(Un)Freedom in the World

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Of the 195 countries assessed by Freedom House, 89 (46 percent) were rated Free, 55 (28 percent) Partly Free, and 51 (26 percent) Not Free.

The “Worst of the Worst” countries according to Freedom House (all with a rating of 7):

• Central African Republic
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• North Korea
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Syria
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

Source: Freedom House (2015)