social2025
Freedom House
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
56.8value
Median: 63.0value
Countries Covered
197
with available data
Highest
Finland
100.0value
Lowest
South Sudan
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Finland100.0value
2New Zealand99.0value
3Norway99.0value
4Sweden99.0value
5Ireland98.0value
By Region
Oceania96.5value(2 countries)
Europe88.7value(32 countries)
South America78.4value(7 countries)
North America71.0value(4 countries)
Other50.3value(116 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0value)High (100.0value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.8value)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (116)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 100.0value |
| 2 | New Zealand | 99.0value |
| 3 | Norway | 99.0value |
| 4 | Sweden | 99.0value |
| 5 | Ireland | 98.0value |
| 6 | Canada | 97.0value |
| 7 | Denmark | 97.0value |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 97.0value |
| 9 | Netherlands | 97.0value |
| 10 | San Marino | 97.0value |
| 11 | Slovenia | 97.0value |
| 12 | Uruguay | 97.0value |
| 13 | Estonia | 96.0value |
| 14 | Japan | 96.0value |
| 15 | Portugal | 96.0value |
| 16 | Switzerland | 96.0value |
| 17 | Chile | 95.0value |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 95.0value |
| 19 | Germany | 95.0value |
| 20 | Iceland | 95.0value |
| 21 | Belgium | 95.0value |
| 22 | Australia | 94.0value |
| 23 | Austria | 94.0value |
| 24 | Barbados | 94.0value |
| 25 | Taiwan, Province of China | 93.0value |
| 26 | Marshall Islands | 93.0value |
| 27 | Tuvalu | 93.0value |
| 28 | Andorra | 93.0value |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 92.0value |
| 30 | Dominica | 92.0value |
| 31 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 92.0value |
| 32 | Palau | 92.0value |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 92.0value |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 91.0value |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 91.0value |
| 36 | Spain | 91.0value |
| 37 | Cyprus | 90.0value |
| 38 | Liechtenstein | 90.0value |
| 39 | Lithuania | 90.0value |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 90.0value |
| 41 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90.0value |
| 42 | Bahamas | 90.0value |
| 43 | France | 89.0value |
| 44 | Kiribati | 89.0value |
| 45 | Grenada | 89.0value |
| 46 | Latvia | 89.0value |
| 47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 89.0value |
| 48 | Malta | 88.0value |
| 49 | Slovakia | 88.0value |
| 50 | Italy | 87.0value |
| 51 | Mauritius | 87.0value |
| 52 | Belize | 87.0value |
| 53 | Greece | 85.0value |
| 54 | Argentina | 85.0value |
| 55 | Mongolia | 84.0value |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 84.0value |
| 57 | Samoa | 84.0value |
| 58 | South Korea | 83.0value |
| 59 | Romania | 83.0value |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 83.0value |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 83.0value |
| 62 | Croatia | 82.0value |
| 63 | Monaco | 82.0value |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 82.0value |
| 65 | Panama | 82.0value |
| 66 | Poland | 82.0value |
| 67 | Jamaica | 81.0value |
| 68 | Seychelles | 81.0value |
| 69 | South Africa | 81.0value |
| 70 | Suriname | 81.0value |
| 71 | United States of America | 81.0value |
| 72 | Ghana | 80.0value |
| 73 | Tonga | 79.0value |
| 74 | Nauru | 75.0value |
| 75 | Botswana | 75.0value |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 74.0value |
| 77 | Guyana | 74.0value |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 74.0value |
| 79 | Israel | 73.0value |
| 80 | Namibia | 73.0value |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 73.0value |
| 82 | Brazil | 73.0value |
| 83 | Fiji | 72.0value |
| 84 | Senegal | 70.0value |
| 85 | Colombia | 69.0value |
| 86 | Albania | 69.0value |
| 87 | Bhutan | 69.0value |
| 88 | Bolivia | 69.0value |
| 89 | Malawi | 68.0value |
| 90 | Montenegro | 68.0value |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 67.0value |
| 92 | Lesotho | 67.0value |
| 93 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 67.0value |
| 94 | Peru | 66.0value |
| 95 | Hungary | 65.0value |
| 96 | Liberia | 65.0value |
| 97 | Ecuador | 64.0value |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 63.0value |
| 99 | Paraguay | 63.0value |
| 100 | India | 62.0value |
| 101 | Benin | 61.0value |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 61.0value |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 61.0value |
| 104 | Moldova, Republic of | 60.0value |
| 105 | Nepal | 59.0value |
| 106 | Mexico | 58.0value |
| 107 | Philippines | 58.0value |
| 108 | Indonesia | 56.0value |
| 109 | Armenia | 54.0value |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.0value |
| 111 | Malaysia | 53.0value |
| 112 | Serbia | 53.0value |
| 113 | Zambia | 53.0value |
| 114 | Georgia | 51.0value |
| 115 | Republic of The Gambia | 51.0value |
| 116 | Ukraine | 51.0value |
| 117 | Madagascar | 50.0value |
| 118 | Kenya | 49.0value |
| 119 | Guatemala | 48.0value |
| 120 | Singapore | 48.0value |
| 121 | Honduras | 47.0value |
| 122 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.0value |
| 123 | Nigeria | 44.0value |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 44.0value |
| 125 | El Salvador | 42.0value |
| 126 | Mozambique | 42.0value |
| 127 | Tunisia | 42.0value |
| 128 | Comoros | 41.0value |
| 129 | Hong Kong | 41.0value |
| 130 | Lebanon | 41.0value |
| 131 | Maldives | 41.0value |
| 132 | Mauritania | 38.0value |
| 133 | Morocco | 37.0value |
| 134 | Togo | 37.0value |
| 135 | Jordan | 34.0value |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.0value |
| 137 | Thailand | 33.0value |
| 138 | Uganda | 33.0value |
| 139 | Pakistan | 32.0value |
| 140 | Türkiye | 32.0value |
| 141 | Iraq | 31.0value |
| 142 | Algeria | 31.0value |
| 143 | Kuwait | 30.0value |
| 144 | Guinea | 28.0value |
| 145 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.0value |
| 146 | Angola | 28.0value |
| 147 | Niger | 27.0value |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 27.0value |
| 149 | Gabon | 25.0value |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.0value |
| 151 | Qatar | 25.0value |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 25.0value |
| 153 | Djibouti | 24.0value |
| 154 | Oman | 24.0value |
| 155 | Kazakhstan | 23.0value |
| 156 | Cambodia | 22.0value |
| 157 | Haiti | 22.0value |
| 158 | Mali | 21.0value |
| 159 | Rwanda | 21.0value |
| 160 | Vietnam | 20.0value |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 20.0value |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.0value |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 18.0value |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 18.0value |
| 165 | Egypt | 18.0value |
| 166 | Republic of the Congo | 17.0value |
| 167 | Eswatini | 17.0value |
| 168 | Cameroon | 15.0value |
| 169 | Chad | 15.0value |
| 170 | Nicaragua | 14.0value |
| 171 | Burundi | 13.0value |
| 172 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.0value |
| 173 | Venezuela | 13.0value |
| 174 | Russian Federation | 12.0value |
| 175 | Uzbekistan | 12.0value |
| 176 | Bahrain | 12.0value |
| 177 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10.0value |
| 178 | Libya | 10.0value |
| 179 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.0value |
| 180 | Yemen | 10.0value |
| 181 | People's Republic of China | 9.0value |
| 182 | Cuba | 9.0value |
| 183 | Saudi Arabia | 9.0value |
| 184 | Somalia | 8.0value |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 8.0value |
| 186 | Belarus | 7.0value |
| 187 | Azerbaijan | 6.0value |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 5.0value |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.0value |
| 190 | Tajikistan | 5.0value |
| 191 | Myanmar | 4.0value |
| 192 | Western Sahara | 4.0value |
| 193 | Eritrea | 3.0value |
| 194 | North Korea | 3.0value |
| 195 | Sudan | 1.0value |
| 196 | Turkmenistan | 1.0value |
| 197 | South Sudan | 0.0value |
Showing 197 of 197 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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