is better · 175 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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  1. 1India2.2
  2. 2Iceland2.1
  3. 3Uruguay2.1
  4. 4Angola2.1
  5. 5United States2.1
  6. 6Niger2.1
  7. 7Oman2
  8. 8Dominican Republic2
  9. 9China2
  10. 10Finland2
  11. 11Portugal2
  12. 12Germany2
  13. 13Australia2
  14. 14Cuba2
  15. 15Egypt, Arab Rep.1.9
  16. 16New Zealand1.9
  17. 17Kuwait1.9
  18. 18Estonia1.9
  19. 19Romania1.9
  20. 20Russian Federation1.9
  21. 21Austria1.9
  22. 22Bulgaria1.9
  23. 23United Arab Emirates1.9
  24. 24Sweden1.9
  25. 25Korea, Rep.1.9
  26. 26Italy1.9
  27. 27United Kingdom1.9
  28. 28Hungary1.9
  29. 29Spain1.8
  30. 30Czechia1.8
  31. 31Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.8
  32. 31Seychelles1.8
  33. 32Eritrea1.8
  34. 33Belgium1.8
  35. 34Slovak Republic1.8
  36. 35Malta1.8
  37. 35Japan1.8
  38. 36France1.8
  39. 37Lithuania1.8
  40. 38Ghana1.8
  41. 39Bolivia1.8
  42. 40Tunisia1.8
  43. 41Equatorial Guinea1.8
  44. 42North Macedonia1.8
  45. 43Taiwan1.8
  46. 44Maldives1.7
  47. 45Jamaica1.7
  48. 46Tanzania1.7
  49. 47Netherlands1.7
  50. 48Singapore1.7
  51. 49El Salvador1.7
  52. 50Mali1.7
  53. 51Suriname1.7
  54. 52Greece1.7
  55. 53Thailand1.7
  56. 54Canada1.7
  57. 55Mexico1.7
  58. 56Latvia1.7
  59. 56South Africa1.7
  60. 57Chile1.7
  61. 58Mongolia1.7
  62. 59Botswana1.7
  63. 60Nepal1.7
  64. 61Denmark1.7
  65. 62Sri Lanka1.6
  66. 63Fiji1.6
  67. 64Luxembourg1.6
  68. 65Serbia1.6
  69. 66Sao Tome and Principe1.6
  70. 67Senegal1.6
  71. 68Israel1.6
  72. 69Bangladesh1.6
  73. 70Benin1.6
  74. 71Kenya1.6
  75. 72Ireland1.6
  76. 73Indonesia1.6
  77. 74Turkiye1.5
  78. 75Uzbekistan1.5
  79. 75Guatemala1.5
  80. 76Namibia1.5
  81. 77Myanmar1.5
  82. 78Guinea-Bissau1.5
  83. 79Mauritius1.5
  84. 80Norway1.5
  85. 81Burundi1.5
  86. 82Poland1.4
  87. 83Timor-Leste1.4
  88. 84Malawi1.4
  89. 85Algeria1.4
  90. 86Burkina Faso1.4
  91. 87Gambia, The1.4
  92. 88Costa Rica1.4
  93. 89Colombia1.4
  94. 90Papua New Guinea1.3
  95. 91Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.3
  96. 92Montenegro1.3
  97. 93Zambia1.3
  98. 94Cameroon1.3
  99. 95Zimbabwe1.3
  100. 96Barbados1.2
  101. 96Guinea1.2
  102. 97Eswatini1.2
  103. 97Sierra Leone1.2
  104. 98Cabo Verde1.2
  105. 99Kyrgyz Republic1.2
  106. 100Liberia1.2
  107. 101Solomon Islands1.2
  108. 102Saudi Arabia1.1
  109. 102Philippines1.1
  110. 103Viet Nam1.1
  111. 104Iran, Islamic Rep.1.1
  112. 105Moldova1.1
  113. 106Ethiopia1.1
  114. 107Brazil1.1
  115. 108Kazakhstan1.1
  116. 109Nigeria1.1
  117. 110Vanuatu1
  118. 111Congo, Rep.0.99
  119. 112Panama0.95
  120. 113Lao PDR0.93
  121. 114Azerbaijan0.9
  122. 115Ecuador0.89
  123. 116Switzerland0.89
  124. 117Slovenia0.89
  125. 118Lesotho0.87
  126. 119Gabon0.86
  127. 120Uganda0.84
  128. 121Croatia0.84
  129. 122Mauritania0.83
  130. 123Mozambique0.81
  131. 123Trinidad and Tobago0.81
  132. 124Tajikistan0.81
  133. 124Cyprus0.81
  134. 125Rwanda0.8
  135. 126Cambodia0.79
  136. 127Paraguay0.75
  137. 128Turkmenistan0.74
  138. 129Guyana0.69
  139. 130Peru0.67
  140. 131Bhutan0.64
  141. 132Congo, Dem. Rep.0.64
  142. 133Argentina0.63
  143. 134Albania0.62
  144. 135Qatar0.61
  145. 136Togo0.58
  146. 137Nicaragua0.54
  147. 138Cote d'Ivoire0.5
  148. 139Honduras0.46
  149. 140Armenia0.45
  150. 141Jordan0.41
  151. 142Comoros0.39
  152. 143Georgia0.33
  153. 144Ukraine0.33
  154. 145Sudan0.32
  155. 146Madagascar0.15
  156. 147Djibouti0.02
  157. 148Venezuela, RB-0.03
  158. 149Malaysia-0.05
  159. 150Chad-0.05
  160. 151Morocco-0.14
  161. 152Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.16
  162. 153Pakistan-0.19
  163. 154Central African Republic-0.19
  164. 155Syrian Arab Republic-0.19
  165. 156Iraq-0.3
  166. 157Lebanon-0.31
  167. 158Belarus-0.36
  168. 159Bahrain-0.43
  169. 160South Sudan-0.51
  170. 161Afghanistan-0.57
  171. 162Libya-0.89
  172. 163Haiti-0.91
  173. 164Hong Kong SAR, China-0.94
  174. 165Yemen, Rep.-1.3

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