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