FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2021-A REPORT
RAYMOND GASTIL IN 1973 LAUNCHED INDEX CALLED FREEDOM IN THE WORLD. AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT TELLS ABOUT THE POLITICAL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF A COUNTRY. 210 COUNTRIES WERE ASSESSED IN THE REPORT OF 2021. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT 82 COUNTRIES AND 1 TERRITORY ARE FREE. THE NUMBER OF PARTLY FREE COUNTRIES IS 59 AND TERRITORIES 4. COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH NO FREEDOM ARE 54 AND 15.
FREE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
| SERIAL NO. | COUNTRY | POLITICAL RIGHTS | CIVIL LIBERTIES | POINTS/100 |
| 1 | FINLAND | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | NORWAY | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 3 | SWEDEN | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 4 | NEW ZEALAND | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| 5 | NETHERLANDS | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 6 | CANADA | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 7 | URUGUAY | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 8 | AUSTRALIA | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| 9 | DENMARK | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| 10 | LUXEMBOURG | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| 11 | JAPAN | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| 12 | PORTUGAL | 1 | 1 | 96 |
- EACH COUNTRY AND TERRITORY IS ASSIGNED POINTS BETWEEN 0 AND 4 BASED ON 25 INDICATORS. THE TOTAL POINTS ARE 100. THE POINTS ARE BIFURCATED BETWEEN POLITICAL RIGHTS (0-40) AND CIVIL RIGHTS (0-60). THE TOTALS ARE WEIGHTED EQUALLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COUNTRY OR TERRITORY HAS AN OVERALL STATUS OF FREE, PARTLY FREE AND NOT FREEDOM.
- NORTH CYPRUS AND PUERTO RICO ARE COMPLETELY FREE TERRITORIES.
