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Global Freedom Scores 2024

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5 Countries with the Highest Global Freedom Score

Country
Global Freedom Scores 2024
Press Freedom Index 2024
Democracy Scores 2024
Internet Freedom Score 2024
Finland Flag
Finland10086.5
Sweden Flag
Sweden9988.3
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand9979.7
Norway Flag
Norway9891.9
Canada Flag
Canada9781.786
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands9787.783
Denmark Flag
Denmark9789.6
Ireland Flag
Ireland9785.6
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg9783.8
San Marino Flag
San Marino97
Japan Flag
Japan9662.178
Belgium Flag
Belgium9681.5
Portugal Flag
Portugal9685.9
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland9684
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay9667.7
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia9672.680
Australia Flag
Australia9573.476
Estonia Flag
Estonia9586.48392
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan9476.179
Chile Flag
Chile9467.386
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic9480.176
Iceland Flag
Iceland9480.194
Barbados Flag
Barbados94
Germany Flag
Germany9383.877
Austria Flag
Austria9374.7
Andorra Flag
Andorra9361.4
Dominica Flag
Dominica93
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands93
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu93
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus9263.1
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde9272.8
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia92
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia92
Palau Flag
Palau92
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom9177.578
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica9176.185
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas91
Italy Flag
Italy9069.875
Spain Flag
Spain9076
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia907670
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati90
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90
Liechtenstein Flag
Liechtenstein9081.5
France Flag
France8978.776
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania8981.779
Grenada Flag
Grenada89
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis89
Latvia Flag
Latvia8882.980
Malta Flag
Malta8761
Belize Flag
Belize8766.8
Argentina Flag
Argentina8563.171
Greece Flag
Greece8557.1
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius8565.5
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda85
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia8451.3
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe84
Samoa Flag
Samoa8478.4
United States Flag
United States8366.676
South Korea Flag
South Korea8364.966
Romania Flag
Romania8368.557
Panama Flag
Panama8358.5
Croatia Flag
Croatia8368.854
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago8276.7
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu82
Monaco Flag
Monaco82
Tonga Flag
Tonga8170.1
Poland Flag
Poland8069.257
Ghana Flag
Ghana8067.765
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica8077.3
South Africa Flag
South Africa7973.774
Suriname Flag
Suriname7976.1
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles7973.8
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria7865.359
Namibia Flag
Namibia7774.2
Nauru Flag
Nauru77
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands75
Israel Flag
Israel7453.2
Guyana Flag
Guyana7360.1
Brazil Flag
Brazil7258.665
Botswana Flag
Botswana7259.8
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste7278.9
Colombia Flag
Colombia7049.665
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro6973.246
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic6873.9
Albania Flag
Albania6854.146
Senegal Flag
Senegal6755.4
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador6751.363
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia6773.846
India Flag
India6631.350
Peru Flag
Peru6647.8
Malawi Flag
Malawi6664.559
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia6648.9
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho6648.9
Fiji Flag
Fiji6671.2
Hungary Flag
Hungary65634369
Liberia Flag
Liberia6465.1
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay6350.5
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan6337.3
Nepal Flag
Nepal6260.5
Benin Flag
Benin6156.7
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea6156
Moldova Flag
Moldova6174.936
Mexico Flag
Mexico604961
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone6064.3
Philippines Flag
Philippines5843.460
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar5854.1
Georgia Flag
Georgia58533474
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia5751.149
Serbia Flag
Serbia5754.54370
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka5435.253
Zambia Flag
Zambia5455.462
Armenia Flag
Armenia5471.63574
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia5352.160
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador5344
Kenya Flag
Kenya5253.264
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia515060
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina5158.936
Gambia Flag
Gambia5065.556
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine49654059
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast4966.9
Honduras Flag
Honduras4838.2
Singapore Flag
Singapore4847.253
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala4642.3
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria445159
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique4452.4
Maldives Flag
Maldives4452.4
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau4356
Togo Flag
Togo4250.9
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon4241.950
Comoros Flag
Comoros4261.5
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong4143.1
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh4027.640
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania3974.2
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait3844.7
Morocco Flag
Morocco374654
Thailand Flag
Thailand3658.139
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania3654.8
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan3533.927
Uganda Flag
Uganda344653
Turkey Flag
Turkey3331.631
Niger Flag
Niger3359.7
Jordan Flag
Jordan3344.347
Algeria Flag
Algeria3242
Iraq Flag
Iraq3025.540
Guinea Flag
Guinea3060
Haiti Flag
Haiti3055.9
Angola Flag
Angola2852.459
Brunei Flag
Brunei2850.1
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso2758.2
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe2750.348
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan2749.11148
Mali Flag
Mali2650.6
Qatar Flag
Qatar2558.5
Oman Flag
Oman2442.5
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti2430.1
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan2341.1534
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia2334.343
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda2340.536
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia2041.427
Gabon Flag
Gabon2065.8
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo1948.9
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam1922.322
Egypt Flag
Egypt1825.128
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates1830.630
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo1762.6
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini1758.3
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua1629.241
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon1545
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela1533.130
Chad Flag
Chad1554.8
Burundi Flag
Burundi1451.8
Russia Flag
Russia1329.9120
Laos Flag
Laos1333.8
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan1237.3327
Cuba Flag
Cuba1225.620
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain1223.228
Iran Flag
Iran1121.312
Yemen Flag
Yemen1033.7
China Flag
China923.49
Libya Flag
Libya940.643
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar824.49
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia827.125
Somalia Flag
Somalia839.4
Belarus Flag
Belarus826.8222
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan7281
Sudan Flag
Sudan635.728
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan619.1
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan533.31
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic560.1
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea546.5
Western Sahara Flag
Western Sahara4
North Korea Flag
North Korea320.7
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea316.6
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan222
Syria Flag
Syria117.4
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan142.6
Palestine Flag
Palestine31.9
Total57.255.8
  • Freedom Scores are on a 1 to 100 scale, with 100 being the most free.