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Women civil liberties index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Germany0.98
  2. 2Belgium0.97
  3. 3Denmark0.97
  4. 4Spain0.96
  5. 5Luxembourg0.96
  6. 6Estonia0.95
  7. 7Latvia0.95
  8. 8Ireland0.94
  9. 9Switzerland0.94
  10. 10Iceland0.94
  11. 11Czechia0.94
  12. 12Italy0.93
  13. 12Sweden0.93
  14. 13New Zealand0.93
  15. 13Costa Rica0.93
  16. 14Japan0.93
  17. 14Lithuania0.93
  18. 15Korea, Rep.0.93
  19. 15Seychelles0.93
  20. 16Taiwan0.93
  21. 17Slovenia0.92
  22. 18Malta0.92
  23. 19Slovak Republic0.92
  24. 20Greece0.91
  25. 21Finland0.91
  26. 22Croatia0.9
  27. 22Norway0.9
  28. 23France0.9
  29. 23Benin0.9
  30. 24Chile0.89
  31. 25Jamaica0.89
  32. 26Poland0.88
  33. 27Albania0.88
  34. 28Austria0.87
  35. 29Australia0.87
  36. 30Netherlands0.87
  37. 31Sao Tome and Principe0.87
  38. 32Cyprus0.86
  39. 33Bulgaria0.86
  40. 34Armenia0.86
  41. 35Moldova0.86
  42. 36Uruguay0.86
  43. 37Hungary0.84
  44. 38Tunisia0.83
  45. 39Ghana0.83
  46. 40Brazil0.83
  47. 41Barbados0.82
  48. 42Montenegro0.82
  49. 43United States0.82
  50. 44Trinidad and Tobago0.82
  51. 45Suriname0.82
  52. 46Gambia, The0.82
  53. 47Georgia0.81
  54. 48Namibia0.8
  55. 48Ukraine0.8
  56. 49Israel0.8
  57. 50Canada0.8
  58. 51Gabon0.8
  59. 52United Kingdom0.8
  60. 53Cabo Verde0.79
  61. 54Hong Kong SAR, China0.79
  62. 55Romania0.79
  63. 56Liberia0.78
  64. 57Argentina0.78
  65. 58Vanuatu0.78
  66. 59Serbia0.77
  67. 60Senegal0.77
  68. 61Lesotho0.77
  69. 62Nigeria0.76
  70. 63Bhutan0.76
  71. 64Mauritius0.76
  72. 64Panama0.76
  73. 65Mongolia0.75
  74. 66Niger0.74
  75. 67Sri Lanka0.73
  76. 68South Africa0.73
  77. 69Botswana0.73
  78. 70Malawi0.73
  79. 71Bangladesh0.73
  80. 72Dominican Republic0.72
  81. 73Bolivia0.72
  82. 73Malaysia0.72
  83. 74Singapore0.72
  84. 75North Macedonia0.71
  85. 76Jordan0.71
  86. 77Fiji0.71
  87. 78Tanzania0.7
  88. 78Philippines0.7
  89. 79Bosnia and Herzegovina0.7
  90. 80Honduras0.69
  91. 81Portugal0.68
  92. 81Solomon Islands0.68
  93. 82Cameroon0.68
  94. 83Viet Nam0.68
  95. 84Sierra Leone0.68
  96. 85Zambia0.68
  97. 85Kyrgyz Republic0.68
  98. 86Mali0.67
  99. 87Ecuador0.66
  100. 88Kenya0.66
  101. 89Guyana0.66
  102. 89Timor-Leste0.66
  103. 90Colombia0.66
  104. 91Morocco0.66
  105. 92Madagascar0.64
  106. 93Nepal0.64
  107. 94Indonesia0.64
  108. 94Cote d'Ivoire0.64
  109. 95Mexico0.64
  110. 96Zimbabwe0.63
  111. 97Algeria0.62
  112. 98India0.62
  113. 99Kazakhstan0.6
  114. 100West Bank and Gaza0.6
  115. 101Kosovo0.6
  116. 102Togo0.6
  117. 103Peru0.59
  118. 104Turkiye0.59
  119. 105Angola0.58
  120. 106Papua New Guinea0.55
  121. 107Haiti0.54
  122. 108Paraguay0.53
  123. 109Maldives0.53
  124. 110Belarus0.52
  125. 111Burkina Faso0.52
  126. 112Venezuela, RB0.5
  127. 113Bahrain0.49
  128. 114Thailand0.49
  129. 115Lebanon0.48
  130. 116Azerbaijan0.48
  131. 116Russian Federation0.48
  132. 117Mozambique0.48
  133. 118Egypt, Arab Rep.0.48
  134. 119Kuwait0.47
  135. 120Guatemala0.46
  136. 121Ethiopia0.46
  137. 122Cuba0.45
  138. 123Oman0.45
  139. 124Djibouti0.43
  140. 125Chad0.43
  141. 126Uganda0.43
  142. 127Guinea-Bissau0.43
  143. 128Burundi0.42
  144. 129El Salvador0.4
  145. 130Uzbekistan0.39
  146. 131Cambodia0.39
  147. 132Comoros0.38
  148. 133Congo, Rep.0.37
  149. 134China0.37
  150. 135Pakistan0.36
  151. 136Syrian Arab Republic0.35
  152. 137Iran, Islamic Rep.0.34
  153. 138Iraq0.34
  154. 139Mauritania0.32
  155. 140Congo, Dem. Rep.0.31
  156. 141Rwanda0.31
  157. 142Tajikistan0.3
  158. 143United Arab Emirates0.29
  159. 144Central African Republic0.29
  160. 145Libya0.27
  161. 146Guinea0.25
  162. 147Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.24
  163. 148Equatorial Guinea0.24
  164. 149Nicaragua0.23
  165. 150Lao PDR0.23
  166. 151Eswatini0.21
  167. 152Qatar0.19
  168. 153Myanmar0.18
  169. 154Yemen, Rep.0.18
  170. 155Saudi Arabia0.17
  171. 156Turkmenistan0.13
  172. 157South Sudan0.12
  173. 158Sudan0.09
  174. 159Eritrea0.03
  175. 160Afghanistan0.01
  176. 160Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01

Women civil liberties index