Civil Liberties Index
Global Ranking
7 (weak) - 1 (strong)Source: IMF
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 7 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Somalia | 7 | 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Syria | 7 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Eritrea | 7 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | North Korea | 7 | 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Sudan | 7 | 2018 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 7 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Iraq | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Belarus | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Chad | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Egypt | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Libya | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Laos | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Yemen | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Rwanda | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Russia | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | China | 6 | 2017 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Cameroon | 6 | 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Burundi | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Turkey | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Cuba | 6 | 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Iran | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | 6 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Gabon | 5 | 2019 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Angola | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 ↓ | Swaziland | 5 | 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 34 | Venezuela | 5 | 2018 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Haiti | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Uganda | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Tanzania | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 ↑ | Guinea | 5 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 ↑ | Mali | 5 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 34 | Brunei | 5 | 2019 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Republic of the Congo | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Qatar | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Vietnam | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Oman | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Nigeria | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Djibouti | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Mauritania | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Jordan | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Algeria | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Maldives | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Morocco | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Kuwait | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Cambodia | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 62 | Kenya | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 ↓ | Gambia | 4 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 62 ↓ | Thailand | 4 | 2020 | 34 | 5 |
| 62 | Mozambique | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Armenia | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Bhutan | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Comoros | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Guatemala | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Honduras | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Indonesia | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Lebanon | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Malaysia | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Niger | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Nepal | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Singapore | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Togo | 4 | 2019 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 | Zambia | 4 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 62 ↑ | Philippines | 4 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 62 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 62 ↑ | Liberia | 4 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 62 ↑ | El Salvador | 4 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 62 ↑ | Moldova | 4 | 2019 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Tunisia | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Georgia | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Fiji | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Montenegro | 3 | 2019 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Bolivia | 3 | 2019 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Seychelles | 3 | 2018 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Suriname | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Serbia | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Ukraine | 3 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 89 ↓ | Guyana | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Lesotho | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Senegal | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | India | 3 | 2019 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Colombia | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Paraguay | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Madagascar | 3 | 2020 | 62 | 4 |
| 89 ↓ | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Ecuador | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Mexico | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Macedonia | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Albania | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↑ | Hong Kong | 3 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 89 ↓ | Peru | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↓ | Malawi | 3 | 2019 | 86 | 3 |
| 89 ↑ | Hungary | 3 | 2019 | 115 | 2 |
| 89 ↓ | Israel | 3 | 2020 | 86 | 3 |
| 117 ↓ | Ghana | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Romania | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | France | 2 | 2019 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | South Korea | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Latvia | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Mongolia | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Mauritius | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Argentina | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Namibia | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Vanuatu | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Samoa | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Panama | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Poland | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Botswana | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Jamaica | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Slovakia | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Brazil | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Belize | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | South Africa | 2 | 2019 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Bulgaria | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Tonga | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Benin | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Grenada | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Croatia | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 117 ↓ | Greece | 2 | 2020 | 115 | 2 |
| 146 | Switzerland | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Canada | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Andorra | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Ireland | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Lithuania | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Australia | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | San Marino | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Barbados | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Taiwan | 1 | 2019 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Uruguay | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Slovenia | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Sweden | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Italy | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Estonia | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | United States | 1 | 2019 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Belgium | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Japan | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Dominica | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Bahamas | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Iceland | 1 | 2016 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Finland | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Germany | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Netherlands | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Norway | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | New Zealand | 1 | 2019 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Cyprus | 1 | 2018 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Austria | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Chile | 1 | 2017 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Denmark | 1 | 2019 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Malta | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Palau | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Kiribati | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Micronesia | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Portugal | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Spain | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
| 146 | Monaco | 1 | 2020 | 146 | 1 |
Definition of Civil Liberties Index
The Civil Liberties index from the Freedom House evaluate the following: freedom of expression and belief, associational and organizational rights, rule of law, and personal autonomy and individual rights. The rating ranges from 1 (strong liberties) to 7 (no liberties).
