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  • 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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48

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42

Where do people live?

30% 42.4% 12.9% 11.1% 3.6%

Based on World Bank population data 2023

Country Scores

Country Current score Current rating 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
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 72 Narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Nepal 67 Narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Netherlands 93 Open open open open open open open
New Zealand 90 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 51 Obstructed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed
North Korea 8 Closed closed closed closed closed closed closed
North Macedonia 77 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Norway 96 Open open open open open open open
Occupied Territory of Palestine 37 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Oman 38 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Pakistan 48 Obstructed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Palau 96 Open open open open open open open
Panama 83 Open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Papua New Guinea 68 Narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Paraguay 68 Narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Peru 60 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Philippines 62 Narrowed repressed repressed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed
Poland 71 Narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Portugal 92 Open open open open open open open
Qatar 37 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Republic of the Congo 41 Obstructed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Romania 78 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Russia 23 Repressed closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Rwanda 24 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Saint Lucia 100 Open open open open open open open
Samoa 90 Open open open open open open open
San Marino 100 Open open open open open open open
Sao Tome and Principe 85 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