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  • Current data
  • Closed 1 - 20
  • Repressed 21 - 40
  • Obstructed 41 - 60
  • Narrowed 61 - 80
  • Open 81 - 100

Civic Space Scores

By rating band

See total number of countries per rating category. Hover over the dots to see civic space scores for each country and how they compare across rating bands.

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28

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50

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40

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37

Where do people live?

30.6% 40.3% 14.8% 12.1% 2.1%

Based on World Bank population data 2022

Country Scores

Country Current score Current rating 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Afghanistan 12 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Albania 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Algeria 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Andorra 86 Open open open open open open
Angola 35 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Antigua and Barbuda 79 Narrowed narrowed open open open open
Argentina 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Armenia 64 Narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Australia 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open
Austria 86 Open open open open narrowed narrowed
Azerbaijan 16 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Bahamas 88 Open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Bahrain 15 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Bangladesh 20 Closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Barbados 95 Open open open open open open
Belarus 16 Closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed
Belgium 79 Narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open
Belize 73 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Benin 47 Obstructed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bhutan 53 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bolivia 52 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bosnia & Herzegovina 56 Obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Botswana 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Brazil 49 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Brunei Darussalam 34 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
Bulgaria 70 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Burkina Faso 46 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Burundi 28 Repressed repressed closed closed closed closed
Cambodia 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Cameroon 26 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Canada 81 Open open open open open open
Cape Verde 88 Open open open open open open
Central African Republic 31 Repressed repressed closed closed closed closed
Chad 25 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Chile 67 Narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed
China 13 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Colombia 37 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Comoros 46 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed
Costa Rica 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open
Côte d'Ivoire 54 Obstructed obstructed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Croatia 74 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Cuba 14 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Cyprus 79 Narrowed narrowed open open open open
Czech Republic 90 Open open narrowed open open open
Democratic Republic of the Congo 33 Repressed repressed repressed repressed closed closed
Denmark 88 Open open open open open open
Djibouti 20 Closed closed closed closed closed repressed
Dominica 80 Narrowed narrowed open open open open
Dominican Republic 73 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed
Ecuador 47 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed
Egypt 18 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
El Salvador 46 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Equatorial Guinea 19 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Eritrea 3 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Estonia 93 Open open open open open open
Eswatini 24 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Ethiopia 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Fiji 56 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Finland 95 Open open open open open open
France 71 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Gabon 40 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Gambia 55 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Georgia 62 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Germany 76 Narrowed open open open open open
Ghana 55 Obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Greece 58 Obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Greenland
Grenada 82 Open open open open open open
Guatemala 39 Repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Guinea 26 Repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Guinea Bissau 49 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Guyana 75 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Haiti 37 Repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Honduras 36 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Hong Kong 20 Closed closed repressed
Hungary 50 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Iceland 87 Open open open open open open
India 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
Indonesia 44 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Iran 11 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Iraq 19 Closed closed closed closed repressed repressed
Ireland 88 Open open open open open open
Israel 51 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Italy 67 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Jamaica 75 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Japan 79 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Jordan 40 Repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Kazakhstan 27 Repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Kenya 50 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Kiribati 86 Open open open open open open
Kosovo 71 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Kuwait 32 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Kyrgyzstan 40 Repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Laos 6 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Latvia 89 Open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Lebanon 47 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Lesotho 52 Obstructed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Liberia 49 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Libya 29 Repressed closed closed closed closed closed
Liechtenstein 93 Open open open open open open
Lithuania 91 Open open open open open open
Luxembourg 90 Open open open open open open
Madagascar 47 Obstructed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
Malawi 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Malaysia 46 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Maldives 44 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Mali 32 Repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Malta 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open
Marshall Islands 93 Open open open open open open
Mauritania 39 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Mauritius 77 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Mexico 40 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Micronesia 90 Open open open open open open
Moldova 75 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed
Monaco 91 Open open open open open open
Mongolia 67 Narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Montenegro 78 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Morocco 45 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Mozambique 39 Repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Myanmar 11 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Namibia 71 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Nauru 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Nepal 41 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Netherlands 82 Open open open open open open
New Zealand 91 Open open open open open open
Nicaragua 9 Closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed
Niger 35 Repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Nigeria 32 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
North Korea 3 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
North Macedonia 71 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Norway 94 Open open open open open open
Oman 22 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Pakistan 27 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Palau 93 Open open open open open open
Palestine 23 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Panama 70 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Papua New Guinea 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Paraguay 52 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Peru 43 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Philippines 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Poland 56 Obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Portugal 87 Open open open open open open
Qatar 27 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Republic of the Congo 33 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Romania 73 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Russia 17 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Rwanda 23 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Saint Lucia 88 Open open open open open open
Samoa 81 Open open open open open open
San Marino 97 Open open open open open open
Sao Tome and Principe 82 Open open open open open open
Saudi Arabia 4 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Senegal 31 Repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Serbia 56 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed
Seychelles 76 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Sierra Leone 47 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Singapore 28 Repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Slovakia 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Slovenia 70 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open
Solomon Islands 68 Narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open
Somalia 29 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Somaliland 35 Repressed
South Africa 55 Obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed
South Korea 79 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
South Sudan 25 Repressed repressed closed closed closed closed
Spain 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Sri Lanka 31 Repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
St Kitts and Nevis 83 Open open open open open open
St Vincent and the Grenadines 84 Open open open open open open
Sudan 21 Repressed repressed repressed repressed closed closed
Suriname 77 Narrowed narrowed open open open open
Sweden 85 Open open open open open open
Switzerland 85 Open open open open open open
Syria 6 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Taiwan 82 Open open open open open open
Tajikistan 12 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Tanzania 32 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Thailand 36 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Timor-Leste 69 Narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Togo 39 Repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Tonga 77 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Trinidad and Tobago 76 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Tunisia 37 Repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Turkey 27 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Turkmenistan 8 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Tuvalu 91 Open open open open open open
Uganda 30 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Ukraine 45 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
United Arab Emirates 15 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
United Kingdom 58 Obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
United States of America 65 Narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed
Uruguay 84 Open open open open open open
Uzbekistan 18 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Vanuatu 75 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Venezuela 20 Closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Vietnam 13 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Yemen 12 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Zambia 53 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Zimbabwe 30 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed