Freedom in the World 2008 : Country Subscores
KEY
PR: Political Rights
CL: Civil Liberties
Status: F-Free; PF-Partly Free; NF-Not Free
Sub-Categories: Political Rights
A: Electoral Process
B: Political Pluralism and Participation
C: Functioning of Government
Sub-Categories: Civil Liberties
D: Freedom of Expression and Belief
E: Associational and Organizational Rights
F: Rule of Law
G: Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights
Country PR CL Status A B C D E F G
Afghanistan 5 5 PF 6 7 4 5 4 3 5
Albania 3 3 PF 8 11 7 12 8 10 9
Algeria 6 5 NF 4 4 3 7 6 5 7
Andorra 1 1 F 12 15 12 16 11 15 15
Angola 6 5 NF 2 5 1 8 6 4 3
Antigua & Barbuda 2 2 F 11 12 7 13 9 12 13
Argentina 2 2 F 11 15 6 14 11 10 13
Armenia 5 4 PF 5 5 4 8 5 6 9
Australia 1 1 F 12 15 12 16 12 14 15
Austria 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 15 15
Azerbaijan 6 5 NF 3 4 3 6 3 4 8
Bahamas 1 1 F 12 16 10 16 12 15 15
Bahrain 5 5 PF 3 8 4 9 3 3 7
Bangladesh 5 4 PF 3 5 4 7 6 6 9
Barbados 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 15
Belarus 7 6 NF 0 2 1 3 0 2 5
Belgium 1 1 F 12 16 11 16 12 15 15
Belize 1 2 F 12 14 10 15 11 12 13
Benin 2 2 F 10 15 8 15 12 12 10
Bhutan 6 5 NF 3 4 5 7 3 5 8
Bolivia 3 3 PF 11 13 5 15 10 7 9
Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 3 PF 8 10 5 11 8 10 10
Botswana 2 2 F 11 11 9 14 10 13 11
Brazil 2 2 F 11 14 6 15 10 8 12
Brunei 6 5 NF 0 3 3 6 3 6 8
Bulgaria 1 2 F 12 15 9 14 11 12 12
Burkina Faso 5 3 PF 5 8 4 13 9 6 8
Burma 7 7 NF 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
Burundi 4 5 PF 9 9 4 8 5 4 6
Cambodia 6 5 NF 3 5 3 10 6 2 6
Cameroon 6 6 NF 2 4 3 7 3 2 4
Canada 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 15 16
Cape Verde 1 1 F 12 15 10 15 11 14 13
Central African Republic 5 5 PF 7 7 3 10 6 3 4
Chad 7 6 NF 3 1 1 7 4 1 3
Chile 1 1 F 12 15 12 16 12 15 15
China (PRC) 7 6 NF 0 1 1 4 2 2 8
Colombia 3 3 PF 10 9 7 12 6 7 10
Comoros 4 4 PF 8 11 4 10 6 8 6
Congo (Brazzaville) 6 5 NF 1 4 3 9 7 2 6
Congo (Kinshasa) 5 6 NF 6 5 2 6 5 0 1
Costa Rica 1 1 F 12 15 11 16 11 13 13
Cote d’Ivoire 7 5 NF 1 2 2 5 4 5 5
Croatia 2 2 F 12 14 9 14 12 11 13
Cuba 7 7 NF 0 0 1 2 1 1 2
Cyprus 1 1 F 11 16 11 15 12 15 15
Czech Republic 1 1 F 12 15 11 16 12 14 15
Denmark 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 15 15
Djibouti 5 5 PF 4 5 3 6 5 5 6
Dominica 1 1 F 12 16 11 16 12 15 15
Dominican Republic 2 2 F 11 13 9 15 11 10 11
East Timor 3 4 PF 11 11 6 12 7 6 9
Ecuador 3 3 PF 9 14 4 15 11 6 10
Egypt 6 5 NF 1 4 2 5 2 4 7
El Salvador 2 3 F 12 13 8 15 8 7 10
Equatorial Guinea 7 6 NF 0 1 0 5 0 1 3
Eritrea 7 6 NF 0 1 2 2 0 2 6
Estonia 1 1 F 12 14 12 16 12 14 14
Ethiopia 5 5 PF 5 4 4 7 3 4 6
Fiji 6 4 PF 0 5 2 11 4 7 10
Finland 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 16
France 1 1 F 12 15 11 15 12 13 15
Gabon 6 4 PF 2 5 3 10 6 6 5
Georgia 4 4 PF 8 6 6 11 7 6 10
Germany 1 1 F 12 15 12 15 12 15 15
Ghana 1 2 F 12 15 10 14 11 12 10
Greece 1 2 F 12 15 10 15 11 13 13
Grenada 1 2 F 12 16 9 15 9 12 15
Guatemala 3 4 PF 9 10 5 12 8 5 8
Guinea 6 5 NF 2 5 3 8 5 4 6
Guinea-Bissau 4 4 PF 9 9 3 10 8 6 6
Guyana 2 3 F 11 13 7 15 10 8 9
Haiti 4 5 PF 7 10 5 10 6 4 5
Honduras 3 3 PF 9 10 6 12 8 7 9
Hungary 1 1 F 12 15 10 16 12 13 14
Iceland 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 16
India 2 3 F 11 14 9 13 10 9 10
Indonesia 2 3 F 11 13 6 12 9 7 9
Iran 6 6 NF 3 4 3 5 2 3 4
Iraq 6 6 NF 7 6 1 5 3 0 4
Ireland 1 1 F 12 16 11 16 12 15 15
Israel 1 2 F 12 15 10 14 12 10 11
Italy 1 1 F 12 15 11 15 12 12 15
Jamaica 2 3 F 12 14 8 15 9 8 11
Japan 1 2 F 12 15 10 13 10 15 13
Jordan 5 4 PF 2 6 5 9 5 6 8
Kazakhstan 6 5 NF 3 3 2 7 4 4 7
Kenya 4 3 PF 6 9 5 14 9 7 8
Kiribati 1 1 F 12 16 8 15 12 15 13
Kuwait 4 4 PF 4 9 6 9 6 7 5
Kyrgyzstan 5 4 PF 5 7 4 10 7 5 7
Laos 7 6 NF 0 1 0 4 1 2 5
Latvia 2 1 F 12 15 8 16 12 12 13
Lebanon 5 4 PF 4 7 4 12 8 5 9
Lesotho 2 3 F 9 12 9 14 7 11 9
Liberia 3 4 PF 9 10 6 11 8 7 8
Libya 7 7 NF 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Liechtenstein 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 16
Lithuania 1 1 F 12 15 9 16 11 14 13
Luxembourg 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 16
Macedonia 3 3 PF 7 10 7 11 7 8 10
Madagascar 4 3 PF 7 8 7 10 8 9 9
Malawi 4 4 PF 7 10 6 11 8 8 7
Malaysia 4 4 PF 6 7 6 8 5 6 8
Maldives 6 5 NF 3 4 4 7 4 7 7
Mali 2 3 F 9 12 9 15 9 9 9
Malta 1 1 F 12 16 11 16 12 15 15
Marshall Islands 1 1 F 12 15 10 16 11 15 13
Mauritania 4 4 PF 9 7 6 10 8 6 6
Mauritius 1 2 F 12 15 11 15 12 13 12
Mexico 2 3 F 10 14 8 14 9 7 11
Micronesia 1 1 F 12 15 10 16 11 15 14
Moldova 3 4 PF 9 8 7 10 6 8 9
Monaco 2 1 F 10 11 10 15 12 15 14
Mongolia 2 2 F 8 15 10 15 10 12 12
Montenegro 3 3 PF 9 9 6 12 10 8 11
Morocco 5 4 PF 4 7 5 8 6 6 8
Mozambique 3 3 PF 7 11 7 12 7 7 9
Namibia 2 2 F 10 12 9 15 12 10 9
Nauru 1 1 F 12 16 10 15 11 15 14
Nepal 5 4 PF 4 9 4 10 6 6 7
Netherlands 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 15 16
New Zealand 1 1 F 12 15 12 16 11 15 15
Nicaragua 3 3 PF 11 12 4 14 7 7 9
Niger 3 4 PF 11 9 8 10 8 8 6
Nigeria 4 4 PF 3 9 6 11 8 5 7
North Korea 7 7 NF 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Norway 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 16
Oman 6 5 NF 2 2 2 6 3 4 5
Pakistan 6 5 NF 2 4 2 5 4 3 6
Palau 1 1 F 12 15 10 16 11 15 13
Panama 1 2 F 12 15 9 15 11 9 12
Papua New Guinea 3 3 PF 9 11 4 12 9 7 8
Paraguay 3 3 PF 11 11 4 12 8 6 10
Peru 2 3 F 11 14 7 15 8 8 10
Philippines 4 3 PF 6 10 7 14 8 6 10
Poland 1 1 F 12 16 10 16 12 13 14
Portugal 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 15 15
Qatar 6 5 NF 2 2 3 8 2 4 4
Romania 2 2 F 11 14 7 14 11 12 12
Russia 6 5 NF 3 3 3 8 4 4 7
Rwanda 6 5 NF 3 4 4 7 3 6 7
Samoa 2 2 F 9 13 10 14 10 13 12
San Marino 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 16
Sao Tome & Principe 2 2 F 11 14 8 15 10 12 10
Saudi Arabia 7 6 NF 0 0 1 4 0 3 2
Senegal 2 3 F 9 12 9 14 10 10 9
Serbia 3 2 F 9 13 7 14 11 9 13
Seychelles 3 3 PF 8 10 7 9 9 11 11
Sierra Leone 3 3 PF 10 12 4 12 8 8 9
Singapore 5 4 PF 4 6 7 9 3 8 12
Slovakia 1 1 F 12 15 10 16 12 12 14
Slovenia 1 1 F 12 15 11 15 12 14 12
Solomon Islands 4 3 PF 6 10 5 13 9 8 12
Somalia 7 7 NF 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
South Africa 2 2 F 12 14 9 15 12 12 12
South Korea 1 2 F 11 15 10 14 11 13 12
Spain 1 1 F 12 15 12 16 12 14 15
Sri Lanka 4 4 PF 8 7 6 8 8 6 9
St. Kitts & Nevis 1 1 F 12 16 11 15 12 12 14
St. Lucia 1 1 F 12 16 11 15 12 12 14
St. Vincent & Grenadines 2 1 F 11 15 9 15 11 13 14
Sudan 7 7 NF 0 4 3 4 3 0 0
Suriname 2 2 F 12 13 8 15 11 9 10
Swaziland 7 5 NF 0 1 1 8 3 4 5
Sweden 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 16 16
Switzerland 1 1 F 12 15 12 16 12 15 15
Syria 7 6 NF 0 0 1 2 0 1 5
Taiwan (ROC) 2 1 F 10 15 9 16 11 15 13
Tajikistan 6 5 NF 2 4 3 6 4 4 5
Tanzania 4 3 PF 6 10 6 11 7 10 8
Thailand 6 4 PF 1 4 3 9 5 6 11
The Gambia 5 4 PF 6 7 4 10 6 7 8
Togo 5 5 PF 4 7 3 8 6 4 6
Tonga 5 3 PF 3 9 3 12 5 11 12
Trinidad & Tobago 2 2 F 11 12 9 15 11 10 13
Tunisia 7 5 NF 1 3 1 4 2 4 8
Turkey 3 3 PF 10 12 7 12 7 8 10
Turkmenistan 7 7 NF 0 0 0 2 0 1 2
Tuvalu 1 1 F 12 15 10 16 12 15 14
Uganda 5 4 PF 4 7 4 11 6 6 7
Ukraine 3 2 F 10 13 6 13 10 10 11
United Arab Emirates 6 5 NF 1 2 2 7 3 3 4
United Kingdom 1 1 F 12 16 12 16 12 14 15
United States of America 1 1 F 11 16 11 16 11 14 15
Uruguay 1 1 F 12 16 11 16 12 15 15
Uzbekistan 7 7 NF 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Vanuatu 2 2 F 9 15 8 16 11 10 11
Venezuela 4 4 PF 8 8 3 9 6 5 8
Vietnam 7 5 NF 0 1 1 5 2 4 8
Yemen 5 5 PF 4 7 3 7 4 4 5
Zambia 3 4 PF 8 12 6 11 8 8 7
Zimbabwe 7 6 NF 1 4 0 5 2 1 1
Freedom in the World 2008 : Territory Subscores
KEY
PR: Political Rights
CL: Civil Liberties
Status: F-Free; PF-Partly Free; NF-Not Free
Sub-Categories: Political Rights
A: Electoral Process
B: Political Pluralism and Participation
C: Functioning of Government
Sub-Categories: Civil Liberties
D: Freedom of Expression and Belief
E: Associational and Organizational Rights
F: Rule of Law
G: Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights
Related Territory PR CL Status A B C D E F G
Hong Kong (China) 5 2 PF 3 7 6 14 10 14 13
Puerto Rico (United States) 1 1 F 12 15 10 16 11 14 14
Disputed Territory PR CL Status A B C D E F G
Abkhazia (Georgia) 5 5 PF 5 6 4 8 4 4 5
Chechnya (Russia) 7 7 NF 0 0 0 4 0 0 3
Israeli Occupied Territories 6 6 NF 3 2 3 6 5 1 4
Kashmir (India) 5 4 PF 6 6 3 8 6 4 8
Kashmir (Pakistan) 7 5 NF 1 3 1 6 4 4 6
Kosovo 6 5 NF 6 5 3 7 6 4 6
5
Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenia/Azerbaijan) 5 PF 6 5 3 7 3 5 5
Northern (Turkish) Cyprus 2 2 F 11 14 9 13 9 12 12
5 6
Palestinian Authority Administered Territories NF 4 7 2 5 4 1 4
Tibet (China) 7 7 NF 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Transnistria (Moldova) 6 6 NF 2 4 1 6 2 2 5
Western Sahara (Morocco) 7 6 NF 0 0 0 3 3 0 5
Somaliland 4 4 PF 6 7 5 8 6 7 6