Country Freedom in the World 2020[1] 2020 Index of Economic Freedom[2] 2020 Press Freedom Index[3] 2019 Democracy Index[4] Afghanistan 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Albania 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Algeria 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Andorra 1 free n/a 2 satisfactory situation n/a Angola 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Antigua and Barbuda 1 free n/a 2 satisfactory situation n/a Argentina 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Armenia 3 partly free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Australia 1 free 1 free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Austria 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Azerbaijan 5 not free 3 moderately free 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Bahamas 1 free 3 moderately free n/a n/a Bahrain 5 not free 3 moderately free 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Bangladesh 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Barbados 1 free 3 moderately free n/a n/a Belarus 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Belgium 1 free 3 moderately free 1 good situation 2 flawed democracy Belize 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems n/a Benin 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Bhutan 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Bolivia 3 partly free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Botswana 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Brazil 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Brunei 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation n/a Bulgaria 1 free 2 mostly free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Burkina Faso 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 4 hybrid regime Burma 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Burundi 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Cambodia 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Cameroon 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Canada 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Cape Verde 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Central African Republic 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Chad 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Chile 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 1 full democracy China 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Colombia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Comoros 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Costa Rica 1 free 3 moderately free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Congo, Republic of the 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Croatia 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Cuba 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Cyprus 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Czech Republic 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Denmark 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Djibouti 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Dominica 1 free 3 moderately free 3 satisfactory situation n/a Dominican Republic 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy East Timor 1 free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Ecuador 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Egypt 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime El Salvador 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Equatorial Guinea 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Eritrea 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Estonia 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 2 flawed democracy Eswatini 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Ethiopia 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Fiji 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Finland 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy France 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Gabon 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Gambia 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Gaza Strip 5 not free n/a 4 difficult situation n/a Georgia 3 partly free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Germany 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Ghana 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Greece 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Grenada 1 free n/a 2 satisfactory situation n/a Guatemala 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Guinea 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Guinea-Bissau 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Guyana 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Haiti 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Honduras 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Hong Kong 3 partly free 1 free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Hungary 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Iceland 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy India 1 free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Indonesia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Iran 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Iraq 5 not free n/a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Ireland 1 free 1 free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Israel 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Italy 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Ivory Coast 3 partly free 3 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Jamaica 1 free 3 moderately free 1 good situation 2 flawed democracy Japan 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Jordan 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Kazakhstan 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Kenya 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Kiribati 1 free 5 repressed n/a n/a Korea, North 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Korea, South 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Kosovo 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems n/a Kuwait 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Kyrgyzstan 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Laos 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Latvia 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Lebanon 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Lesotho 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Liberia 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Libya 5 not free n/a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Liechtenstein 1 free n/a 2 satisfactory situation n/a Lithuania 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Luxembourg 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Macau n/a 2 mostly free n/a n/a Macedonia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Madagascar 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Malawi 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Malaysia 3 partly free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Maldives 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems n/a Mali 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Malta 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Marshall Islands 1 free n/a n/a n/a Mauritania 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Mauritius 1 free 2 mostly free 3 noticeable problems 1 full democracy Mexico 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Micronesia, Federated States of 1 free 4 mostly unfree n/a n/a Moldova 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Monaco 1 free n/a n/a n/a Mongolia 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Montenegro 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Morocco 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Mozambique 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Nagorno-Karabakh 3 partly free n/a n/a n/a Namibia 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Nauru 1 free n/a n/a n/a Nepal 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Netherlands 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy New Zealand 1 free 1 free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Nicaragua 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Niger 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Nigeria 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Northern Cyprus 1 free n/a 3 noticeable problems n/a Norway 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Oman 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Pakistan 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Palau 1 free n/a n/a n/a Palestine 5 not free n/a 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Panama 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Papua New Guinea 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Paraguay 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Peru 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Philippines 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Poland 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Portugal 1 free 3 moderately free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Qatar 5 not free 2 mostly free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Romania 1 free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Russia 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Rwanda 5 not free 2 mostly free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 free n/a 2 satisfactory situation n/a Saint Lucia 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation n/a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation n/a Samoa 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation n/a San Marino 1 free n/a n/a n/a São Tomé and Príncipe 1 free 4 mostly unfree n/a n/a Saudi Arabia 5 not free 3 moderately free 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Senegal 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 4 hybrid regime Serbia 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Seychelles 3 partly free 3 moderately free 3 noticeable problems n/a Sierra Leone 3 partly free 5 repressed 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime Singapore 3 partly free 1 free 5 very serious situation 2 flawed democracy Slovakia 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Slovenia 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Solomon Islands 1 free 4 mostly unfree n/a n/a Somalia 5 not free n/a 5 very serious situation n/a Somaliland 3 partly free n/a n/a n/a South Africa 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy South Sudan 5 not free n/a 4 difficult situation n/a Spain 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Sri Lanka 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Sudan 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Suriname 1 free 5 repressed 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Sweden 1 free 2 mostly free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Switzerland 1 free 1 free 1 good situation 1 full democracy Syria 5 not free n/a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Taiwan 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Tajikistan 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Tanzania 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Thailand 3 partly free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 2 flawed democracy Togo 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 5 authoritarian regime Tonga 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems n/a Transnistria 5 not free n/a n/a n/a Trinidad and Tobago 1 free 4 mostly unfree 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Tunisia 1 free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 2 flawed democracy Turkey 5 not free 3 moderately free 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Turkmenistan 5 not free 5 repressed 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Tuvalu 1 free n/a n/a n/a Uganda 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Ukraine 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 3 noticeable problems 4 hybrid regime United Arab Emirates 5 not free 2 mostly free 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime United Kingdom 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy United States 1 free 2 mostly free 2 satisfactory situation 2 flawed democracy Uruguay 1 free 3 moderately free 2 satisfactory situation 1 full democracy Uzbekistan 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Vanuatu 1 free 3 moderately free n/a n/a Venezuela 5 not free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime Vietnam 5 not free 4 mostly unfree 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime West Bank 5 not free n/a 4 difficult situation n/a Western Sahara 5 not free n/a n/a n/a Yemen 5 not free n/a 5 very serious situation 5 authoritarian regime Zambia 3 partly free 4 mostly unfree 4 difficult situation 4 hybrid regime Zimbabwe 3 partly free 5 repressed 4 difficult situation 5 authoritarian regime