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Country list
Country | Score | Current rating |
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Afghanistan | 11/100 | Closed |
Albania | 64/100 | Narrowed |
Algeria | 31/100 | Repressed |
Andorra | 82/100 | Open |
Angola | 28/100 | Repressed |
Antigua and Barbuda | 79/100 | Narrowed |
Argentina | 65/100 | Narrowed |
Armenia | 69/100 | Narrowed |
Australia | 76/100 | Narrowed |
Austria | 84/100 | Open |
Azerbaijan | 14/100 | Closed |
Bahamas | 87/100 | Open |
Bahrain | 18/100 | Closed |
Bangladesh | 24/100 | Repressed |
Barbados | 95/100 | Open |
Belarus | 10/100 | Closed |
Belgium | 80/100 | Narrowed |
Belize | 75/100 | Narrowed |
Benin | 51/100 | Obstructed |
Bhutan | 50/100 | Obstructed |
Bolivia | 51/100 | Obstructed |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 57/100 | Obstructed |
Botswana | 69/100 | Narrowed |
Brazil | 52/100 | Obstructed |
Brunei Darussalam | 35/100 | Repressed |
Bulgaria | 70/100 | Narrowed |
Burkina Faso | 34/100 | Repressed |
Burundi | 23/100 | Repressed |
Cambodia | 27/100 | Repressed |
Cameroon | 26/100 | Repressed |
Canada | 82/100 | Open |
Cape Verde | 87/100 | Open |
Central African Republic | 33/100 | Repressed |
Chad | 26/100 | Repressed |
Chile | 80/100 | Narrowed |
China | 10/100 | Closed |
Colombia | 38/100 | Repressed |
Comoros | 50/100 | Obstructed |
Costa Rica | 77/100 | Narrowed |
Côte d'Ivoire | 57/100 | Obstructed |
Croatia | 74/100 | Narrowed |
Cuba | 16/100 | Closed |
Cyprus | 80/100 | Narrowed |
Czech Republic | 86/100 | Open |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27/100 | Repressed |
Denmark | 94/100 | Open |
Djibouti | 19/100 | Closed |
Dominica | 78/100 | Narrowed |
Dominican Republic | 76/100 | Narrowed |
Ecuador | 48/100 | Obstructed |
Egypt | 20/100 | Closed |
El Salvador | 45/100 | Obstructed |
Equatorial Guinea | 17/100 | Closed |
Eritrea | 2/100 | Closed |
Estonia | 91/100 | Open |
Eswatini | 19/100 | Closed |
Ethiopia | 20/100 | Closed |
Fiji | 62/100 | Narrowed |
Finland | 92/100 | Open |
France | 67/100 | Narrowed |
Gabon | 40/100 | Repressed |
Gambia | 51/100 | Obstructed |
Georgia | 54/100 | Obstructed |
Germany | 67/100 | Narrowed |
Ghana | 56/100 | Obstructed |
Greece | 57/100 | Obstructed |
Greenland | /100 | None |
Grenada | 91/100 | Open |
Guatemala | 40/100 | Repressed |
Guinea | 30/100 | Repressed |
Guinea Bissau | 41/100 | Obstructed |
Guyana | 73/100 | Narrowed |
Haiti | 39/100 | Repressed |
Honduras | 37/100 | Repressed |
Hong Kong | 20/100 | Closed |
Hungary | 46/100 | Obstructed |
Iceland | 89/100 | Open |
India | 33/100 | Repressed |
Indonesia | 48/100 | Obstructed |
Iran | 8/100 | Closed |
Iraq | 18/100 | Closed |
Ireland | 81/100 | Open |
Israel | 47/100 | Obstructed |
Italy | 65/100 | Narrowed |
Jamaica | 84/100 | Open |
Japan | 84/100 | Open |
Jordan | 39/100 | Repressed |
Kazakhstan | 31/100 | Repressed |
Kenya | 37/100 | Repressed |
Kiribati | 91/100 | Open |
Kosovo | 62/100 | Narrowed |
Kuwait | 27/100 | Repressed |
Kyrgyzstan | 36/100 | Repressed |
Laos | 6/100 | Closed |
Latvia | 86/100 | Open |
Lebanon | 44/100 | Obstructed |
Lesotho | 52/100 | Obstructed |
Liberia | 63/100 | Narrowed |
Libya | 28/100 | Repressed |
Liechtenstein | 95/100 | Open |
Lithuania | 83/100 | Open |
Luxembourg | 94/100 | Open |
Madagascar | 41/100 | Obstructed |
Malawi | 58/100 | Obstructed |
Malaysia | 50/100 | Obstructed |
Maldives | 51/100 | Obstructed |
Mali | 30/100 | Repressed |
Malta | 80/100 | Narrowed |
Marshall Islands | 96/100 | Open |
Mauritania | 40/100 | Repressed |
Mauritius | 76/100 | Narrowed |
Mexico | 40/100 | Repressed |
Micronesia | 90/100 | Open |
Moldova | 71/100 | Narrowed |
Monaco | 91/100 | Open |
Mongolia | 60/100 | Obstructed |
Montenegro | 76/100 | Narrowed |
Morocco | 43/100 | Obstructed |
Mozambique | 39/100 | Repressed |
Myanmar | 10/100 | Closed |
Namibia | 80/100 | Narrowed |
Nauru | 59/100 | Obstructed |
Nepal | 50/100 | Obstructed |
Netherlands | 76/100 | Narrowed |
New Zealand | 89/100 | Open |
Nicaragua | 8/100 | Closed |
Niger | 36/100 | Repressed |
Nigeria | 31/100 | Repressed |
North Korea | 3/100 | Closed |
North Macedonia | 74/100 | Narrowed |
Norway | 97/100 | Open |
Occupied Palestinian Territories | 13/100 | Closed |
Oman | 23/100 | Repressed |
Pakistan | 28/100 | Repressed |
Palau | 96/100 | Open |
Panama | 71/100 | Narrowed |
Papua New Guinea | 54/100 | Obstructed |
Paraguay | 56/100 | Obstructed |
Peru | 40/100 | Repressed |
Philippines | 34/100 | Repressed |
Poland | 66/100 | Narrowed |
Portugal | 83/100 | Open |
Qatar | 29/100 | Repressed |
Republic of the Congo | 30/100 | Repressed |
Romania | 70/100 | Narrowed |
Russia | 14/100 | Closed |
Rwanda | 25/100 | Repressed |
Saint Lucia | 88/100 | Open |
Samoa | 82/100 | Open |
San Marino | 97/100 | Open |
Sao Tome and Principe | 82/100 | Open |
Saudi Arabia | 4/100 | Closed |
Senegal | 40/100 | Repressed |
Serbia | 49/100 | Obstructed |
Seychelles | 75/100 | Narrowed |
Sierra Leone | 48/100 | Obstructed |
Singapore | 31/100 | Repressed |
Slovakia | 79/100 | Narrowed |
Slovenia | 84/100 | Open |
Solomon Islands | 69/100 | Narrowed |
Somalia | 28/100 | Repressed |
Somaliland | 40/100 | Repressed |
South Africa | 60/100 | Obstructed |
South Korea | 73/100 | Narrowed |
South Sudan | 25/100 | Repressed |
Spain | 72/100 | Narrowed |
Sri Lanka | 37/100 | Repressed |
St Kitts and Nevis | 85/100 | Open |
St Vincent and the Grenadines | 91/100 | Open |
Sudan | 21/100 | Repressed |
Suriname | 77/100 | Narrowed |
Sweden | 87/100 | Open |
Switzerland | 82/100 | Open |
Syria | 6/100 | Closed |
Taiwan | 82/100 | Open |
Tajikistan | 11/100 | Closed |
Tanzania | 36/100 | Repressed |
Thailand | 39/100 | Repressed |
Timor-Leste | 71/100 | Narrowed |
Togo | 38/100 | Repressed |
Tonga | 78/100 | Narrowed |
Trinidad and Tobago | 83/100 | Open |
Tunisia | 37/100 | Repressed |
Turkey | 24/100 | Repressed |
Turkmenistan | 9/100 | Closed |
Tuvalu | 91/100 | Open |
Uganda | 30/100 | Repressed |
Ukraine | 50/100 | Obstructed |
United Arab Emirates | 11/100 | Closed |
United Kingdom | 60/100 | Obstructed |
United States of America | 62/100 | Narrowed |
Uruguay | 88/100 | Open |
Uzbekistan | 20/100 | Closed |
Vanuatu | 78/100 | Narrowed |
Venezuela | 16/100 | Closed |
Vietnam | 10/100 | Closed |
Yemen | 14/100 | Closed |
Zambia | 52/100 | Obstructed |
Zimbabwe | 30/100 | Repressed |
- Closed 1 - 20
- Repressed 21 - 40
- Obstructed 41 - 60
- Narrowed 61 - 80
- Open 81 - 100
Civic Space Scores
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Based on World Bank population data 2023
Country Scores
Country | Current score | Current rating | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
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Afghanistan | 11 | Closed | closed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Albania | 64 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Algeria | 31 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Andorra | 82 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Angola | 28 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Antigua and Barbuda | 79 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open | open | open |
Argentina | 65 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Armenia | 69 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Australia | 76 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open |
Austria | 84 | Open | open | open | open | open | narrowed | narrowed |
Azerbaijan | 14 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Bahamas | 87 | Open | open | open | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Bahrain | 18 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Bangladesh | 24 | Repressed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Barbados | 95 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Belarus | 10 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Belgium | 80 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open | open |
Belize | 75 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Benin | 51 | Obstructed | obstructed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Bhutan | 50 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Bolivia | 51 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | 57 | Obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Botswana | 69 | Narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Brazil | 52 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Brunei Darussalam | 35 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed |
Bulgaria | 70 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Burkina Faso | 34 | Repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Burundi | 23 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Cambodia | 27 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Cameroon | 26 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Canada | 82 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Cape Verde | 87 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Central African Republic | 33 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Chad | 26 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Chile | 80 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed |
China | 10 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Colombia | 38 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Comoros | 50 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed |
Costa Rica | 77 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open |
Côte d'Ivoire | 57 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed |
Croatia | 74 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Cuba | 16 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Cyprus | 80 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open | open | open |
Czech Republic | 86 | Open | open | open | narrowed | open | open | open |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | closed | closed |
Denmark | 94 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Djibouti | 19 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | repressed |
Dominica | 78 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open | open | open |
Dominican Republic | 76 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | obstructed |
Ecuador | 48 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed |
Egypt | 20 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
El Salvador | 45 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Equatorial Guinea | 17 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Eritrea | 2 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Estonia | 91 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Eswatini | 19 | Closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Ethiopia | 20 | Closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Fiji | 62 | Narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Finland | 92 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
France | 67 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Gabon | 40 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Gambia | 51 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Georgia | 54 | Obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Germany | 67 | Narrowed | narrowed | open | open | open | open | open |
Ghana | 56 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Greece | 57 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Greenland | ||||||||
Grenada | 91 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Guatemala | 40 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Guinea | 30 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed |
Guinea Bissau | 41 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Guyana | 73 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Haiti | 39 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Honduras | 37 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Hong Kong | 20 | Closed | closed | closed | repressed | |||
Hungary | 46 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Iceland | 89 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
India | 33 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed |
Indonesia | 48 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Iran | 8 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Iraq | 18 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | repressed | repressed |
Ireland | 81 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Israel | 47 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Italy | 65 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Jamaica | 84 | Open | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Japan | 84 | Open | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Jordan | 39 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Kazakhstan | 31 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Kenya | 37 | Repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Kiribati | 91 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Kosovo | 62 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Kuwait | 27 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Kyrgyzstan | 36 | Repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Laos | 6 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Latvia | 86 | Open | open | open | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Lebanon | 44 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Lesotho | 52 | Obstructed | obstructed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Liberia | 63 | Narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Libya | 28 | Repressed | repressed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Liechtenstein | 95 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Lithuania | 83 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Luxembourg | 94 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Madagascar | 41 | Obstructed | obstructed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed |
Malawi | 58 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Malaysia | 50 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Maldives | 51 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Mali | 30 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Malta | 80 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open |
Marshall Islands | 96 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Mauritania | 40 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Mauritius | 76 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Mexico | 40 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Micronesia | 90 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Moldova | 71 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | obstructed |
Monaco | 91 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Mongolia | 60 | Obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Montenegro | 76 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Morocco | 43 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Mozambique | 39 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Myanmar | 10 | Closed | closed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Namibia | 80 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Nauru | 59 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Nepal | 50 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Netherlands | 76 | Narrowed | open | open | open | open | open | open |
New Zealand | 89 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Nicaragua | 8 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Niger | 36 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed |
Nigeria | 31 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed |
North Korea | 3 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
North Macedonia | 74 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Norway | 97 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Occupied Palestinian Territories | 13 | Closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Oman | 23 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Pakistan | 28 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Palau | 96 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Panama | 71 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Papua New Guinea | 54 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Paraguay | 56 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Peru | 40 | Repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Philippines | 34 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed |
Poland | 66 | Narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Portugal | 83 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Qatar | 29 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Republic of the Congo | 30 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Romania | 70 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Russia | 14 | Closed | closed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Rwanda | 25 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Saint Lucia | 88 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Samoa | 82 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
San Marino | 97 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Sao Tome and Principe | 82 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Senegal | 40 | Repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Serbia | 49 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed |
Seychelles | 75 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Sierra Leone | 48 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Singapore | 31 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Slovakia | 79 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Slovenia | 84 | Open | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open |
Solomon Islands | 69 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open | open |
Somalia | 28 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Somaliland | 40 | Repressed | repressed | |||||
South Africa | 60 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
South Korea | 73 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
South Sudan | 25 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Spain | 72 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Sri Lanka | 37 | Repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
St Kitts and Nevis | 85 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
St Vincent and the Grenadines | 91 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Sudan | 21 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | closed | closed |
Suriname | 77 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | open | open | open | open |
Sweden | 87 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Switzerland | 82 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Syria | 6 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Taiwan | 82 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Tajikistan | 11 | Closed | closed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Tanzania | 36 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Thailand | 39 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Timor-Leste | 71 | Narrowed | narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Togo | 38 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed |
Tonga | 78 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Trinidad and Tobago | 83 | Open | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Tunisia | 37 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Turkey | 24 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Turkmenistan | 9 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Tuvalu | 91 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Uganda | 30 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Ukraine | 50 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
United Arab Emirates | 11 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
United Kingdom | 60 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
United States of America | 62 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | obstructed | obstructed | narrowed | narrowed |
Uruguay | 88 | Open | open | open | open | open | open | open |
Uzbekistan | 20 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Vanuatu | 78 | Narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed | narrowed |
Venezuela | 16 | Closed | closed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |
Vietnam | 10 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Yemen | 14 | Closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
Zambia | 52 | Obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed | obstructed |
Zimbabwe | 30 | Repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed | repressed |