According to the Freedom House Freedom Index from 2022, Syria and South Sudan were the two least free countries in the world that year. The index measures the level of political rights and civil liberties in a country. A total of 60 countries experienced decreased levels of freedom in 2021, compared to only 25 countries seeing increased levels of freedom.
20 countries with the lowest freedom scores worldwide in 2022
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). 20 countries with the lowest freedom scores worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362842/countries-least-free-world/
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Freedom House. (2023). 20 countries with the lowest freedom scores worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362842/countries-least-free-world/
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