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Country list
| Country | Score | Current rating |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Closed1 - 20
- Repressed21 - 40
- Obstructed41 - 60
- Narrowed61 - 80
- Open81 - 100
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Based on World Bank population data 2023
Country Scores
Download Data| 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 |