Democracy Web, a project of the Albert Shanker Institute, is an on-line resource for the study of democracy. The study guide and map offer an overview of the essential principles of democracy, give historical background information, and provide a framework for comparing and contrasting the state of political rights and civil liberties in different countries around the world.
Map of Freedom
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Map of Freedom
The Map of Freedom presents users with an instant, visual portrait of the state of freedom around the world and provides access to: basic information about each country; a link to all of the country profiles in the study guide; and links to the relevant sections of all Freedom House reports, including Freedom in the World.
Click on a colored country to learn more about that country.
Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 0/40 Civil Liberties: 7/60
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 1/40 Civil Liberties: 14/60
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 0/40 Civil Liberties: 3/60
Federal Republic of Germany
Capital: Berlin
Status: Free
Political Rights: 39/40 Civil Liberties: 54/60
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital: Abuja
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 20/40 Civil Liberties: 24/60
French Republic
Capital: Paris
Status: Free
Political Rights: 38/40 Civil Liberties: 51/60
Islamic Republic of Iran
Capital: Tehran
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 4/40 Civil Liberties: 7/60
Kingdom of Morocco
Capital: Rabat
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 13/40 Civil Liberties: 24/60
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 1/40 Civil Liberties: 7/60
Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 22/40 Civil Liberties: 31/60
People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: -2/40 Civil Liberties: 11/60
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Capital: La Paz
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 27/40 Civil Liberties: 39/60
Poland
Capital: Warsaw
Status: Free
Political Rights: 33/40 Civil Liberties: 47/60
Republic of Botswana
Capital: Gaborone
Status: Free
Political Rights: 28/40 Civil Liberties: 44/60
Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago
Status: Free
Political Rights: 38/40 Civil Liberties: 56/60
Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 1/40 Civil Liberties: 11/60
Republic of Estonia
Capital: Tallinn
Status: Free
Political Rights: 38/40 Civil Liberties: 57/60
Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 17/40 Civil Liberties: 29/60
Republic of Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 28/40 Civil Liberties: 29/60
Republic of Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 5/40 Civil Liberties: 18/60
Republic of Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 22/40 Civil Liberties: 30/60
Republic of Singapore
Capital: Singapore
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 19/40 Civil Liberties: 29/60
Republic of the Philippines
Capital: Manila
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 25/40 Civil Liberties: 33/60
Republic of Tunisia
Capital: Tunis
Status: Partly Free
Political Rights: 16/40 Civil Liberties: 35/60
Republic of Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 10/40 Civil Liberties: 24/60
Republic of Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 2/40 Civil Liberties: 10/60
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 4/40 Civil Liberties: 15/60
South Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Status: Free
Political Rights: 33/40 Civil Liberties: 46/60
State of Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Status: Free
Political Rights: 34/40 Civil Liberties: 43/60
Sudan
Capital: Khartoum
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 0/40 Civil Liberties: 10/60
Syrian Arab Republic
Capital: Damascus
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: -3/40 Civil Liberties: 4/60
The Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Status: Free
Political Rights: 39/40 Civil Liberties: 58/60
The United States of America
Capital: Washington D.C.
Status: Free
Political Rights: 33/40 Civil Liberties: 50/60
Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Status: Not Free
Political Rights: 16/40 Civil Liberties: 16/60
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Not Free Partly Free Free
Country Study Reports - List
- Read the Azerbaijan Country Study
- Read the Bolivia Country Study
- Read the Botswana Country Study
- Read the Chile Country Study
- Read the China Country Study
- Read the China Country Study
- Read the Cuba Country Study
- Read the Estonia Country Study
- Read the France Country Study
- Read the Germany Country Study
- Read the Guatemala Country Study
- Read the Indonesia Country Study
- Read the Iran Country Study
- Read the Israel Country Study
- Read the Kazakhstan Country Study
- Read the Kenya Country Study
- Read the Malaysia Country Study
- Read the Morocco Country Study
- Read the Netherlands Country Study
- Read the Netherlands Country Study
- Read the Nigeria Country Study
- Read the North Korea Country Study
- Read the Philippines Country Study
- Read the Poland Country Study
- Read the Saudi Arabia Country Study
- Read the Singapore Country Study
- Read the South Africa Country Study
- Read the Sudan Country Study
- Read the Syria Country Study
- Read the Tunisia Country Study
- Read the Turkey Country Study
- Read the Uganda Country Study
- Read the United States of America Country Study
- Read the Uzbekistan Country Study
- Read the Venezuela Country Study
- Read the Vietnam Country Study