Methods

Freedom in the World

Political rights and civil liberties, country by country, each year.

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What it looks at

Experts score countries — What happens

What it is made of

Its parts have not been read yet.

May its data be shown here?

May not be shown

Non-commercial use only without prior approval.

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Questions to ask of it

  • Who are the experts, how many score each country, and how far do they disagree? A score from a handful of people is an opinion with a number on it.
  • Its figures cannot be shown here. Read them at the publisher's, and weigh them with the questions above.
  • Some of how it works has not been read yet; until it is, judge it on what is listed.

Not read yet

These are left open rather than filled in from memory.

  • The categories and questions, from the methodology page

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The facts, in plain words

  1. F1Freedom in the World, published by Freedom House, says it measures: Political rights and civil liberties, country by country, each year.
  2. F2How it is made: expert scoring. What it looks at: de facto.
  3. F3Its parts have not been read yet.
  4. F4Licence: not loadable. The terms say: "All use of Freedom House content for commercial purposes must be formally approved by Freedom House prior to publication or any other use. Use of Freedom House content for noncommercial purposes is permitted, but the work must be acknowledged with a citation…" Non-commercial use only without prior approval.
  5. F5Not read yet: The categories and questions, from the methodology page.
  6. F6A question to ask of it: Who are the experts, how many score each country, and how far do they disagree?
  7. F7A question to ask of it: Its figures cannot be shown on Solon.
  8. F8A question to ask of it: Part of how it works has not been read yet.
  9. F9Source read on 2026-11-09: Freedom House: content permissions.

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