{"id":1546215,"date":"2025-07-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1546215"},"modified":"2025-07-10T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:00:00","slug":"visualizing-the-state-of-freedom-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/visualizing-the-state-of-freedom-around-the-world\/1546215\/","title":{"rendered":"Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year.<\/p>\n

Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates amid heightened instability.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yet bright spots were seen in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Syria, driven by political reform.<\/p>\n

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, <\/a>shows the state of freedom by country, based on data from\u00a0Freedom House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Global Freedom Continues to Deteriorate<\/h2>\n

For the 19th year in a row, the state of freedom declined globally.<\/p>\n

In particular, freedom declined the most in 2024 for El Salvador, Haiti, and Kuwait. In absolute terms, the Gaza Strip and the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine have among the lowest scores<\/strong> of freedom amid ongoing, violent conflict.<\/p>\n

Country\/ Territory
\n\t\t\tStatus
\n\t\t\tScore
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Finland
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t100
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff New Zealand
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t99
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 Norway
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t99
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Sweden
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t99
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canada
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t97
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Denmark
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t97
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea Ireland
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t97
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa Luxembourg
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t97
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Netherlands
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t97
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf2 San Marino
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t97
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Belgium
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddea Estonia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japan
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Slovenia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded Switzerland
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe Uruguay
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t96
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t95
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 Chile
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t95
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Czech Republic
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t95
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t95
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 Iceland
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t95
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde7 Barbados
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t94
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc Taiwan
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t94
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde9 Andorra
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t93
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Austria
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t93
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udded Marshall Islands
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t93
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfb Tuvalu
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t93
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfb Cabo Verde
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t92
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf2 Dominica
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t92
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf2 Micronesia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t92
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfc Palau
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t92
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 United Kingdom
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t92
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf7 Costa Rica
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t91
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfe Cyprus
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t91
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 St. Lucia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t91
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf8 Bahamas
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t90
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddee Liechtenstein
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t90
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t90
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t90
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 France
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde9 Grenada
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddee Kiribati
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb Latvia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 Lithuania
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 Slovakia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 St. Kitts and Nevis
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddff Belize
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t88
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9 Malta
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t87
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa Mauritius
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t86
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t85
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t85
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf3 Mongolia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t84
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfc\ud83c\uddf8 Samoa
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t84
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf9 Sao Tome and Principe
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t84
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t84
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec Antigua and Barbuda
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t83
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 Panama
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t83
\n\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t82
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 Monaco
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t82
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 Poland
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t82
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Romania
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t82
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 Trinidad and Tobago
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t82
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddfa Vanuatu
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t82
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 South Africa
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t81
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 South Korea
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t81
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded Ghana
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t80
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2 Jamaica
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t80
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8 Seychelles
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t80
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf7 Suriname
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t80
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf4 Tonga
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t80
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Bulgaria
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t77
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Northern Cyprus
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t76
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfc Botswana
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t75
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf7 Nauru
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t75
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde7 Solomon Islands
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t75
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddfe Guyana
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t74
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Israel
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t73
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde6 Namibia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t73
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Brazil
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t72
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf1 Timor-Leste
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t72
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 Colombia
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t70
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddef Fiji
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t69
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddea Montenegro
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t69
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 Senegal
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t69
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 Albania
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t68
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf9 Bhutan
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t68
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 Dominican Republic
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t68
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf0 North Macedonia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t67
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea Peru
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t67
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf8 Lesotho
\n\t\t\tF
\n\t\t\t66
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf4 Bolivia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t65
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 Ecuador
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t65
\n\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa Hungary
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t65
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfc Malawi
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t65
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf7 Liberia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t64
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 India
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t63
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe Paraguay
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t63
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5 Nepal
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t62
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddec Papua New Guinea
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t61
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddef Benin
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t60
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\uddf0 Kosovo
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t60
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde9 Moldova
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t60
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Mexico
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t59
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf1 Sierra Leone
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t59
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded Philippines
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t58
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0 Sri Lanka
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t58
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Indonesia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t56
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf8 Serbia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t56
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea Georgia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t55
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddec Madagascar
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t55
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf2 Armenia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t54
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe Malaysia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t53
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 Zambia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t53
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t52
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea Kenya
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t51
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukraine
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t51
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf2 The Gambia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t50
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee Cote d’Ivoire
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t49
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf9 Guatemala
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t48
\n\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf3 Honduras
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t48
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t48
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb El Salvador
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t47
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Somaliland
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t47
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9 Bangladesh
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t45
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t44
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t44
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfb Maldives
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t43
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf2 Comoros
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t42
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddfc Guinea-Bissau
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t41
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddff Mozambique
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t41
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddec Togo
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t41
\n\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0 Hong Kong
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t40
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Abkhazia
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t39
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 Lebanon
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t39
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf7 Mauritania
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t39
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Indian Kashmir
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t38
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t37
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddff Tanzania
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t35
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4 Jordan
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t34
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Thailand
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t34
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec Uganda
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t34
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t33
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 Pakistan
\n\t\t\tPF
\n\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff Algeria
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t31
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 Iraq
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t31
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfc Kuwait
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t31
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf3 Guinea
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t30
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddea Niger
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t30
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Pakistani Kashmir
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t30
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf4 Angola
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t28
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf3 Brunei
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t27
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddec Kyrgyzstan
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t26
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc Zimbabwe
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t26
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeb Burkina Faso
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t25
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 Qatar
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t25
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddef Djibouti
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 Haiti
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf1 Mali
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf2 Oman
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t24
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udded Cambodia
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t23
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff Kazakhstan
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t23
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t22
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t21
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t21
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t20
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t18
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t18
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t18
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t18
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t17
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t17
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t17
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t15
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t15
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t15
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t14
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Laos
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t13
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t13
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t12
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 South Ossetia
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t12
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t12
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t11
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t10
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea Yemen
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t10
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 Somalia
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t8
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t7
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf2 Myanmar
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddeb Afghanistan
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t6
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\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf6 Equatorial Guinea
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfe Syria
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddef Tajikistan
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Western Sahara
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf7 Eritrea
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 North Korea
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Gaza Strip
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde9 Sudan
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf8 South Sudan
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf2 Turkmenistan
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Tibet
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t0
\n\t\t\ud83c\udff4 Russian-Occupied Territories of Ukraine
\n\t\t\tNF
\n\t\t\t-1<\/p>\n

Finland ranks highest globally, supported by a multiparty system that mitigates voter polarization.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following behind are New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden\u2014each with populations under six million. Notably, only two countries in the top 10 have medium-sized populations: the Netherlands (18 million) and Canada (39 million).<\/p>\n

When it comes to the U.S., freedom continued to erode in 2024. In recent years, institutional trust has plunged to near record lows. Political polarization has deepened alongside growing income inequality, further weakening public confidence.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Bangladesh recorded one of the biggest gains. In 2024, mass protests ousted Sheikh Hasina\u2019s 15-year regime. Under interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, reforms aimed at curbing corruption and expanding welfare are now underway.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this topic from a democratic perspective, check out this\u00a0graphic<\/a>\u00a0on the state of democracy by country in 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 07\/09\/2025 – 23:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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