Which country has the highest Global Freedom Score?

Finland has the highest Global Freedom Score in 2025, at 100, followed by Sweden (99) and Norway (99).

Which country has the lowest Global Freedom Score?

Turkmenistan has the lowest Global Freedom Score in 2025, at 1.

What is the median Global Freedom Score across countries?

The median is 62.5 across the 196 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this freedom indices by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Freedom in the World - Freedom House; Democracy Index 2023 - EIU; Index of Economic Freedom - Heritage; Press Freedom Index - Reporters Without Borders.

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Freedom Indices by Country

Name: Freedom Indices by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Finland has the highest Global Freedom Score in 2025 (100), followed by Sweden (99) and Norway (99). Turkmenistan has the lowest (1).

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Global Freedom Score, 2025

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Ranking

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

62.5

Middle half 26.75 – 87.25

Average

56.86

196 countries

Highest

100

Finland

Lowest

Turkmenistan

Over time · 2013–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

Median of all countries
Finland
Sweden
Norway
New Zealand
Canada

Data

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197 countries · # = rank by Global Freedom Score

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1	Finland	100	8.83	9.37
2	Sweden	99	8.74	9.35
2	Norway	99	8.69	9.81
2	New Zealand	99	9.02	9.62
5	Canada	97	8.74	9.08
5	Netherlands	97	8.81	8.93
5	Denmark	97	9.03	9.42
5	Ireland	97	8.92	9.33
5	Luxembourg	97	8.88	9.08
5	San Marino	97	—	—
11	Japan	96	8.6	8.85
11	Belgium	96	8.53	7.77
11	Portugal	96	8.62	8.28
11	Switzerland	96	9.15	9.32
11	Uruguay	96	8.18	8.92
11	Slovenia	96	8.14	7.82
11	Estonia	96	8.85	8.07
18	Germany	95	8.67	8.73
18	Australia	95	8.79	8.85
18	Chile	95	8.47	7.97
18	Czechia	95	8.82	8.15
18	Iceland	95	8.76	9.38
23	Taiwan	94	8.72	8.78
23	Barbados	94	7.81	—
25	Austria	93	8.54	8.42
25	Andorra	93	—	—
25	Marshall Islands	93	—	—
25	Tuvalu	93	—	—
29	United Kingdom	92	8.6	8.34
29	Cape Verde	92	8.41	7.58
29	Micronesia	92	—	—
29	Dominica	92	—	—
29	Palau	92	—	—
34	Costa Rica	91	8.36	8.29
34	Cyprus	91	8.36	7.45
34	Saint Lucia	91	—	—
37	Spain	90	8.37	8.2
37	Bahamas	90	7.79	—
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90	—	—
37	Liechtenstein	90	—	—
41	France	89	8.18	8.05
41	Italy	89	8.28	7.58
41	Slovakia	89	8.14	6.94
41	Lithuania	89	8.44	7.55
41	Latvia	89	8.51	7.73
41	Kiribati	89	—	—
41	Grenada	89	—	—
41	Saint Kitts and Nevis	89	—	—
49	Belize	88	7.48	—
50	Malta	87	8.56	7.93
51	Mauritius	86	7.76	8.23
52	Argentina	85	6.91	6.89
52	Greece	85	7.74	8.07
54	United States	84	8.71	7.65
54	Mongolia	84	7.61	6.5
54	Sao Tome and Principe	84	—	—
54	Samoa	84	—	—
58	Panama	83	7.92	7.04
58	Antigua and Barbuda	83	—	—
60	Poland	82	7.76	7.65
60	Romania	82	8.06	6.11
60	Croatia	82	7.83	6.5
60	Trinidad and Tobago	82	7.37	7.09
60	Vanuatu	82	—	—
60	Monaco	82	—	—
66	South Africa	81	7.07	7.16
66	South Korea	81	8.15	7.75
68	Ghana	80	7.05	6.24
68	Jamaica	80	7.89	6.74
68	Suriname	80	7.04	7.03
68	Seychelles	80	8.24	—
68	Tonga	80	—	—
73	Bulgaria	77	7.85	6.34
74	Botswana	75	7.47	7.63
74	Solomon Islands	75	—	—
74	Nauru	75	—	—
77	Guyana	74	6.86	6.09
78	Israel	73	7.52	7.8
78	Namibia	73	7.5	6.48
80	Brazil	72	7.4	6.76
80	Timor-Leste	72	7.44	6.97
82	Colombia	70	6.91	6.04
83	Senegal	69	6.49	6.05
83	Fiji	69	7.45	5.39
83	Montenegro	69	7.86	6.73
86	Dominican Republic	68	7.9	6.75
86	Albania	68	8.03	6.2
86	Bhutan	68	7.17	5.65
89	Peru	67	7.44	5.88
89	North Macedonia	67	7.64	6.28
91	Lesotho	66	6.59	6.23
92	Malawi	65	6.63	6.1
92	Ecuador	65	6.85	5.2
92	Bolivia	65	6.81	5.38
92	Hungary	65	7.37	6.58
96	Liberia	64	6.57	5.57
97	India	63	6.26	6.96
97	Paraguay	63	7.49	6.04
99	Nepal	62	6.97	4.01
100	Papua New Guinea	61	7.07	5.9
101	Benin	60	7.01	4.26
101	Moldova	60	7.55	5.86
103	Mexico	59	6.72	5.4
103	Sierra Leone	59	6.34	4.44
105	Philippines	58	6.6	6.31
105	Sri Lanka	58	6.23	6.57
107	Indonesia	56	6.67	6.37
107	Serbia	56	7.06	6.3
109	Madagascar	55	6.8	5.06
109	Georgia	55	7.52	4.36
111	Armenia	54	7.73	5.35
112	Malaysia	53	7.11	7.11
112	Zambia	53	6.8	5.82
114	Bosnia and Herzegovina	52	7.06	5.23
115	Kenya	51	6.59	5.05
115	Ukraine	51	5.87	4.79
117	Gambia	50	6.83	4.47
118	Ivory Coast	49	6.67	4.24
119	Guatemala	48	7.07	4.65
119	Honduras	48	6.99	4.87
119	Singapore	48	7.73	6.18
122	El Salvador	47	6.88	4.57
123	Bangladesh	45	5.44	4.27
124	Nigeria	44	5.69	4.1
124	Tunisia	44	5.69	4.65
126	Maldives	43	—	—
127	Comoros	42	5.2	2.81
128	Mozambique	41	6.52	3.38
128	Togo	41	6.25	2.88
128	Guinea-Bissau	41	6.37	1.37
131	Hong Kong	40	7.68	5.03
132	Lebanon	39	5.91	3.81
132	Mauritania	39	5.54	3.84
134	Morocco	37	5.44	4.97
135	Tanzania	35	6.53	5.13
136	Thailand	34	6.79	6.59
136	Uganda	34	5.91	4.31
136	Jordan	34	6.63	3.28
139	Turkey	33	5.1	4.26
140	Pakistan	32	5.26	2.44
141	Algeria	31	4.5	3.55
141	Iraq	31	4.92	3.13
141	Kuwait	31	6.18	2.78
144	Niger	30	6.47	1.95
144	Guinea	30	5.26	2.15
146	Angola	28	5.96	3.94
147	Brunei	27	5.92	—
148	Zimbabwe	26	5.02	2.98
148	Kyrgyzstan	26	6.43	3.27
150	Burkina Faso	25	6.29	2.55
150	Qatar	25	5.49	3.17
152	Mali	24	5.58	2.4
152	Haiti	24	5.85	2.81
152	Oman	24	5.71	3.05
152	Djibouti	24	5.44	2.7
156	Kazakhstan	23	6.38	2.91
156	Cambodia	23	6.13	2.7
158	Rwanda	21	5.67	3.34
158	Gabon	21	6.31	3.49
160	Vietnam	20	5.29	2.62
161	Ethiopia	18	4.7	3.13
161	Egypt	18	4.08	2.79
161	DR Congo	18	5.28	1.92
161	United Arab Emirates	18	5.81	3.18
165	Republic of the Congo	17	5.39	2.79
165	Eswatini	17	5.19	2.6
167	Cameroon	15	5.13	2.56
167	Chad	15	4.77	1.76
167	Burundi	15	4.48	2.13
170	Nicaragua	14	4.85	1.97
171	Venezuela	13	4.44	2.13
171	Laos	13	5.09	1.71
173	Russia	12	4.86	2.03
173	Uzbekistan	12	—	2.1
173	Bahrain	12	5.44	2.45
176	Iran	11	3.78	1.96
177	Yemen	10	3.98	1.95
177	Cuba	10	—	2.58
177	Libya	10	4.67	2.31
180	China	9	4.93	2.24
180	Saudi Arabia	9	4.97	2.08
182	Somalia	8	4.87	—
183	Myanmar	7	4.03	0.96
183	Azerbaijan	7	5.29	2.8
183	Belarus	7	5.2	1.99
186	Afghanistan	6	—	0.25
187	Syria	5	3.27	1.37
187	Tajikistan	5	5.26	1.94
187	Central African Republic	5	5	1.18
187	Equatorial Guinea	5	—	1.92
191	Western Sahara	4	—	—
192	North Korea	3	—	1.08
192	Eritrea	3	—	1.97
194	Sudan	2	3.98	1.46
195	South Sudan	1	—	—
195	Turkmenistan	1	—	1.54
—	Palestine	—	—	3.44

What correlates with Global Freedom Score (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,404 other country metrics sharing at least 118 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Global Freedom Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

LP Personal FreedomLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.96 · very strong · n = 167
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Overall Democracy Index ScoreDemocracy Ranking by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 166
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V-Dem EDI ScoreV Dem Democracy Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 174
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Rights & RulesSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 167
Plot
V-Dem LDI ScoreV Dem Democracy Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 170
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EIU Civil Liberties ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 161
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Global Freedom Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Civil Liberties Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
r = −0.98 · very strong · n = 187
Plot
Political Rights Freedom RatingVoting Rights by Country
r = −0.98 · very strong · n = 187
Plot
State LegitimacyFailed States
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 177
Plot
Human RightsFailed States
r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 177
Plot
Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 158
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Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 159
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Global Freedom Score?: Finland has the highest Global Freedom Score in 2025, at 100, followed by Sweden (99) and Norway (99).
Which country has the lowest Global Freedom Score?: Turkmenistan has the lowest Global Freedom Score in 2025, at 1.
What is the median Global Freedom Score across countries?: The median is 62.5 across the 196 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this freedom indices by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Freedom in the World - Freedom House; Democracy Index 2023 - EIU; Index of Economic Freedom - Heritage; Press Freedom Index - Reporters Without Borders.