Country list
| Country | Score | Current rating |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13/100 | Closed |
| Albania | 67/100 | Narrowed |
| Algeria | 32/100 | Repressed |
| Andorra | 84/100 | Open |
| Angola | 39/100 | Repressed |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 79/100 | Narrowed |
| Argentina | 69/100 | Narrowed |
| Armenia | 70/100 | Narrowed |
| Australia | 72/100 | Narrowed |
| Austria | 83/100 | Open |
| Azerbaijan | 20/100 | Closed |
| Bahamas | 92/100 | Open |
| Bahrain | 15/100 | Closed |
| Bangladesh | 27/100 | Repressed |
| Barbados | 82/100 | Open |
| Belarus | 16/100 | Closed |
| Belgium | 80/100 | Narrowed |
| Belize | 73/100 | Narrowed |
| Benin | 40/100 | Repressed |
| Bhutan | 59/100 | Obstructed |
| Bolivia | 44/100 | Obstructed |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 64/100 | Narrowed |
| Botswana | 58/100 | Obstructed |
| Brazil | 47/100 | Obstructed |
| Brunei Darussalam | 33/100 | Repressed |
| Bulgaria | 71/100 | Narrowed |
| Burkina Faso | 47/100 | Obstructed |
| Burundi | 28/100 | Repressed |
| Cambodia | 27/100 | Repressed |
| Cameroon | 31/100 | Repressed |
| Canada | 84/100 | Open |
| Cape Verde | 85/100 | Open |
| Central African Republic | 38/100 | Repressed |
| Chad | 22/100 | Repressed |
| Chile | 66/100 | Narrowed |
| China | 12/100 | Closed |
| Colombia | 33/100 | Repressed |
| Comoros | 47/100 | Obstructed |
| Costa Rica | 71/100 | Narrowed |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 53/100 | Obstructed |
| Croatia | 72/100 | Narrowed |
| Cuba | 17/100 | Closed |
| Cyprus | 72/100 | Narrowed |
| Czech Republic | 86/100 | Open |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31/100 | Repressed |
| Denmark | 90/100 | Open |
| Djibouti | 18/100 | Closed |
| Dominica | 79/100 | Narrowed |
| Dominican Republic | 78/100 | Narrowed |
| Ecuador | 57/100 | Obstructed |
| Egypt | 19/100 | Closed |
| El Salvador | 47/100 | Obstructed |
| Equatorial Guinea | 20/100 | Closed |
| Eritrea | 7/100 | Closed |
| Estonia | 94/100 | Open |
| Eswatini | 22/100 | Repressed |
| Ethiopia | 29/100 | Repressed |
| Fiji | 60/100 | Obstructed |
| Finland | 91/100 | Open |
| France | 74/100 | Narrowed |
| Gabon | 38/100 | Repressed |
| Gambia | 58/100 | Obstructed |
| Georgia | 68/100 | Narrowed |
| Germany | 86/100 | Open |
| Ghana | 60/100 | Obstructed |
| Greece | 52/100 | Obstructed |
| Greenland | /100 | |
| Grenada | 86/100 | Open |
| Guatemala | 40/100 | Repressed |
| Guinea | 27/100 | Repressed |
| Guinea Bissau | 46/100 | Obstructed |
| Guyana | 76/100 | Narrowed |
| Haiti | 40/100 | Repressed |
| Honduras | 37/100 | Repressed |
| Hong Kong | 15/100 | Closed |
| Hungary | 49/100 | Obstructed |
| Iceland | 87/100 | Open |
| India | 31/100 | Repressed |
| Indonesia | 46/100 | Obstructed |
| Iran | 13/100 | Closed |
| Iraq | 18/100 | Closed |
| Ireland | 84/100 | Open |
| Israel | 49/100 | Obstructed |
| Italy | 76/100 | Narrowed |
| Jamaica | 80/100 | Narrowed |
| Japan | 75/100 | Narrowed |
| Jordan | 36/100 | Repressed |
| Kazakhstan | 35/100 | Repressed |
| Kenya | 49/100 | Obstructed |
| Kiribati | 83/100 | Open |
| Kosovo | 72/100 | Narrowed |
| Kuwait | 38/100 | Repressed |
| Kyrgyzstan | 45/100 | Obstructed |
| Laos | 7/100 | Closed |
| Latvia | 89/100 | Open |
| Lebanon | 47/100 | Obstructed |
| Lesotho | 39/100 | Repressed |
| Liberia | 59/100 | Obstructed |
| Libya | 20/100 | Closed |
| Liechtenstein | 93/100 | Open |
| Lithuania | 85/100 | Open |
| Luxembourg | 84/100 | Open |
| Madagascar | 40/100 | Repressed |
| Malawi | 52/100 | Obstructed |
| Malaysia | 47/100 | Obstructed |
| Maldives | 46/100 | Obstructed |
| Mali | 40/100 | Repressed |
| Malta | 74/100 | Narrowed |
| Marshall Islands | 84/100 | Open |
| Mauritania | 36/100 | Repressed |
| Mauritius | 72/100 | Narrowed |
| Mexico | 38/100 | Repressed |
| Micronesia | 84/100 | Open |
| Moldova | 79/100 | Narrowed |
| Monaco | 94/100 | Open |
| Mongolia | 61/100 | Narrowed |
| Montenegro | 71/100 | Narrowed |
| Morocco | 41/100 | Obstructed |
| Mozambique | 38/100 | Repressed |
| Myanmar | 12/100 | Closed |
| Namibia | 75/100 | Narrowed |
| Nauru | 49/100 | Obstructed |
| Nepal | 46/100 | Obstructed |
| Netherlands | 87/100 | Open |
| New Zealand | 89/100 | Open |
| Nicaragua | 15/100 | Closed |
| Niger | 36/100 | Repressed |
| Nigeria | 35/100 | Repressed |
| North Korea | 2/100 | Closed |
| North Macedonia | 73/100 | Narrowed |
| Norway | 95/100 | Open |
| Oman | 23/100 | Repressed |
| Pakistan | 30/100 | Repressed |
| Palau | 92/100 | Open |
| Palestine | 23/100 | Repressed |
| Panama | 67/100 | Narrowed |
| Papua New Guinea | 60/100 | Obstructed |
| Paraguay | 51/100 | Obstructed |
| Peru | 51/100 | Obstructed |
| Philippines | 34/100 | Repressed |
| Poland | 51/100 | Obstructed |
| Portugal | 82/100 | Open |
| Qatar | 25/100 | Repressed |
| Republic of the Congo | 29/100 | Repressed |
| Romania | 64/100 | Narrowed |
| Russia | 17/100 | Closed |
| Rwanda | 24/100 | Repressed |
| Saint Lucia | 86/100 | Open |
| Samoa | 81/100 | Open |
| San Marino | 94/100 | Open |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 82/100 | Open |
| Saudi Arabia | 7/100 | Closed |
| Senegal | 47/100 | Obstructed |
| Serbia | 50/100 | Obstructed |
| Seychelles | 80/100 | Narrowed |
| Sierra Leone | 46/100 | Obstructed |
| Singapore | 31/100 | Repressed |
| Slovakia | 77/100 | Narrowed |
| Slovenia | 63/100 | Narrowed |
| Solomon Islands | 71/100 | Narrowed |
| Somalia | 29/100 | Repressed |
| Somaliland | /100 | None |
| South Africa | 58/100 | Obstructed |
| South Korea | 75/100 | Narrowed |
| South Sudan | 25/100 | Repressed |
| Spain | 74/100 | Narrowed |
| Sri Lanka | 41/100 | Obstructed |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 84/100 | Open |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 85/100 | Open |
| Sudan | 21/100 | Repressed |
| Suriname | 79/100 | Narrowed |
| Sweden | 87/100 | Open |
| Switzerland | 85/100 | Open |
| Syria | 4/100 | Closed |
| Taiwan | 81/100 | Open |
| Tajikistan | 19/100 | Closed |
| Tanzania | 34/100 | Repressed |
| Thailand | 28/100 | Repressed |
| Timor-Leste | 56/100 | Obstructed |
| Togo | 38/100 | Repressed |
| Tonga | 76/100 | Narrowed |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73/100 | Narrowed |
| Tunisia | 40/100 | Repressed |
| Turkey | 29/100 | Repressed |
| Turkmenistan | 10/100 | Closed |
| Tuvalu | 88/100 | Open |
| Uganda | 28/100 | Repressed |
| Ukraine | 45/100 | Obstructed |
| United Arab Emirates | 17/100 | Closed |
| United Kingdom | 60/100 | Obstructed |
| United States of America | 70/100 | Narrowed |
| Uruguay | 81/100 | Open |
| Uzbekistan | 20/100 | Closed |
| Vanuatu | 79/100 | Narrowed |
| Venezuela | 23/100 | Repressed |
| Vietnam | 18/100 | Closed |
| Yemen | 20/100 | Closed |
| Zambia | 46/100 | Obstructed |
| Zimbabwe | 35/100 | Repressed |
- Closed 1 - 20
- Repressed 21 - 40
- Obstructed 41 - 60
- Narrowed 61 - 80
- Open 81 - 100
Civic Space Scores
By rating band
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Where do people live?
Based on World Bank population data 2022
Country Scores
| Country | Current score | Current rating |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 | Closed |
| Albania | 67 | Narrowed |
| Algeria | 32 | Repressed |
| Andorra | 84 | Open |
| Angola | 39 | Repressed |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 79 | Narrowed |
| Argentina | 69 | Narrowed |
| Armenia | 70 | Narrowed |
| Australia | 72 | Narrowed |
| Austria | 83 | Open |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | Closed |
| Bahamas | 92 | Open |
| Bahrain | 15 | Closed |
| Bangladesh | 27 | Repressed |
| Barbados | 82 | Open |
| Belarus | 16 | Closed |
| Belgium | 80 | Narrowed |
| Belize | 73 | Narrowed |
| Benin | 40 | Repressed |
| Bhutan | 59 | Obstructed |
| Bolivia | 44 | Obstructed |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 64 | Narrowed |
| Botswana | 58 | Obstructed |
| Brazil | 47 | Obstructed |
| Brunei Darussalam | 33 | Repressed |
| Bulgaria | 71 | Narrowed |
| Burkina Faso | 47 | Obstructed |
| Burundi | 28 | Repressed |
| Cambodia | 27 | Repressed |
| Cameroon | 31 | Repressed |
| Canada | 84 | Open |
| Cape Verde | 85 | Open |
| Central African Republic | 38 | Repressed |
| Chad | 22 | Repressed |
| Chile | 66 | Narrowed |
| China | 12 | Closed |
| Colombia | 33 | Repressed |
| Comoros | 47 | Obstructed |
| Costa Rica | 71 | Narrowed |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 53 | Obstructed |
| Croatia | 72 | Narrowed |
| Cuba | 17 | Closed |
| Cyprus | 72 | Narrowed |
| Czech Republic | 86 | Open |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31 | Repressed |
| Denmark | 90 | Open |
| Djibouti | 18 | Closed |
| Dominica | 79 | Narrowed |
| Dominican Republic | 78 | Narrowed |
| Ecuador | 57 | Obstructed |
| Egypt | 19 | Closed |
| El Salvador | 47 | Obstructed |
| Equatorial Guinea | 20 | Closed |
| Eritrea | 7 | Closed |
| Estonia | 94 | Open |
| Eswatini | 22 | Repressed |
| Ethiopia | 29 | Repressed |
| Fiji | 60 | Obstructed |
| Finland | 91 | Open |
| France | 74 | Narrowed |
| Gabon | 38 | Repressed |
| Gambia | 58 | Obstructed |
| Georgia | 68 | Narrowed |
| Germany | 86 | Open |
| Ghana | 60 | Obstructed |
| Greece | 52 | Obstructed |
| Greenland | ||
| Grenada | 86 | Open |
| Guatemala | 40 | Repressed |
| Guinea | 27 | Repressed |
| Guinea Bissau | 46 | Obstructed |
| Guyana | 76 | Narrowed |
| Haiti | 40 | Repressed |
| Honduras | 37 | Repressed |
| Hong Kong | 15 | Closed |
| Hungary | 49 | Obstructed |
| Iceland | 87 | Open |
| India | 31 | Repressed |
| Indonesia | 46 | Obstructed |
| Iran | 13 | Closed |
| Iraq | 18 | Closed |
| Ireland | 84 | Open |
| Israel | 49 | Obstructed |
| Italy | 76 | Narrowed |
| Jamaica | 80 | Narrowed |
| Japan | 75 | Narrowed |
| Jordan | 36 | Repressed |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | Repressed |
| Kenya | 49 | Obstructed |
| Kiribati | 83 | Open |
| Kosovo | 72 | Narrowed |
| Kuwait | 38 | Repressed |
| Kyrgyzstan | 45 | Obstructed |
| Laos | 7 | Closed |
| Latvia | 89 | Open |
| Lebanon | 47 | Obstructed |
| Lesotho | 39 | Repressed |
| Liberia | 59 | Obstructed |
| Libya | 20 | Closed |
| Liechtenstein | 93 | Open |
| Lithuania | 85 | Open |
| Luxembourg | 84 | Open |
| Madagascar | 40 | Repressed |
| Malawi | 52 | Obstructed |
| Malaysia | 47 | Obstructed |
| Maldives | 46 | Obstructed |
| Mali | 40 | Repressed |
| Malta | 74 | Narrowed |
| Marshall Islands | 84 | Open |
| Mauritania | 36 | Repressed |
| Mauritius | 72 | Narrowed |
| Mexico | 38 | Repressed |
| Micronesia | 84 | Open |
| Moldova | 79 | Narrowed |
| Monaco | 94 | Open |
| Mongolia | 61 | Narrowed |
| Montenegro | 71 | Narrowed |
| Morocco | 41 | Obstructed |
| Mozambique | 38 | Repressed |
| Myanmar | 12 | Closed |
| Namibia | 75 | Narrowed |
| Nauru | 49 | Obstructed |
| Nepal | 46 | Obstructed |
| Netherlands | 87 | Open |
| New Zealand | 89 | Open |
| Nicaragua | 15 | Closed |
| Niger | 36 | Repressed |
| Nigeria | 35 | Repressed |
| North Korea | 2 | Closed |
| North Macedonia | 73 | Narrowed |
| Norway | 95 | Open |
| Oman | 23 | Repressed |
| Pakistan | 30 | Repressed |
| Palau | 92 | Open |
| Palestine | 23 | Repressed |
| Panama | 67 | Narrowed |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | Obstructed |
| Paraguay | 51 | Obstructed |
| Peru | 51 | Obstructed |
| Philippines | 34 | Repressed |
| Poland | 51 | Obstructed |
| Portugal | 82 | Open |
| Qatar | 25 | Repressed |
| Republic of the Congo | 29 | Repressed |
| Romania | 64 | Narrowed |
| Russia | 17 | Closed |
| Rwanda | 24 | Repressed |
| Saint Lucia | 86 | Open |
| Samoa | 81 | Open |
| San Marino | 94 | Open |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 82 | Open |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | Closed |
| Senegal | 47 | Obstructed |
| Serbia | 50 | Obstructed |
| Seychelles | 80 | Narrowed |
| Sierra Leone | 46 | Obstructed |
| Singapore | 31 | Repressed |
| Slovakia | 77 | Narrowed |
| Slovenia | 63 | Narrowed |
| Solomon Islands | 71 | Narrowed |
| Somalia | 29 | Repressed |
| Somaliland | None | |
| South Africa | 58 | Obstructed |
| South Korea | 75 | Narrowed |
| South Sudan | 25 | Repressed |
| Spain | 74 | Narrowed |
| Sri Lanka | 41 | Obstructed |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 84 | Open |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 85 | Open |
| Sudan | 21 | Repressed |
| Suriname | 79 | Narrowed |
| Sweden | 87 | Open |
| Switzerland | 85 | Open |
| Syria | 4 | Closed |
| Taiwan | 81 | Open |
| Tajikistan | 19 | Closed |
| Tanzania | 34 | Repressed |
| Thailand | 28 | Repressed |
| Timor-Leste | 56 | Obstructed |
| Togo | 38 | Repressed |
| Tonga | 76 | Narrowed |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73 | Narrowed |
| Tunisia | 40 | Repressed |
| Turkey | 29 | Repressed |
| Turkmenistan | 10 | Closed |
| Tuvalu | 88 | Open |
| Uganda | 28 | Repressed |
| Ukraine | 45 | Obstructed |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | Closed |
| United Kingdom | 60 | Obstructed |
| United States of America | 70 | Narrowed |
| Uruguay | 81 | Open |
| Uzbekistan | 20 | Closed |
| Vanuatu | 79 | Narrowed |
| Venezuela | 23 | Repressed |
| Vietnam | 18 | Closed |
| Yemen | 20 | Closed |
| Zambia | 46 | Obstructed |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | Repressed |