Of the 29 countries included, Canada had the highest level of freedom in the world at 98 out of 100. By comparison, the United States had a score of 83. North Korea had the lowest of the countries included with only three.
Freedom score of selected countries globally in 2022
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Freedom score on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest)
Freedom in the World 2022 evaluates the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories during calendar year 2021. Each country and territory is assigned between 0 and 4 points on a series of 25 indicators, for an aggregate score of up to 100. The indicators are grouped into the categories of political rights (0–40) and civil liberties (0–60), whose totals are weighted equally to determine whether the country or territory has an overall status of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free
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Freedom House. (March 9, 2023). Freedom score of selected countries globally in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246051/freedom-score-country/
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Freedom House. (2023). Freedom score of selected countries globally in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246051/freedom-score-country/
Freedom House. "Freedom Score of Selected Countries Globally in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246051/freedom-score-country/
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Freedom score of selected countries globally in 2022 [Graph], Freedom House, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1246051/freedom-score-country/
