Freedom in the World 2021
The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties
Abstract
Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 195 countries and fifteen territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide.
The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.
- 25–26 Introduction 25–26
- 27–1390 Country Reports 27–1390
- 1391–1506 Territory Reports 1391–1506
- 1507–1518 Methodology Questions 1507–1518
- 1519–1527 Tables and Ratings 1519–1527
- 1528–1533 Contributors 1528–1533