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Private civil liberties index

· higher is better · 175 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Germany0.96
  2. 2Estonia0.95
  3. 3Iceland0.94
  4. 4Sweden0.94
  5. 4New Zealand0.94
  6. 5Ireland0.94
  7. 6Denmark0.94
  8. 6Spain0.94
  9. 7Belgium0.94
  10. 7Luxembourg0.94
  11. 8Czechia0.93
  12. 9Chile0.93
  13. 9Malta0.93
  14. 10Taiwan0.93
  15. 11Finland0.93
  16. 12Poland0.93
  17. 13Latvia0.93
  18. 14Croatia0.92
  19. 15Benin0.92
  20. 16Japan0.92
  21. 17Italy0.91
  22. 18Costa Rica0.91
  23. 18Slovak Republic0.91
  24. 19Suriname0.91
  25. 19Norway0.91
  26. 19Barbados0.91
  27. 19Switzerland0.91
  28. 19Lithuania0.91
  29. 20Sao Tome and Principe0.91
  30. 21Cabo Verde0.91
  31. 22Albania0.91
  32. 23Jamaica0.9
  33. 24Ghana0.9
  34. 25Korea, Rep.0.89
  35. 25Moldova0.89
  36. 25Slovenia0.89
  37. 25Seychelles0.89
  38. 26Gambia, The0.89
  39. 27Namibia0.89
  40. 28Austria0.88
  41. 28Uruguay0.88
  42. 29Brazil0.88
  43. 30Netherlands0.88
  44. 31Australia0.87
  45. 32Honduras0.87
  46. 32Greece0.87
  47. 33Bulgaria0.87
  48. 34Montenegro0.87
  49. 35France0.87
  50. 35Trinidad and Tobago0.87
  51. 36South Africa0.86
  52. 37Georgia0.86
  53. 38Romania0.85
  54. 39Nigeria0.85
  55. 40Gabon0.85
  56. 41Liberia0.85
  57. 42Argentina0.84
  58. 42Mauritius0.84
  59. 43Serbia0.84
  60. 43Botswana0.84
  61. 44Cyprus0.84
  62. 45Canada0.84
  63. 46Colombia0.83
  64. 46Peru0.83
  65. 47Senegal0.83
  66. 47Hungary0.83
  67. 47United States0.83
  68. 48Dominican Republic0.83
  69. 49Sierra Leone0.82
  70. 50Vanuatu0.82
  71. 51Timor-Leste0.82
  72. 52Malawi0.82
  73. 53Lesotho0.82
  74. 54Bosnia and Herzegovina0.81
  75. 54Mongolia0.81
  76. 55Panama0.81
  77. 56Solomon Islands0.81
  78. 56Guyana0.81
  79. 57North Macedonia0.81
  80. 58Armenia0.81
  81. 59Israel0.8
  82. 60Bolivia0.8
  83. 61Ecuador0.8
  84. 62United Kingdom0.79
  85. 63Paraguay0.78
  86. 64Zambia0.77
  87. 65Sri Lanka0.77
  88. 66Papua New Guinea0.76
  89. 67Mexico0.75
  90. 68Togo0.75
  91. 69El Salvador0.74
  92. 70Kenya0.74
  93. 71Philippines0.74
  94. 72Madagascar0.73
  95. 73Cote d'Ivoire0.73
  96. 74Fiji0.72
  97. 75Guatemala0.72
  98. 76Hong Kong SAR, China0.72
  99. 77Kyrgyz Republic0.71
  100. 78Niger0.71
  101. 79Tunisia0.69
  102. 80Mali0.68
  103. 81Cameroon0.68
  104. 82Tanzania0.68
  105. 83Indonesia0.68
  106. 84Bangladesh0.67
  107. 85Haiti0.67
  108. 86Portugal0.67
  109. 87Nepal0.67
  110. 88Jordan0.67
  111. 89Malaysia0.66
  112. 90Singapore0.65
  113. 91Lebanon0.65
  114. 92Kazakhstan0.64
  115. 93India0.63
  116. 94Mozambique0.63
  117. 95Zimbabwe0.63
  118. 96Bhutan0.63
  119. 97Burkina Faso0.62
  120. 98Angola0.61
  121. 99Guinea-Bissau0.61
  122. 100Iraq0.61
  123. 101Venezuela, RB0.6
  124. 102Maldives0.57
  125. 103Morocco0.56
  126. 104Ukraine0.54
  127. 105Burundi0.54
  128. 106Thailand0.54
  129. 107Comoros0.53
  130. 108Pakistan0.52
  131. 109Viet Nam0.51
  132. 110Chad0.47
  133. 111Russian Federation0.47
  134. 112Congo, Rep.0.46
  135. 113Belarus0.46
  136. 114Oman0.45
  137. 115Turkiye0.44
  138. 116Algeria0.44
  139. 117Cambodia0.42
  140. 118Eswatini0.41
  141. 119Central African Republic0.4
  142. 120Djibouti0.39
  143. 121Kuwait0.38
  144. 122Congo, Dem. Rep.0.38
  145. 123Mauritania0.37
  146. 124Bahrain0.37
  147. 125Azerbaijan0.36
  148. 126Cuba0.35
  149. 127Iran, Islamic Rep.0.35
  150. 128Guinea0.34
  151. 129Uzbekistan0.34
  152. 130Uganda0.33
  153. 131Egypt, Arab Rep.0.32
  154. 132Tajikistan0.3
  155. 133Ethiopia0.3
  156. 134Libya0.29
  157. 135Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.27
  158. 136Equatorial Guinea0.27
  159. 137United Arab Emirates0.25
  160. 138Syrian Arab Republic0.25
  161. 139South Sudan0.23
  162. 140Rwanda0.21
  163. 141Lao PDR0.2
  164. 142Qatar0.18
  165. 143Saudi Arabia0.17
  166. 144China0.15
  167. 145Nicaragua0.14
  168. 146Yemen, Rep.0.14
  169. 147Myanmar0.14
  170. 148Sudan0.1
  171. 149Turkmenistan0.07
  172. 150Afghanistan0.03
  173. 151Eritrea0.01
  174. 152Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0

Private civil liberties index