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  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • Current data
  • 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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28

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50

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40

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37

Where do people live?

30.6% 40.3% 14.8% 12.1% 2.1%

Based on World Bank population data 2022

Country Scores

Country Current score Current rating 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Afghanistan 12 Closed closed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Albania 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Algeria 31 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Andorra 86 Open open open open open open
Angola 35 Repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Antigua and Barbuda 79 Narrowed narrowed open open open open
Argentina 69 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Armenia 64 Narrowed narrowed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Australia 80 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed open
Austria 86 Open open open open narrowed narrowed
Azerbaijan 16 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Bahamas 88 Open open narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Bahrain 15 Closed closed closed closed closed closed
Bangladesh 20 Closed repressed repressed repressed repressed repressed
Barbados 95 Open open open open open open
Belarus 16 Closed closed closed repressed repressed repressed
Belgium 79 Narrowed narrowed narrowed open open open
Belize 73 Narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed narrowed
Benin 47 Obstructed repressed repressed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bhutan 53 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bolivia 52 Obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed obstructed
Bosnia & Herzegovina 56 Obstructed