Free country, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Free country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
100 % change on previous year
Bolivia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
53
1973–2025
Data points
6,655
What the numbers show
Free country, annual growth rate is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 100 % change on previous year in Bolivia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -23.97 % change on previous year.
Free country, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Honduras | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | India | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Peru | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | East Timor | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | -100 % change on previous year | 1993 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Burundi | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Bahrain | -100 % change on previous year | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Belarus | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Congo | -100 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Egypt | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Ethiopia | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Gabon | -100 % change on previous year | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Iran | -100 % change on previous year | 1988 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Nicaragua | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Palestine | -100 % change on previous year | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Qatar | -100 % change on previous year | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Russia | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Sudan | -100 % change on previous year | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | -100 % change on previous year | 1993 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Thailand | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Turkey | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tanzania | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Uganda | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Venezuela | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Yemen | -100 % change on previous year | 2009 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Free country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Free country Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Free country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.