La Libertà nel Mondo.2013. Parametrazione

FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2013: DEMOCRATIC BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE BALANCE

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 

* indicates a country’s status as an electoral democracy