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Freedom In The World 2005
By Freedom House
Feb 25, 2005, 11:25 PST
Freedom House issues an annual report on comparative measures of freedom in the world. In ranking nations, Freedom House uses two categories--political rights and civil liberties--enjoyed by the citizens of the nation. The scale is 1 to 7, with 1 signifying free and 7 not free. The three possible rankings are: free, partly free or not free. For the fifth consecutive year, Eritrea is ranked as not-free with a rank of 7 in political rights and 6 in civil liberties. The entire report is found http://www.freedomhouse.org/. Archives of prior years for all countries are found at: http://www.freedomhouse.org/ratings/allscore04.xls
FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2005
Table of Independent Countries
Comparative Measures of Freedom
| Country |
Political Rights (1 is best; 7 is worst) |
Civil Liberties (1 is best; 7 is worst) |
Free Rating |
| Afghanistan |
5 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Albania |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Algeria |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Andorra |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Angola |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Argentina |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Armenia |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Australia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Austria |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Azerbaijan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Bahamas |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Bahrain |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
| Bangladesh |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Barbados |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Belarus |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Belgium |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Belize |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Benin |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Bhutan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Bolivia |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Botswana |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Brazil |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Brunei |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Bulgaria |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Burkina Faso |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Burma |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Burundi |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
| Cambodia |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Cameroon |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Canada |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Cape Verde |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Central African Republic |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Chad |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Chile |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| China |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Colombia |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Comoros |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Congo (Brazzaville) |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Congo (Kinshasha) |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Costa Rica |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Croatia |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Cuba |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Cyprus (G) |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Czech Republic |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Denmark |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Djibouti |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
| Dominica |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Dominican Republic |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| East Timor |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Ecuador |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Egypt |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| El Salvador |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Equatorial Guinea |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Eritrea |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Estonia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Ethiopia |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
| Fiji |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Finland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| France |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Gabon |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Georgia |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Germany |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Ghana |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Greece |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Grenada |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Guatemala |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Guinea |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Guyana |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Haiti |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Honduras |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Hungary |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Iceland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| India |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Indonesia |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Iran |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Iraq |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Ireland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Israel |
1 |
3 |
Free |
| Italy |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Jamaica |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Japan |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Jordan |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Kazakhstan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Kenya |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Kiribati |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Kuwait |
4 |
5 |
Partly Free |
| Kyrgyzstan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Laos |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Latvia |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Lebanon |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Lesotho |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Liberia |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Libya |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Liechtenstein |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Lithuania |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Luxembourg |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Macedonia |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Madagascar |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Malawi |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Malaysia |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Maldives |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Mali |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Malta |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Marshall Islands |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Mauritania |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Mauritius |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Mexico |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Micronesia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Moldova |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Monaco |
2 |
1 |
Free |
| Mongolia |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Morocco |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Mozambique |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Namibia |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Nauru |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Nepal |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
| Netherlands |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Nicaragua |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Niger |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Nigeria |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| North Korea |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Norway |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Oman |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Pakistan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Palau |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Panama |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Papua New Guinea |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Paraguay |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Peru |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Philippines |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Poland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Portugal |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Qatar |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Romania |
3 |
2 |
Free |
| Russia |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Rwanda |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Saint Lucia |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
2 |
1 |
Free |
| Samoa |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| San Marino |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Saudi Arabia |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Senegal |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
3 |
2 |
Free |
| Seychelles |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Sierra Leon |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Singapore |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Slovakia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Slovenia |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Solomon Islands |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Somalia |
6 |
7 |
Not Free |
| South Africa |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| South Korea |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Spain |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Sri Lanka |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Sudan |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Suriname |
1 |
2 |
Free |
| Swaziland |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Sweden |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Switzerland |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Syria |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Taiwan |
2 |
1 |
Free |
| Tajikistan |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Tanzania |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Thailand |
2 |
3 |
Free |
| The Gambia |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Togo |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Tonga |
5 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Tunisia |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| Turkey |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| Turkmenistan |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
| Tuvalu |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Uganda |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Ukraine |
4 |
3 |
Partly Free |
| United Arab Emirates |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
| United Kingdom |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| United States |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Uruguay |
1 |
1 |
Free |
| Uzbekistan |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Vanuatu |
2 |
2 |
Free |
| Venezuela |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Vietnam |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| Yemen |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
| Zambia |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| Zimbabwe |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
|
Eritrea's Freedom Status since 1993
|
| Year |
Political Rights |
Civil Liberties |
Freedom Rating |
| 1994 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| 1995 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
| 1996 |
6 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| 1997 |
6 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| 1998 |
6 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| 1999 |
6 |
4 |
Partly Free |
| 2000 |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
| 2001 |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
| 2002 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| 2003 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
| 2004 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
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