FREEDOM IN THE WORLD

MAXIMILIANO HERRERA HUMAN RIGHTS LINKS

Maximiliano Herrera's Human Rights Site
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Electoral Calendar
It is an electoral calendar that includes general, presidential, legislative, gubernatorial, regional, municipal, local council  elections, referenda and party conventions dates. Updated weekly.
Electoral Democracies
It ranks all the independent countries in three categories: Electoral Democracy, Pseudo Democracy and Dictatorship according to their electoral system. It also includes a list of the countries without elections.
World Rank
It contains a list of all independent countries in the world ranked according to
their HDI (Human Development Index) or living standard.
It means incomes, political situation, health system, social situation,etc....

The site also includes a link to World Rank in the Territories which includes the same statistics of living standard in the related non-independent territories.

A World in Trouble
This site shows the perception of the risk of a coup or a new conflict for every independent country. This perception is ranked in: HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, VERY LOW and NONE.
New Countries
This site shows the possibilities of some territories becoming independent. The statistics includes the short term chances and the long term chances of achieving independence.

It also includes another list which shows the statistics of some independent countries to be annexed into another country in the future.

Military Power Index
The Military power index shows the influence of the military forces in the societies of the independent countries.
INTRODUCTION
The site Freedom in the World ranks the countries according to their political freedoms and their civil rights. Particular situations such as civil wars or guerrillas can lower a grade whenever they affect directly the freedom in that country. About the 1-7 type of classification : Well, when I was young and I was learning politics and human rights, I used to consult the respectable site Freedomhouse, so I got used to that type of classification which I have maintained in my site.

TYPE OF CLASSIFICATION : 1- is the most free           7- is the least free.

TREND: The sign + indicates a general improvement in the freedoms, the sign - indicates
a worsening.
 
FOR THE POLITICAL FREEDOMS AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS IN SOME
PARTICULAR NON-INDEPENDENT TERRITORIES, VISIT THE SITE:

 

Last update 29/11/24

  • Georgia from 4-4 to 5-4: Last rigged elections shown that there is no longer a true or even a faulty democracy in Georgia.

    The most repressive countries in 2024 were:North Korea, Eritrea, Syria, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Iran.

    PF=Political Freedoms CR=Civil Rights

    
    
    COUNTRY   TREND       PF          CR     STATUS
    
    AFGHANISTAN -         7           7      NOT FREE
    ALBANIA               3           3      PARTLY FREE
    ALGERIA               6           5      NOT FREE
    ANDORRA               1           2      FREE
    ANGOLA +              5           4      PARTLY FREE
    ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA   2           2      FREE
    ARGENTINA             2           2      FREE
    ARMENIA               3           3      PARTLY FREE
    AUSTRALIA             1           2      FREE
    AUSTRIA               1           1      FREE
    AZERBAIJAN            6           6      NOT FREE
    BAHAMAS               1           2      FREE
    BAHRAIN               6           6      NOT FREE
    BANGLADESH +          5           4      PARTLY FREE
    BARBADOS              1           2      FREE
    BELARUS -             7           6      NOT FREE
    BELGIUM               1           2      FREE
    BELIZE                1           3      FREE
    BENIN -               4           3      PARTLY FREE
    BHUTAN                3           4      PARTLY FREE
    BOLIVIA               4           4      PARTLY FREE
    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOV.  4           4      PARTLY FREE
    BOTSWANA              2           3      FREE
    BRAZIL                2           3      FREE
    BRUNEI                7           6      NOT FREE
    BULGARIA              2           3      FREE
    BURKINA FASO -        7           7      NOT FREE
    BURUNDI               6           6      NOT FREE
    CAMBODIA              6           5      NOT FREE
    CAMEROON              6           6      NOT FREE
    CANADA                1           2      FREE
    CAPE VERDE            1           2      FREE
    CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. -6           7      NOT FREE
    CHAD                  6           7      NOT FREE
    CHILE                 1           2      FREE
    CHINA                 7           6      NOT FREE
    COLOMBIA              3           4      PARTLY FREE
    COMOROS               5           4      PARTLY FREE
    CONGO BRAZZAVILLE     6           5      NOT FREE
    CONGO KINSHASA        5           6      NOT FREE
    COSTA RICA            1           1      FREE
    COTE D'IVOIRE         5           4      PARTLY FREE
    CROATIA               2           3      FREE
    CUBA                  7           6      NOT FREE
    CYPRUS                2           2      FREE
    CZECH REPUBLIC        1           2      FREE
    DENMARK               1           1      FREE
    DJIBOUTI              6           5      NOT FREE
    DOMINICA              2           2      FREE
    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC    2           3      FREE
    ECUADOR               2           3      FREE
    EGYPT                 6           6      NOT FREE
    EL SALVADOR -         2           3      FREE
    EQUATORIAL GUINEA     7           6      NOT FREE
    ERITREA               7           7      NOT FREE
    ESTONIA               1           2      FREE
    ESWATINI              6           6      NOT FREE
    ETHIOPIA              6           5      NOT FREE
    FIJI                  3           2      FREE
    FINLAND               1           1      FREE
    FRANCE                1           2      FREE
    GABON                 7           6      NOT FREE
    GAMBIA                3           4      PARTLY FREE
    GEORGIA -             5           4      PARTLY FREE
    GERMANY               1           2      FREE
    GHANA                 2           2      FREE
    GREECE                1           3      FREE
    GRENADA               2           2      FREE
    GUATEMALA             3           4      PARTLY FREE
    GUINEA                7           7      NOT FREE
    GUINEA BISSAU         4           5      PARTLY FREE
    GUYANA                2           2      FREE
    HAITI -               6           6      NOT FREE
    HONDURAS              2           4      PARTLY FREE
    HUNGARY -             3           2      FREE
    ICELAND               1           1      FREE
    INDIA -               2           4      PARTLY FREE
    INDONESIA             3           4      PARTLY FREE
    IRAN -                6           7      NOT FREE
    IRAQ                  6           6      NOT FREE
    IRELAND               1           2      FREE
    ISRAEL -              2           3      FREE
    ITALY                 1           2      FREE
    JAMAICA               2           3      FREE
    JAPAN                 1           2      FREE
    JORDAN                5           4      PARTLY FREE
    KAZAKHSTAN            6           6      NOT FREE
    KENYA                 5           4      PARTLY FREE
    KIRIBATI              1           2      FREE
    KUWAIT -              5           4      PARTLY FREE
    KYRGYZSTAN -          4           5      PARTLY FREE
    LAOS                  7           5      NOT FREE
    LATVIA                1           2      FREE
    LEBANON -             5           5      PARTLY FREE
    LESOTHO               2           4      PARTLY FREE
    LIBERIA               3           4      PARTLY FREE
    LIBYA                 7           6      NOT FREE
    LIECHTENSTEIN         2           1      FREE
    LITHUANIA             1           2      FREE
    LUXEMBOURG            1           1      FREE
    MADAGASCAR            3           4      PARTLY FREE
    MALAWI                3           4      PARTLY FREE
    MALAYSIA              4           4      PARTLY FREE
    MALDIVES              3           4      PARTLY FREE
    MALI                  7           7      NOT FREE
    MALTA                 2           3      FREE
    MARSHALL ISLANDS      1           1      FREE
    MAURITANIA            5           6      NOT FREE
    MAURITIUS             1           2      FREE
    MEXICO                2           4      PARTLY FREE
    MICRONESIA            2           2      FREE
    MOLDOVA               3           3      PARTLY FREE
    MONACO                2           1      FREE
    MONGOLIA              2           2      FREE
    MONTENEGRO            2           3      FREE
    MOROCCO               5           4      PARTLY FREE
    MOZAMBIQUE            5           4      PARTLY FREE
    MYANMAR -             7           7      NOT FREE
    NAMIBIA               3           3      PARTLY FREE
    NAURU                 3           3      PARTLY FREE
    NEPAL                 3           4      PARTLY FREE
    NETHERLANDS           1           1      FREE
    NEW ZEALAND           1           1      FREE
    NICARAGUA -           6           5      NOT FREE
    NIGER -               7           7      NOT FREE
    NIGERIA               4           5      PARTLY FREE
    NORTH KOREA           7           7      NOT FREE
    NORTH MACEDONIA       3           4      PARTLY FREE
    NORWAY                1           1      FREE
    OMAN                  6           6      NOT FREE
    PAKISTAN              4           5      PARTLY FREE
    PALAU                 2           1      FREE
    PANAMA                2           3      FREE
    PAPUA NEW GUINEA      4           3      PARTLY FREE
    PARAGUAY              3           3      PARTLY FREE
    PERU                  2           3      FREE
    PHILIPPINES           3           4      PARTLY FREE
    POLAND                2           3      FREE
    PORTUGAL              1           1      FREE
    QATAR -               6           5      NOT FREE
    ROMANIA               2           2      FREE
    RUSSIA -              6           6      NOT FREE
    RWANDA                6           5      NOT FREE
    SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1           2      FREE
    SAINT LUCIA           1           2      FREE
    SAINT VINCENT/GRENAD. 2           1      FREE
    SAMOA                 3           2      FREE
    SAN MARINO            1           1      FREE
    SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 2           2      FREE
    SAUDI ARABIA          7           7      NOT FREE
    SENEGAL -             3           3      PARTLY FREE
    SERBIA -              3           3      PARTLY FREE
    SEYCHELLES            2           2      FREE
    SIERRA LEONE          2           4      PARTLY FREE
    SINGAPORE             5           4      PARTLY FREE
    SLOVAKIA              1           2      FREE
    SLOVENIA              1           2      FREE
    SOLOMON ISLANDS       2           3      FREE
    SOMALIA               6           7      NOT FREE
    SOUTH AFRICA          2           3      FREE
    SOUTH KOREA           2           3      FREE
    SOUTH SUDAN           7           7      NOT FREE
    SPAIN                 1           2      FREE
    SRI LANKA             4           4      PARTLY FREE
    SUDAN -               7           7      NOT FREE
    SURINAME              2           2      FREE
    SWEDEN                1           1      FREE
    SWITZERLAND           1           1      FREE
    SYRIA                 7           7      NOT FREE
    TAIWAN                2           2      FREE
    TAJIKISTAN            6           6      NOT FREE
    TANZANIA              6           5      NOT FREE
    THAILAND              5           4      PARTLY FREE
    TIMOR LESTE           2           3      FREE
    TOGO                  6           5      NOT FREE
    TONGA                 2           3      FREE
    TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   2           3      FREE
    TUNISIA -             5           4      PARTLY FREE
    TURKEY                5           4      PARTLY FREE
    TURKMENISTAN          7           7      NOT FREE
    TUVALU                1           2      FREE
    UGANDA                6           4      PARTLY FREE
    UKRAINE -             4           6      NOT FREE
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  6           5      NOT FREE
    UNITED KINGDOM        1           2      FREE
    UNITED STATES         2           2      FREE
    URUGUAY               1           2      FREE
    UZBEKISTAN +          6           6      NOT FREE
    VANUATU               2           2      FREE
    VATICAN CITY          NA          NA     NA
    VENEZUELA -           6           6      NOT FREE
    VIETNAM               7           6      NOT FREE
    YEMEN                 7           7      NOT FREE
    ZAMBIA                5           4      PARTLY FREE
    ZIMBABWE              6           5      NOT FREE
    
    
    
    
    

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