Country Ratings, Freedom in the World - Freedom House

Freedom in the World Country Ratings Freedom in the World edition +

Year/dates covered *

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 1999-2000 1998-1999 1997-1998 1996-1997 1995-1996 1994-1995 1993-1994 1992-1993 1991-1992 1990-1991 1989-1990 1988-1989 1987-1988 1986-1987 1985-1986 1984-1985 1983-1984 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Jan.-Feb. 1977 Jan.-Feb. 1976 Jan.-Feb. 1975 Jan.-Feb. 1974 Jan.-Feb. 1973

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Dec. 1, 2005-Dec. 31, 2006 Dec. 1, 2004-Nov. 30, 2005 Dec. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2004 Jan. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Nov. 1988-Dec. 1989 Nov. 1987-Nov. 1988 Nov. 1986-Nov. 1987 Nov. 1985-Nov. 1986 Nov. 1984-Nov. 1985 Nov. 1983-Nov. 1984 Aug. 2, 1982-Nov. 1983 Jan. 1, 1981-Aug. 1, 1982 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972

Total Countries 195 195 195 194 194 193 193 193 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 191 191 191 191 191 190 186 183 165 167 167 167 167 167 167 166 165 162 161 158 155 159 158 152 151 151 [150] §

Free Countries Number

%

88 90 87 87 89 89 90 90 89 89 88 89 85 86 85 88 81 79 76 76 72 75 76 65 61 60 58 57 56 53 52 54 51 51 47 43 42 40 41 44 44 [43] §

45 46 45 45 46 46 47 47 46 46 46 46 44 45 44 46 42 41 40 40 38 40 42 40 37 36 35 34 34 32 31 33 31 32 30 28 26 25 27 29 29

Partly Free Countries Number % 59 58 60 60 58 62 60 58 58 54 55 55 59 58 60 53 57 59 62 61 63 73 65 50 44 39 58 57 56 59 56 47 51 54 56 48 49 53 48 42 38

30 30 31 31 30 32 31 30 30 28 29 29 31 30 31 28 30 31 32 32 33 39 35 30 26 23 35 34 34 35 34 28 31 33 35 31 31 34 32 28 25

Not Free Countries Number % 48 47 48 47 47 42 43 45 45 49 49 48 48 48 47 50 53 53 53 54 55 38 42 50 62 68 51 53 55 55 58 64 60 56 55 64 68 65 63 65 69

* Unless otherwise noted, the year/dates covered by each edition are January 1 through December 31. + These years refer to the various editions of Freedom in the World, except for the first five years (Jan.-Feb. 1973 through Jan.-Feb. 1977), which are from Freedom at Issue; the first Freedom in the World book survey is the 1978 edition. § Numbers in brackets exclude the South Africa (White) rating, but include the South Africa (Black) rating.

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