Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World

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Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World

In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year.

Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates amid heightened instability.

Yet bright spots were seen in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Syria, driven by political reform.

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, shows the state of freedom by country, based on data from Freedom House.

Global Freedom Continues to Deteriorate

For the 19th year in a row, the state of freedom declined globally.

In particular, freedom declined the most in 2024 for El Salvador, Haiti, and Kuwait. In absolute terms, the Gaza Strip and the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine have among the lowest scores of freedom amid ongoing, violent conflict.

Country/ Territory Status Score
Finland F 100
New Zealand F 99
Norway F 99
Sweden F 99
Canada F 97
Denmark F 97
Ireland F 97
Luxembourg F 97
Netherlands F 97
San Marino F 97
Belgium F 96
Estonia F 96
Japan F 96
Portugal F 96
Slovenia F 96
Switzerland F 96
Uruguay F 96
Australia F 95
Chile F 95
Czech Republic F 95
Germany F 95
Iceland F 95
Barbados F 94
Taiwan F 94
Andorra F 93
Austria F 93
Marshall Islands F 93
Tuvalu F 93
Cabo Verde F 92
Dominica F 92
Micronesia F 92
Palau F 92
United Kingdom F 92
Costa Rica F 91
Cyprus F 91
St. Lucia F 91
Bahamas F 90
Liechtenstein F 90
Spain F 90
St. Vincent and the Grenadines F 90
France F 89
Grenada F 89
Italy F 89
Kiribati F 89
Latvia F 89
Lithuania F 89
Slovakia F 89
St. Kitts and Nevis F 89
Belize F 88
Malta F 87
Mauritius F 86
Argentina F 85
Greece F 85
Mongolia F 84
Samoa F 84
Sao Tome and Principe F 84
United States F 84
Antigua and Barbuda F 83
Panama F 83
Croatia F 82
Monaco F 82
Poland F 82
Romania F 82
Trinidad and Tobago F 82
Vanuatu F 82
South Africa F 81
South Korea F 81
Ghana F 80
Jamaica F 80
Seychelles F 80
Suriname F 80
Tonga F 80
Bulgaria F 77
Northern Cyprus F 76
Botswana F 75
Nauru F 75
Solomon Islands F 75
Guyana F 74
Israel F 73
Namibia F 73
Brazil F 72
Timor-Leste F 72
Colombia F 70
Fiji PF 69
Montenegro PF 69
Senegal F 69
Albania PF 68
Bhutan F 68
Dominican Republic PF 68
North Macedonia PF 67
Peru PF 67
Lesotho F 66
Bolivia PF 65
Ecuador PF 65
Hungary PF 65
Malawi PF 65
Liberia PF 64
India PF 63
Paraguay PF 63
Nepal PF 62
Papua New Guinea PF 61
Benin PF 60
Kosovo PF 60
Moldova PF 60
Mexico PF 59
Sierra Leone PF 59
Philippines PF 58
Sri Lanka PF 58
Indonesia PF 56
Serbia PF 56
Georgia PF 55
Madagascar PF 55
Armenia PF 54
Malaysia PF 53
Zambia PF 53
Bosnia and Herzegovina PF 52
Kenya PF 51
Ukraine PF 51
The Gambia PF 50
Cote d’Ivoire PF 49
Guatemala PF 48
Honduras PF 48
Singapore PF 48
El Salvador PF 47
Somaliland PF 47
Bangladesh PF 45
Nigeria PF 44
Tunisia PF 44
Maldives PF 43
Comoros PF 42
Guinea-Bissau PF 41
Mozambique PF 41
Togo PF 41
Hong Kong PF 40
Abkhazia PF 39
Lebanon PF 39
Mauritania PF 39
Indian Kashmir PF 38
Morocco PF 37
Tanzania NF 35
Jordan PF 34
Thailand NF 34
Uganda NF 34
Turkey NF 33
Pakistan PF 32
Algeria NF 31
Iraq NF 31
Kuwait NF 31
Guinea NF 30
Niger NF 30
Pakistani Kashmir NF 30
Angola NF 28
Brunei NF 27
Kyrgyzstan NF 26
Zimbabwe NF 26
Burkina Faso NF 25
Qatar NF 25
Djibouti NF 24
Haiti NF 24
Mali NF 24
Oman NF 24
Cambodia NF 23
Kazakhstan NF 23
West Bank NF 22
Gabon NF 21
Rwanda NF 21
Vietnam NF 20
Congo (Kinshasa) NF 18
Egypt NF 18
Ethiopia NF 18
United Arab Emirates NF 18
Congo (Brazzaville) NF 17
Eswatini NF 17
Transnistria NF 17
Burundi NF 15
Cameroon NF 15
Chad NF 15
Nicaragua NF 14
Laos NF 13
Venezuela NF 13
Bahrain NF 12
Russia NF 12
South Ossetia NF 12
Uzbekistan NF 12
Iran NF 11
Cuba NF 10
Libya NF 10
Yemen NF 10
China NF 9
Saudi Arabia NF 9
Somalia NF 8
Azerbaijan NF 7
Belarus NF 7
Myanmar NF 7
Afghanistan NF 6
Central African Republic NF 5
Equatorial Guinea NF 5
Syria NF 5
Tajikistan NF 5
Western Sahara NF 4
Eritrea NF 3
North Korea NF 3
Gaza Strip NF 2
Sudan NF 2
South Sudan NF 1
Turkmenistan NF 1
Tibet NF 0
Russian-Occupied Territories of Ukraine NF -1

Finland ranks highest globally, supported by a multiparty system that mitigates voter polarization.

Following behind are New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden—each with populations under six million. Notably, only two countries in the top 10 have medium-sized populations: the Netherlands (18 million) and Canada (39 million).

When it comes to the U.S., freedom continued to erode in 2024. In recent years, institutional trust has plunged to near record lows. Political polarization has deepened alongside growing income inequality, further weakening public confidence.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh recorded one of the biggest gains. In 2024, mass protests ousted Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime. Under interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, reforms aimed at curbing corruption and expanding welfare are now underway.

To learn more about this topic from a democratic perspective, check out this graphic on the state of democracy by country in 2024.

Tyler Durden
Wed, 07/09/2025 – 23:00

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