According to the Freedom House Freedom Index 2023, the share of countries ranked as free worldwide in 2022 was 43 percent, with 28 percent ranked as partly free and 29 percent as not free. Europe was the region with the highest share of free countries, whereas in Eurasia, no countries were classified as free.
Degrees of freedom in regions of the world by Freedom House Freedom Index 2022
(in percent of all countries of the region)
Characteristic
Free
Partially free
Not free
Europe
81%
17%
2%
Americas
66%
23%
11%
Asia and Pacific
44%
33%
23%
Global
43%
28%
29%
Africa
17%
37%
46%
Middle East
8%
15%
77%
Eurasia
0%
33%
67%
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Freedom in the World 2022 evaluates the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories during calendar year 2021. Each country and territory is assigned between 0 and 4 points on a series of 25 indicators, for an aggregate score of up to 100. The indicators are grouped into the categories of political rights (0–40) and civil liberties (0–60), whose totals are weighted equally to determine whether the country or territory has an overall status of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free.
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Freedom House. (2023). Degrees of freedom in regions of the world by Freedom House Freedom Index 2022 (in percent of all countries of the region). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266238/freedom-around-the-world-by-freedom-house-freedom-index/
Freedom House. "Degrees of Freedom in Regions of The World by Freedom House Freedom Index 2022 (in Percent of All Countries of The Region)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266238/freedom-around-the-world-by-freedom-house-freedom-index/
Freedom House, Degrees of freedom in regions of the world by Freedom House Freedom Index 2022 (in percent of all countries of the region) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266238/freedom-around-the-world-by-freedom-house-freedom-index/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
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