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Freedom In The World 2005 |
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By Freedom House -
Feb 25, 2005
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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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