PR and CL stand for political rights and civil liberties, respectively; 1 represents the most free
and 7 the least free rating.
▲ ▼ up or down indicates an improvement or decline in ratings or status since the last survey.
up or down indicates a trend of positive or negative changes that took place but were not
sufficient to result in a change in political rights or civil liberties ratings.
* indicates a country’s status as an electoral democracy.
NOTE: The ratings reflect global events from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.
Independent Countries
Country Freedom Status PR CL Trend Arrow
Afghanistan Not Free 6 6
Albania* Partly Free 3 3
Algeria Not Free 6 5
Andorra* Free 1 1
Angola Not Free 6 5
Antigua and Barbuda* Free 2 ▲ 2
Argentina* Free 2 2
Armenia Partly Free 5 ▲ 4
Australia* Free 1 1
Austria* Free 1 1
Azerbaijan Not Free 6 5
Bahamas* Free 1 1
Bahrain Not Free 6 6
Bangladesh* Partly Free 3 4
Barbados* Free 1 1
Belarus Not Free 7 6
Belgium* Free 1 1
Belize* Free 1 2
Benin* Free 2 2
Bhutan* Partly Free 4 5
Bolivia* Partly Free 3 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina* Partly Free 3 ▲ 3
Botswana* Free 3 2
Brazil* Free 2 2
Brunei Not Free 6 5
Bulgaria* Free 2 2
Burkina Faso Partly Free 5 3
Burma Not Free 6 ▲ 5 ▲
Burundi Partly Free 5 5
Cambodia Not Free 6 5
Cameroon Not Free 6 6
Canada* Free 1 1
Cape Verde* Free 1 1
Central African Republic Partly Free 5 5
Chad Not Free 7 6
Chile* Free 1 1
China Not Free 7 6
Colombia* Partly Free 3 4
Comoros* Partly Free 3 4
Congo (Brazzaville) Not Free 6 5
Congo (Kinshasa) Not Free 6 6
Costa Rica* Free 1 1
Côte d’Ivoire Partly Free ▲ 5 ▲ 5 ▲
Croatia* Free 1 2
Cuba Not Free 7 6
Cyprus* Free 1 1
Czech Republic* Free 1 1
Denmark* Free 1 1
Djibouti Not Free 6 5
Dominica* Free 1 1
Dominican Republic* Free 2 2
East Timor* Partly Free 3 4
Ecuador* Partly Free 3 3
Egypt Partly Free ▲ 5 ▲ 5
El Salvador* Free 2 3
Equatorial Guinea Not Free 7 7
Eritrea Not Free 7 7
Estonia* Free 1 1
Ethiopia Not Free 6 6
Fiji Partly Free 6 4
Finland* Free 1 1
France* Free 1 1
Gabon Not Free 6 5
The Gambia Not Free 6 6 ▼
Georgia* Partly Free 3 ▲ 3
Germany* Free 1 1
Ghana* Free 1 2
Greece* Free 2 2
Grenada* Free 1 2
Guatemala* Partly Free 3 4
Guinea Partly Free 5 5
Guinea-Bissau Not Free ▼ 6 ▼ 5 ▼
Guyana* Free 2 3
Haiti Partly Free 4 5
Honduras Partly Free 4 4
Hungary* Free 1 2
Iceland* Free 1 1
India* Free 2 3
Indonesia* Free 2 3
Iran Not Free 6 6
Iraq Not Free 6 ▼ 6
Ireland* Free 1 1
Israel* Free 1 2
Italy* Free 2 ▼ 1
Jamaica* Free 2 3
Japan* Free 1 2
Jordan Not Free 6 5
Kazakhstan Not Free 6 5
Kenya Partly Free 4 4 ▼
Kiribati* Free 1 1
Kosovo Partly Free 5 4
Kuwait Partly Free 5 ▼ 5
Kyrgyzstan Partly Free 5 5
Laos Not Free 7 6
Latvia* Free 2 2
Lebanon Partly Free 5 4
Lesotho* Free ▲ 2 ▲ 3
Liberia* Partly Free 3 4
Libya* Partly Free ▲ 4 ▲ 5 ▲
Liechtenstein* Free 1 1
Lithuania* Free 1 1
Luxembourg* Free 1 1
Macedonia* Partly Free 3 3
Madagascar Partly Free 6 4
Malawi* Partly Free 3 4
Malaysia Partly Free 4 4
Maldives Partly Free 5 ▼ 4
Mali Not Free ▼ 7 ▼ 5 ▼
Malta* Free 1 1
Marshall Islands* Free 1 1
Mauritania Not Free 6 5
Mauritius* Free 1 2
Mexico* Partly Free 3 3
Micronesia* Free 1 1
Moldova* Partly Free 3 3
Monaco* Free 2 1
Mongolia* Free 1 ▲ 2
Montenegro* Free 3 2
Morocco Partly Free 5 4
Mozambique Partly Free 4 3
Namibia* Free 2 2
Nauru* Free 1 1
Nepal Partly Free 4 4
Netherlands* Free 1 1
New Zealand* Free 1 1
Nicaragua Partly Free 5 4
Niger* Partly Free 3 4
Nigeria Partly Free 4 4
North Korea Not Free 7 7
Norway* Free 1 1
Oman Not Free 6 5
Pakistan Partly Free 4 5
Palau* Free 1 1
Panama* Free 1 2
Papua New Guinea* Partly Free 4 3
Paraguay* Partly Free 3 3
Peru* Free 2 3
Philippines* Partly Free 3 3
Poland* Free 1 1
Portugal* Free 1 1
Qatar Not Free 6 5
Romania* Free 2 2
Russia Not Free 6 5
Rwanda Not Free 6 6 ▼
Saint Kitts and Nevis* Free 1 1
Saint Lucia* Free 1 1
Saint Vincent and Grenadines* Free 1 1
Samoa* Free 2 2
San Marino* Free 1 1
São Tomé and Príncipe* Free 2 2
Saudi Arabia Not Free 7 7
Senegal* Free ▲ 2 ▲ 3
Serbia* Free 2 2
Seychelles* Partly Free 3 3
Sierra Leone* Free ▲ 2 ▲ 3
Singapore Partly Free 4 4
Slovakia* Free 1 1
Slovenia* Free 1 1
Solomon Islands Partly Free 4 3
Somalia Not Free 7 7
South Africa* Free 2 2
South Korea* Free 1 2
South Sudan Not Free 6 5
Spain* Free 1 1
Sri Lanka Partly Free 5 4
Sudan Not Free 7 7
Suriname* Free 2 2
Swaziland Not Free 7 5
Sweden* Free 1 1
Switzerland* Free 1 1
Syria Not Free 7 7
Taiwan* Free 1 2
Tajikistan Not Free 6 6 ▼
Tanzania* Partly Free 3 3
Thailand* Partly Free 4 4
Togo Partly Free 5 4
Tonga* Free ▲ 3 2 ▲
Trinidad and Tobago* Free 2 2
Tunisia* Partly Free 3 4
Turkey* Partly Free 3 4 ▼
Turkmenistan Not Free 7 7
Tuvalu* Free 1 1
Uganda Partly Free 5 4
Ukraine* Partly Free 4 3
United Arab Emirates Not Free 6 6
United Kingdom* Free 1 1
United States* Free 1 1
Uruguay* Free 1 1
Uzbekistan Not Free 7 7
Vanuatu* Free 2 2
Venezuela Partly Free 5 5
Vietnam Not Free 7 5
Yemen Not Free 6 6
Zambia* Partly Free 3 4
Zimbabwe Not Free 6 6
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