The Freedom In The World is an annual report that tells about political rights and civil liberties of a country. The edition of 2020 covers 195 countries and 15 territories between January,2019 to December 31, 2019. The methodology comprises of two tier system consisting of scores and status. The combination of the over all score decides the status of a country i.e a country is free, partly free or not free.
TOP 25 FREE DEMOCRACIES IN THE WORLD.
RANK | COUNTRY | CIVIL LIBERTIES SCORE | POLITICAL RIGHTS SCORE | TOTAL SCORE |
1 | NORWAY | 60 | 40 | 100 |
2 | SWEDEN | 60 | 40 | 100 |
3 | FINLAND | 60 | 40 | 100 |
4 | NETHERLANDS | 59 | 40 | 99 |
5 | LUXEMBOURG | 60 | 38 | 98 |
6 | URUGUAY | 58 | 40 | 98 |
7 | IRELAND | 58 | 39 | 97 |
8 | NEW ZEALAND | 57 | 40 | 97 |
9 | DENMARK | 57 | 40 | 97 |
10 | PORTUGAL | 57 | 39 | 96 |
11 | SWITZERLAND | 57 | 39 | 96 |
12 | JAPAN | 56 | 40 | 96 |
13 | SAN MARINO | 57 | 38 | 95 |
14 | ICELAND | 57 | 37 | 94 |
15 | ESTONIA | 56 | 38 | 94 |
16 | UNITED KINGDOM | 55 | 39 | 94 |
17 | GERMANY | 55 | 39 | 94 |
18 | SLOVENIA | 55 | 37 | 94 |
19 | TAIWAN | 56 | 37 | 93 |
20 | TUVALU | 56 | 37 | 93 |
21 | KIRIBATI | 56 | 37 | 93 |
22 | MARSHALL ISLANDS | 55 | 38 | 93 |
23 | PALAU | 55 | 37 | 92 |
24 | MICRONESIA | 55 | 37 | 92 |
25 | SPAIN | 54 | 38 | 92 |
BOTTOM 21 COUNTRIES WITH LEAST OR NO DEMOCRACY.
RANK | COUNTRY | CIVIL LIBERTIES SCORE | POLITICAL RIGHTS SCORE | TOTAL SCORE |
1 | BAHRAIN | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2 | YEMEN | 10 | 1 | 11 |
3 | GAZA STRIP | 8 | 3 | 11 |
4 | AZERBAIJAN | 8 | 2 | 10 |
5 | UZBEKISTAN | 8 | 2 | 10 |
6 | SOUTH OSSETIA | 8 | 2 | 10 |
7 | CHINA | 11 | -1 | 10 |
8 | LIBYA | 8 | 1 | 9 |
9 | TAJIKISTAN | 9 | 0 | 9 |
10 | CRIMEA | 10 | -2 | 8 |
11 | SAUDI ARABIA | 6 | 1 | 7 |
12 | SOMALIA | 6 | 1 | 7 |
13 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 6 | 0 | 6 |
14 | EASTERN DONBAS | 6 | -1 | 5 |
15 | WESTERN SAHARA | 7 | -3 | 4 |
16 | NORTH KOREA | 3 | 0 | 3 |
17 | ERITREA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | TURKKMENISTAN | 2 | 0 | 2 |
19 | SOUTH SUDAN | 4 | -2 | 2 |
20 | TIBET | 3 | -1 | 2 |
21 | SYRIA | 3 | -3 | 0 |