Political Rights Index

Global Ranking

7 (weak) - 1 (strong)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Belarus	7	2020	1	7
1 ↑	Djibouti	7	2020	31	6
1 ↑	Venezuela	7	2020	31	6
1	North Korea	7	2020	1	7
1	Central African Republic	7	2020	1	7
1	Libya	7	2019	1	7
1	China	7	2020	1	7
1	Democratic Republic of the Congo	7	2020	1	7
1	Republic of the Congo	7	2020	1	7
1	Laos	7	2020	1	7
1	Eritrea	7	2020	1	7
1	Sudan	7	2020	1	7
1	Kazakhstan	7	2020	1	7
1	Cuba	7	2020	1	7
1	Equatorial Guinea	7	2020	1	7
1	Gabon	7	2020	1	7
1	Yemen	7	2020	1	7
1	Somalia	7	2020	1	7
1	Vietnam	7	2020	1	7
1	United Arab Emirates	7	2020	1	7
1	Uzbekistan	7	2020	1	7
1	Turkmenistan	7	2020	1	7
1	Tajikistan	7	2020	1	7
1	Bahrain	7	2020	1	7
1	Azerbaijan	7	2020	1	7
1	Burundi	7	2020	1	7
1	Saudi Arabia	7	2020	1	7
1	Chad	7	2020	1	7
1	Syria	7	2020	1	7
1	Swaziland	7	2020	1	7
1	Russia	7	2020	1	7
1 ↑	Cambodia	7	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Egypt	6	2019	31	6
33 ↓	Thailand	6	2020	1	7
33 ↓	Algeria	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Cameroon	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Uganda	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Rwanda	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Iran	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Qatar	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Brunei	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Ethiopia	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Oman	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Angola	6	2020	31	6
33 ↓	Nicaragua	6	2020	31	6
46 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Hong Kong	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Haiti	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Mali	5	2020	64	4
46 ↑	Iraq	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Pakistan	5	2019	64	4
46 ↑	Jordan	5	2019	48	5
46 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Kuwait	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Morocco	5	2020	48	5
46 ↓	Mauritania	5	2020	31	6
46 ↑	Mozambique	5	2020	64	4
46 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Togo	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Turkey	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Tanzania	5	2020	64	4
46 ↑	Afghanistan	5	2020	48	5
46 ↓	Lebanon	5	2019	31	6
46 ↑	Zimbabwe	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Bangladesh	5	2020	48	5
46 ↑	Guinea	5	2020	48	5
67 ↑	Benin	4	2020	111	2
67 ↓	Maldives	4	2020	48	5
67 ↓	Comoros	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Niger	4	2019	64	4
67 ↓	Zambia	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Burkina Faso	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Armenia	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Ivory Coast	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Montenegro	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Gambia	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Malaysia	4	2020	64	4
67 ↑	Papua New Guinea	4	2020	83	3
67 ↓	Singapore	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Honduras	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Kenya	4	2020	64	4
67 ↓	Guatemala	4	2020	64	4
67 ↑	Serbia	4	2020	83	3
67 ↑	Sri Lanka	4	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Nigeria	3	2019	83	3
86 ↓	Macedonia	3	2020	64	4
86 ↓	Liberia	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Philippines	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Lesotho	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Botswana	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Nepal	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Dominican Republic	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Monaco	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Moldova	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Madagascar	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Mexico	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Ukraine	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Albania	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Malawi	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Hungary	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Georgia	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Fiji	3	2019	83	3
86 ↓	Seychelles	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Sierra Leone	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Ecuador	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Bolivia	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Paraguay	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Bhutan	3	2020	83	3
86 ↓	Colombia	3	2020	83	3
86 ↑	Senegal	3	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Namibia	2	2020	83	3
112 ↓	South Africa	2	2019	111	2
112 ↓	Tonga	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Tunisia	2	2020	111	2
112 ↑	Ghana	2	2020	140	1
112 ↓	India	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Jamaica	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Argentina	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Liechtenstein	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Guyana	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Vanuatu	2	2018	111	2
112 ↑	Belize	2	2020	140	1
112 ↓	Samoa	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Malta	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	United States	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Peru	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Poland	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Romania	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Brazil	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Indonesia	2	2020	111	2
112 ↑	Israel	2	2019	140	1
112 ↓	Solomon Islands	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	El Salvador	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Suriname	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	Bulgaria	2	2020	111	2
112 ↓	South Korea	2	2020	111	2
141 ↓	Austria	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Australia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Czech Republic	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	United Kingdom	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Cyprus	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Ireland	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Tuvalu	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Mauritius	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Switzerland	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Mongolia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Canada	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Netherlands	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Norway	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	New Zealand	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Lithuania	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Saint Lucia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Taiwan	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Croatia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Chile	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Palau	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Andorra	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Luxembourg	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Latvia	1	2020	111	2
141 ↓	Panama	1	2020	111	2
141 ↓	Uruguay	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Portugal	1	2019	140	1
141 ↓	Kiribati	1	2018	140	1
141 ↓	Barbados	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Grenada	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Denmark	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Cape Verde	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Japan	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Dominica	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Spain	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Italy	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Estonia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	San Marino	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Bahamas	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Germany	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Finland	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Slovakia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Slovenia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Sweden	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Greece	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Iceland	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Costa Rica	1	2017	140	1
141 ↓	France	1	2019	140	1
141 ↓	Micronesia	1	2020	140	1
141 ↓	Belgium	1	2020	140	1

Definition of Political Rights Index

The Political Rights ratings from the Freedom House evaluate three categories: electoral process, political pluralism and participation, and the functioning of government. The index ranges from 1 (strong rights) to 7 (weak rights).