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FIW: Protection from illegitimate force
Freedom House
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193 countries · 2013–2024
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Value
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1
Tuvalu
4
2
Marshall Islands
4
3
Poland
4
4
San Marino
4
5
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
4
6
Slovenia
4
7
Netherlands
4
8
Samoa
4
9
Dominica
4
10
Taiwan
4
11
Finland
4
12
Andorra
4
13
Switzerland
4
14
Liechtenstein
4
15
Palau
4
16
Japan
4
17
Iceland
4
18
Bahamas, The
4
19
Spain
4
20
Austria
4
21
Norway
4
22
Canada
4
23
Antigua and Barbuda
4
24
Cabo Verde
4
25
New Zealand
4
26
Australia
4
27
Luxembourg
4
28
Kiribati
4
29
Cyprus
4
30
Monaco
4
31
Belgium
4
32
Denmark
4
33
Korea, Rep.
3
34
Bulgaria
3
35
Belize
3
36
Barbados
3
37
Botswana
3
38
Costa Rica
3
39
Germany
3
40
Estonia
3
41
France
3
42
United Kingdom
3
43
Ghana
3
44
Greece
3
45
Grenada
3
46
Croatia
3
47
Hungary
3
48
Ireland
3
49
Italy
3
50
St. Lucia
3
51
Lithuania
3
52
Latvia
3
53
North Macedonia
3
54
Malta
3
55
Montenegro
3
56
Mongolia
3
57
Mauritius
3
58
Namibia
3
59
Naoero
3
60
Panama
3
61
Portugal
3
62
Qatar
3
63
Romania
3
64
Solomon Islands
3
65
Sierra Leone
3
66
Serbia
3
67
Sao Tome and Principe
3
68
Suriname
3
69
Slovak Republic
3
70
Sweden
3
71
Seychelles
3
72
Timor-Leste
3
73
Tonga
3
74
Tunisia
3
75
Uruguay
3
76
Vanuatu
3
77
Sri Lanka
2
78
Bhutan
2
79
Liberia
2
80
Lebanon
2
81
Albania
2
82
Kuwait
2
83
Comoros
2
84
Zambia
2
85
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
86
El Salvador
2
87
Jordan
2
88
Jamaica
2
89
Paraguay
2
90
Bolivia
2
91
Colombia
2
92
India
2
93
Dominican Republic
2
94
Peru
2
95
Argentina
2
96
Hong Kong SAR, China
2
97
Kosovo
2
98
Guyana
2
99
Guatemala
2
100
Singapore
2
101
Guinea-Bissau
2
102
Gambia, The
2
103
Oman
2
104
Georgia
2
105
Nepal
2
106
Fiji
2
107
Algeria
2
108
South Africa
2
109
Trinidad and Tobago
2
110
Cote d'Ivoire
2
111
Malaysia
2
112
Malawi
2
113
Mauritania
2
114
Benin
2
115
Senegal
2
116
Chile
2
117
Bangladesh
2
118
Maldives
2
119
Madagascar
2
120
Togo
2
121
Moldova
2
122
Morocco
2
123
Lesotho
2
124
Yemen, Rep.
1
125
Ecuador
1
126
Djibouti
1
127
United Arab Emirates
1
128
Armenia
1
129
Brunei Darussalam
1
130
Brazil
1
131
Papua New Guinea
1
132
Philippines
1
133
Pakistan
1
134
Nicaragua
1
135
Viet Nam
1
136
Niger
1
137
Mozambique
1
138
Thailand
1
139
Mexico
1
140
Turkiye
1
141
Lao PDR
1
142
Cambodia
1
143
Kyrgyz Republic
1
144
Kenya
1
145
Kazakhstan
1
146
Israel
1
147
Iraq
1
148
Uzbekistan
1
149
Indonesia
1
150
Uganda
1
151
Honduras
1
152
Guinea
1
153
Gabon
1
154
Tanzania
1
155
Rwanda
1
156
Angola
1
157
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
0
158
Russian Federation
0
159
Nigeria
0
160
Myanmar
0
161
Mali
0
162
Ukraine
0
163
Libya
0
164
Iran, Islamic Rep.
0
165
Haiti
0
166
Equatorial Guinea
0
167
Ethiopia
0
168
Eritrea
0
169
Egypt, Arab Rep.
0
170
Cuba
0
171
Congo, Rep.
0
172
Congo, Dem. Rep.
0
173
Cameroon
0
174
China
0
175
Central African Republic
0
176
Belarus
0
177
Bahrain
0
178
Burkina Faso
0
179
Burundi
0
180
Azerbaijan
0
181
Afghanistan
0
182
Zimbabwe
0
183
Venezuela, RB
0
184
Syrian Arab Republic
0
185
Saudi Arabia
0
186
Eswatini
0
187
South Sudan
0
188
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0
189
Chad
0
190
Tajikistan
0
191
Sudan
0
192
Turkmenistan
0
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