Free country, gaps filled by country
Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
2
Andorra
Lowest
0
Western Sahara
Median
1
Years covered
54
1972–2025
Data points
10,266
What the numbers show
Free country, gaps filled is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 2 in Andorra; the lowest is 0 in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.21.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).
Free country, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lesotho | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Monaco | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Palau | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 1 | San Marino | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Tonga | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States of America | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Taiwan, China | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Benin | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Comoros | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Ecuador | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Georgia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Guatemala | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Hong Kong, China | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Hungary | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Indonesia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | India | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 90 | Jordan | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Kenya | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Liberia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Morocco | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Maldives | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Mexico | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Montenegro | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Mozambique | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritania | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Malaysia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Nigeria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Nepal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Pakistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Peru | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 90 | Philippines | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Paraguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Singapore | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | El Salvador | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 90 | Serbia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Togo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Tunisia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Zambia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | USSR | 1 | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Angola | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Congo | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Algeria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Egypt | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Eritrea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Gabon | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Cambodia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 139 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine, State of | 0 | 1995 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Russian Federation | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Thailand | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Türkiye | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Uganda | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Free country Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.