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Political civil liberties index

· higher is better · 175 countries

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  1. 1Denmark0.98
  2. 2Switzerland0.97
  3. 3Ireland0.97
  4. 4Estonia0.97
  5. 5Belgium0.96
  6. 6Sweden0.96
  7. 7Luxembourg0.96
  8. 8Norway0.96
  9. 9France0.95
  10. 10Uruguay0.95
  11. 11Latvia0.94
  12. 11Chile0.94
  13. 12Finland0.94
  14. 12Jamaica0.94
  15. 13Czechia0.93
  16. 14Brazil0.93
  17. 15Costa Rica0.93
  18. 16Iceland0.93
  19. 16Poland0.93
  20. 17New Zealand0.93
  21. 18Austria0.93
  22. 19Spain0.93
  23. 20Ghana0.92
  24. 20Dominican Republic0.92
  25. 20Barbados0.92
  26. 20Canada0.92
  27. 20Mauritius0.92
  28. 21Trinidad and Tobago0.92
  29. 21Japan0.92
  30. 22Suriname0.92
  31. 23Portugal0.91
  32. 24Korea, Rep.0.91
  33. 25Australia0.91
  34. 26Vanuatu0.91
  35. 27Taiwan0.9
  36. 28Namibia0.9
  37. 29Sri Lanka0.9
  38. 30Lithuania0.89
  39. 30Seychelles0.89
  40. 30Cabo Verde0.89
  41. 31Germany0.89
  42. 31Solomon Islands0.89
  43. 31Netherlands0.89
  44. 32Malta0.89
  45. 32Montenegro0.89
  46. 33Papua New Guinea0.89
  47. 34Panama0.89
  48. 35South Africa0.88
  49. 36Cyprus0.88
  50. 37Honduras0.88
  51. 38Italy0.87
  52. 39Sierra Leone0.87
  53. 40Timor-Leste0.87
  54. 41United States0.87
  55. 42Nepal0.86
  56. 42Nigeria0.86
  57. 43Kenya0.86
  58. 44United Kingdom0.86
  59. 45Lesotho0.86
  60. 46Guatemala0.86
  61. 47Guyana0.86
  62. 48Greece0.85
  63. 48Liberia0.85
  64. 49Sao Tome and Principe0.84
  65. 49Botswana0.84
  66. 50Colombia0.84
  67. 51Romania0.84
  68. 52Senegal0.84
  69. 52Gambia, The0.84
  70. 53Bulgaria0.83
  71. 54Armenia0.82
  72. 55Slovak Republic0.81
  73. 56Paraguay0.8
  74. 57Slovenia0.8
  75. 57Zambia0.8
  76. 58Croatia0.79
  77. 59Haiti0.79
  78. 60Argentina0.77
  79. 61Israel0.77
  80. 62Albania0.76
  81. 62Moldova0.76
  82. 63Peru0.76
  83. 63Fiji0.76
  84. 64Mongolia0.76
  85. 65Malawi0.76
  86. 66North Macedonia0.75
  87. 67Niger0.75
  88. 67Gabon0.75
  89. 68Madagascar0.74
  90. 69Benin0.74
  91. 70Bolivia0.74
  92. 70Bosnia and Herzegovina0.74
  93. 71Lebanon0.73
  94. 72Maldives0.72
  95. 73Cote d'Ivoire0.7
  96. 74Ecuador0.69
  97. 75Malaysia0.69
  98. 76Bhutan0.66
  99. 77Mexico0.64
  100. 78Philippines0.64
  101. 79Bangladesh0.64
  102. 80Tanzania0.61
  103. 81Hungary0.61
  104. 82Georgia0.61
  105. 83Indonesia0.6
  106. 84Angola0.58
  107. 85Tunisia0.56
  108. 86Congo, Dem. Rep.0.56
  109. 87Guinea-Bissau0.55
  110. 87Jordan0.55
  111. 87Serbia0.55
  112. 87Morocco0.55
  113. 88Thailand0.55
  114. 89Iraq0.54
  115. 90Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.53
  116. 91Singapore0.53
  117. 92Mauritania0.53
  118. 93Central African Republic0.53
  119. 94Libya0.52
  120. 95Comoros0.51
  121. 96Ukraine0.51
  122. 97Mozambique0.5
  123. 98Pakistan0.5
  124. 99Togo0.48
  125. 100India0.47
  126. 101Guinea0.45
  127. 102Mali0.44
  128. 103El Salvador0.43
  129. 104Kyrgyz Republic0.43
  130. 105Cameroon0.42
  131. 106Djibouti0.41
  132. 107Uganda0.37
  133. 108Kuwait0.36
  134. 109Kazakhstan0.36
  135. 110Zimbabwe0.35
  136. 111Burkina Faso0.35
  137. 112Algeria0.34
  138. 113Ethiopia0.34
  139. 114Chad0.3
  140. 115Congo, Rep.0.3
  141. 116Yemen, Rep.0.3
  142. 117Syrian Arab Republic0.28
  143. 118Sudan0.27
  144. 119Turkiye0.26
  145. 120Uzbekistan0.25
  146. 121Hong Kong SAR, China0.23
  147. 122Cambodia0.21
  148. 123Rwanda0.17
  149. 124Oman0.17
  150. 125Iran, Islamic Rep.0.16
  151. 126Burundi0.16
  152. 127Venezuela, RB0.16
  153. 128Bahrain0.15
  154. 129Egypt, Arab Rep.0.15
  155. 130United Arab Emirates0.12
  156. 131Azerbaijan0.12
  157. 131South Sudan0.12
  158. 132Equatorial Guinea0.12
  159. 133Russian Federation0.1
  160. 134Viet Nam0.09
  161. 135Saudi Arabia0.08
  162. 136Qatar0.08
  163. 137Tajikistan0.07
  164. 138Eswatini0.06
  165. 139Myanmar0.06
  166. 140Turkmenistan0.05
  167. 141Lao PDR0.05
  168. 142Cuba0.04
  169. 143Belarus0.04
  170. 143China0.04
  171. 144Eritrea0.02
  172. 145Afghanistan0.02
  173. 146Nicaragua0.02
  174. 147Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.02

Political civil liberties index