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  • Closed1 - 20
  • Repressed21 - 40
  • Obstructed41 - 60
  • Narrowed61 - 80
  • Open81 - 100

Civic Space Scores

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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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Where do people live?

30.7% 42.3% 19.9% 3.8% 3.4%

Based on World Bank population data 2024

Country Scores

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Country Current score Current rating 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Afghanistan 8 Closed closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Albania 68 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Algeria 27 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Andorra 83 Open open open open open open open open
Angola 24 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Antigua and Barbuda 71 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open open
Argentina 59 Obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Armenia 66 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Australia 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open
Austria 83 Open open open open open open narrowed narrowed
Azerbaijan 12 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Bahamas 88 Open open open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Bahrain 17 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Bangladesh 29 Repressed repressed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Barbados 90 Open open open open open open open open
Belarus 9 Closed closed closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed
Belgium 77 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open
Belize 79 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Benin 49 Obstructed obstructed obstructed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bhutan 51 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bolivia 50 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bosnia & Herzegovina 57 Obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Botswana 72 Narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Brazil 55 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Brunei Darussalam 30 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
Bulgaria 65 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Burkina Faso 25 Repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Burundi 12 Closed repressed repressed repressed closed closed closed closed
Cambodia 27 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Cameroon 23 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Canada 82 Open open open open open open open open
Cape Verde 88 Open open open open open open open open
Central African Republic 35 Repressed repressed repressed repressed closed closed closed closed
Chad 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Chile 76 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed
China 10 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Colombia 40 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Comoros 56 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed
Costa Rica 78 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open
Côte d'Ivoire 53 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Croatia 71 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Cuba 13 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Cyprus 75 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open open
Czech Republic 87 Open open open open narrowed open open open
Democratic Republic of the Congo 26 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed closed closed
Denmark 89 Open open open open open open open open
Djibouti 12 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed repressed
Dominica 70 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open open
Dominican Republic 74 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed
Ecuador 47 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed
Egypt 18 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
El Salvador 35 Repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Equatorial Guinea 15 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Eritrea 4 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Estonia 96 Open open open open open open open open
Eswatini 15 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Ethiopia 20 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Fiji 65 Narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Finland 89 Open open open open open open open open
France 60 Obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Gabon 54 Obstructed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Gambia 47 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Georgia 34 Repressed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Germany 60 Obstructed narrowed narrowed open open open open open
Ghana 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Greece 51 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Greenland - -
Grenada 89 Open open open open open open open open
Guatemala 40 Repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Guinea 29 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Guinea Bissau 44 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Guyana 71 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Haiti 34 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Honduras 38 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Hong Kong 16 Closed closed closed closed repressed
Hungary 46 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Iceland 86 Open open open open open open open open
India 30 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
Indonesia 42 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Iran 9 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Iraq 18 Closed closed closed closed closed closed repressed repressed
Ireland 89 Open open open open open open open open
Israel 39 Repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Italy 60 Obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Jamaica 84 Open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Japan 88 Open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Jordan 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Kazakhstan 30 Repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Kenya 31 Repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Kiribati 100 Open open open open open open open open
Kosovo 67 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Kuwait 28 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Kyrgyzstan 32 Repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Laos 5 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Latvia 86 Open open open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Lebanon 50 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Lesotho 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Liberia 55 Obstructed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Libya 27 Repressed repressed repressed closed closed closed closed closed
Liechtenstein 92 Open open open open open open open open
Lithuania 85 Open open open open open open open open
Luxembourg 94 Open open open open open open open open
Madagascar 35 Repressed obstructed obstructed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
Malawi 50 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Malaysia 50 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Maldives 50 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Mali 26 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Malta 78 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open
Marshall Islands 90 Open open open open open open open open
Mauritania 44 Obstructed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Mauritius 77 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Mexico 40 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Micronesia 90 Open open open open open open open open
Moldova 72 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed
Monaco 88 Open open open open open open open open
Mongolia 59 Obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Montenegro 77 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Morocco 42 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Mozambique 27 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Myanmar 10 Closed closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Namibia 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Nauru 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Nepal 48 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Netherlands 75 Narrowed narrowed open open open open open open
New Zealand 92 Open open open open open open open open
Nicaragua 5 Closed closed closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed
Niger 32 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Nigeria 36 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
North Korea 2 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
North Macedonia 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Norway 98 Open open open open open open open open
Occupied Palestinian Territories 13 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Oman 19 Closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Pakistan 24 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Palau 90 Open open open open open open open open
Panama 73 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Papua New Guinea 54 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Paraguay 52 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Peru 40 Repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Philippines 38 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Poland 69 Narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Portugal 81 Open open open open open open open open
Qatar 21 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Republic of the Congo 28 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Romania 61 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Russia 13 Closed closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Rwanda 25 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Saint Lucia 81 Open open open open open open open open
Samoa 81 Open open open open open open open open
San Marino 94 Open open open open open open open open
Sao Tome and Principe 88 Open open open open open open open open
Saudi Arabia 5 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Senegal 47 Obstructed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Serbia 38 Repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed
Seychelles 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Sierra Leone 44 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Singapore 30 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Slovakia 67 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Slovenia 85 Open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open
Solomon Islands 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open
Somalia 28 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Somaliland 34 Repressed repressed repressed
South Africa 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed
South Korea 73 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
South Sudan 21 Repressed repressed repressed repressed closed closed closed closed
Spain 68 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Sri Lanka 40 Repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
St Kitts and Nevis 90 Open open open open open open open open
St Vincent and the Grenadines 88 Open open open open open open open open
Sudan 9 Closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed closed closed
Suriname 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open open
Sweden 81 Open open open open open open open open
Switzerland 78 Narrowed open open open open open open open
Syria 6 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Taiwan 88 Open open open open open open open open
Tajikistan 10 Closed closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Tanzania 26 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Thailand 34 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Timor-Leste 72 Narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Togo 29 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Tonga 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Trinidad and Tobago 84 Open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Tunisia 34 Repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Turkey 23 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Turkmenistan 4 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Tuvalu 88 Open open open open open open open open
Uganda 28 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Ukraine 52 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
United Arab Emirates 9 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
United Kingdom 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
United States of America 56 Obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed
Uruguay 84 Open open open open open open open open
Uzbekistan 18 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Vanuatu 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Venezuela 14 Closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Vietnam 13 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Yemen 13 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
Zambia 53 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Zimbabwe 28 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed