User:Nightstallion/freedom house index

Freedom in the World 2012, current as of 2011

Notes for countries with elections last held in 2006, and without article on next election existing already:

Not free

Average 7.0

dm	country	dictator	since	score	type	birthdate	notes
N	Central African Republic			7––/7––			2011 pres. and parl. likely fraudulent
N	Equatorial Guinea	Teodoro Mbasogo	1979	7/7	personalistic	(1942-06-05) June 5, 1942	2008 parl. and 2009 pres. fraudulent
N	Eritrea	Isaias Afewerki	1993	7/7	personalistic	(1945-02-02) February 2, 1945	no elections yet
N	North Korea	Kim Jong-il	1994	7/7	communist	(1941-02-16) February 16, 1941	2009 parl. irrelevant due to undemocratic communism – heir apparent: Kim Jong-un
N	Saudi Arabia	Abdullah of Saudi Arabia	2005	7/7	monarch	(1924-01-01) January 1, 1924	took over from his half-brother — no elections
N	Somalia	warlords		7/7			currently failed state — no elections yet
N	Sudan	Omar al-Bashir	1989	7/7	military	(1944-01-01) January 1, 1944	2010 pres. and parl. fraudulent
N	Syria	Bashar al-Assad	2000	7/7	dominant-party	(1965-09-11) September 11, 1965	Ba'ath Party since 1963 — 2007 parl. and pres. fraudulent, al-Assad being ousted
N	Turkmenistan	Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow	2007	7/7	personalistic	(1957-01-01) January 1, 1957	2007 pres. and 2008 parl. mostly irrelevant due to single-party structure
N	Uzbekistan	Islam Karimov	1991	7/7	personalistic	(1938-01-30) January 30, 1938	2007 pres. and 2009–2010 parl. fraudulent

Average 6.5

dm	country	dictator	since	score	type	birthdate	notes
N	Belarus	Alexander Lukashenko	1994	7/6	personalistic	(1954-08-30) August 30, 1954	2008 parl. and 2010 pres. fraudulent
N	Chad	Idriss Déby	1990	7/6	personalistic	ca. (1952-01-01) January 1, 1952	two-term-limit removed in 2005 — 2011 parl. and pres. fraudulent
N	China	Hu Jintao	2002	7/6	communist	(1942-12-21) December 21, 1942	2007–2008 parl. irrelevant due to undemocratic communism
N	Cuba	Raúl Castro	2008	7/6	communist		2008 parl. irrelevant due to undemocratic communism
N	Laos	Choummaly Sayasone	2006	7/6	communist	ca. (1931-01-01) January 1, 1931	2006 parl. irrelevant due to undemocratic communism

Average 6.0

dm	country	dictator	since	score	type	birthdate	notes
N	Afghanistan			6/6			2009 pres. and 2010 parl. fraudulent
N	Azerbaijan	Ilham Aliyev	2003	6/6–	personalistic	(1961-12-24) December 24, 1961	took over from his father, population grows unrestful — 2008 pres. and 2010 parl. fraudulent
N	Bahrain	Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah	2002	6/6	monarch	(1950-01-28) January 28, 1950	trying to strive for democratisation — 2010 parl. okay?
N	Cameroon	Paul Biya	1982	6/6	personalistic	(1933-02-13) February 13, 1933	2007 parl. and 2011 pres. fraudulent
N	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Joseph Kabila	2000	6/6	personalistic	(1971-06-04) June 4, 1971	took over from his father — 2006 pres., 2006 parl. and 2007 Senate possibly okay
N	Ethiopia	Meles Zenawi	1995	6/6	dominant-party	(1955-05-08) May 8, 1955	EPRDF since 1991 — 2010 parl. fraudulent
N	Gambia	Yahya Jammeh	1994	6/6	personalistic	(1965-05-25) May 25, 1965	serious problems — 2011 pres. and 2012 parl. fraudulent
N	Iran	Ali Khamenei	1989	6/6	theocratic	(1939-07-15) July 15, 1939	2006 parl., 2008 parl. and 2009 pres. fraudulent
N	South Sudan			6/6–			new state, not yet consolidated
N	Eswatini	Mswati III of Swaziland	1986	7/5	monarch	(1968-04-19) April 19, 1968	2008 parl. fraudulent and irrelevant
N	Tajikistan	Emomali Rahmonov	1994	6/6	personalistic	(1952-10-05) October 5, 1952	2006 pres. and 2010 parl. fraudulent
N	United Arab Emirates	Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan	2004	6/6	monarch	(1948-01-01) January 1, 1948	took over from his father — 2011 parl. far from democratic, but another step in the right direction
N	Vietnam	Nong Duc Manh	2001	7/5	communist	(1940-09-11) September 11, 1940	2007 parl. irrelevant due to undemocratic communism
N	Yemen	Ali Abdullah Saleh	1978	6/6	dominant-party	(1942-03-21) March 21, 1942	General People's Congress since 1990 — 2003 parl. and 2006 pres. fraudulent, but possibly partially okay, Saleh being ousted

Average 5.5

dm	country	dictator	since	score	type	birthdate	notes
N	Algeria	Abdelaziz Bouteflika	1999	6/5	personalistic	(1937-03-02) March 2, 1937	2007 parl. and 2009 pres. fraudulent
N	Angola	José Eduardo dos Santos	1979	6/5	dominant-party	(1942-08-28) August 28, 1942	2008 parl. fraudulent
N	Brunei	Hassanal Bolkiah	1967	6/5	monarch	(1946-07-15) July 15, 1946	no elections
N	Burma	Thein Sein	1992	6/5	military	(1945-04-20) April 20, 1945	2010 parl. fraudulent
N	Republic of the Congo	Denis Sassou-Nguesso	1997	6/5	personalistic	ca. (1943-01-01) January 1, 1943	2009 pres. and 2012 parl. fraudulent
N	Cambodia	Hun Sen	1985	6/5	dominant-party	(1951-04-04) April 4, 1951	Cambodian People's Party since 1993 — 2013 parl. partially fraudulent, but close to democratic improvements
N	Djibouti	Ismail Omar Guelleh	1999	6/5	dominant-party	(1947-06-27) June 27, 1947	People's Rally for Progress since 1997 — 2008 parl. and 2011 pres. fraudulent
N	Egypt			6–/5			Hosni Mubarak of National Democratic Party since 1981 ousted in 2011 — 2005 pres. and 2010 parl. fraudulent
N	Gabon	Ali Bongo Ondimba	2009	6/5	personalistic	(1959-02-09) February 9, 1959	took over from his father – 2006 parl. and 2009 pres. fraudulent
N	Guinea-Bissau			6/5			still serious problems after recent coup and redemocratisation and another coup — 2008 parl. and 2009 pres. okay?
N	Iraq			5+/6			2010 parl. okay
N	Jordan	Abdullah II of Jordan	1999	6/5	monarch	(1962-01-30) January 30, 1962	2010 parl. fraudulent and irrelevant as monarchy is absolute
N	Kazakhstan	Nursultan Nazarbayev	1990	6/5	personalistic	(1940-07-06) July 6, 1940	2007 parl. and 2011 pres. fraudulent
N	Mauritania			6/5			2006 and 2007 parl., 2007 pres. okay, but after yet another coup d'état 2009 pres. possibly fraudulent
N	Oman	Qaboos of Oman	1970	6/5	monarch	(1940-11-18) November 18, 1940	2007 parl. possibly okay but irrelevant
N	Qatar	Hamad bin Khalifa	1995	6/5	monarch	ca. (1950-01-01) January 1, 1950	no elections yet
N	Russia	Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev	1999 2008	6/5	personalistic	(1952-10-07) October 7, 1952 (1965-09-14) September 14, 1965	2007 parl. and 2008 pres. fraudulent
N	Rwanda	Paul Kagame	1994	6/5+	dominant-party	(1957-10-23) October 23, 1957	Rwandan Patriotic Front since 1994 — 2010 pres. and 2008 parl. fraudulent
N	Zimbabwe	Robert Mugabe	1980	5+/6	personalistic	(1924-02-21) February 21, 1924	2013 pres. and parl. fraudulent; democratisation process reversed

Partly free

Average 5.0

dm	country	dictator	since	score	type	birthdate	notes
N	Burundi	Pierre Nkurunziza	2005	5/5	personalistic? dominant-party?	(1963-12-18) December 18, 1963	2010 parl. and pres. fraudulent
N	Fiji	Frank Bainimarama	2006	6/4	personalistic	(1954-04-27) April 27, 1954	2006 parl. and 2006 pres. okay, but coup d'état requires redemocratisation again
N	Guinea			5/5			2010 pres. okay
N	Kuwait	Sabah al-Sabah	2006	5/5	monarch	(1929-01-01) January 1, 1929)	2012 parl. possibly okay
N	Kyrgyzstan			5/5			2010 parl. and 2011 pres. okay
N	Uganda	Yoweri Museveni	1986	6–/4	personalistic	ca. (1944-01-01) January 1, 1944	2011 pres. and parl. likely fraudulent

Average 4.5

dm	country	dictator	since	score	type	birthdate	notes
N	Armenia	Serzh Sargsyan	2008	5/4	personalistic	(1954-06-30) June 30, 1954	democracy still rather unstable, despite noteworthy democratic tendencies — 2013 pres. and 2012 parl. partially fraudulent
N	Ivory Coast	Laurent Gbagbo	2000	5/4+	personalistic	(1945-05-31) May 31, 1945	in process of democratisation — 2000–2001 parl. and 2010 pres. possibly okay, but Gbagbo refuses to step down
N	Haiti			4/5			2010–2011 pres. and parl. possibly okay
N	Kosovo			5/4			still under International Civilian Representative for Kosovo/International Steering Group for Kosovo, 2010 parl. okay, should improve as European Union accession comes closer
N	Lebanon			5/4			still under influence of Syrian dictatorship — 2009 parl. okay
	Libya			4/5
N	Madagascar	Andry Rajoelina	2009	5+/4	personalistic	(1974-05-30) May 30, 1974	severe problems with democracy
N	Mali			5++/4+			coup, Islamist rebellion, international mission, …
N	Morocco	Mohammed VI of Morocco	1999	5/4	monarch	(1963-08-21) August 21, 1963	slow democratisation possible? — 2007 parl. possibly okay but irrelevant as monarchy is absolute
	Pakistan			4/5			2008 parl. okay
N	Sri Lanka	Mahinda Rajapaksa	2004	5/4	personalistic	(1945-11-18) November 18, 1945	situation a bit unclear
N	Venezuela			5/5			situation rather unclear

Average 4.0

dm	country	score	notes
N	Burkina Faso	5/3	personalistic Blaise Compaoré ( (1951-02-03) February 3, 1951) since 1987 — 2012 parl. and 2010 pres. obviously fraudulent
	Honduras	4/4	severe problems with democracy
	Kenya	4/4	had been taking significant steps towards full democracy, but 2007 pres. highly controversial
N	Malaysia	4/4	still problems with combining democracy & human rights and Islam — 2008 parl. possibly okay
N	Maldives	4+/4	in process of democratisation
	Nepal	4/4	2008 Const. Ass. okay
N	Nigeria	4/4	very serious problems, corruption — 2011 parl. and pres. possibly okay
N	Singapore	4/4	dominant-party Lee Hsien Loong ( (1952-02-10) February 10, 1952) since 2004 (People's Action Party since 1959) — 2011 parl. fraudulent
	Thailand	4/4	2007 and 2008 parl. apparently okay
N	Togo	Faure Gnassingbé	2005	4+/4	personalistic	(1966-06-06) June 6, 1966	took over from his father — 2013 parl. and 2010 pres. fraudulent

Average 3.5

dm	country	score	notes
	Bangladesh	3/4	still in process of democratisation
	Bhutan	Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck	2006	3+/4+			2007–08 and 2008 parl. okay
	Colombia	3/4	civil strife, bordering on civil war
	Comoros	3/4	still considerable problems after the country almost split in 1997
	Guatemala	3/4	serious problems, corruption
	Liberia	3/4	still in process of democratisation
	Malawi	3/4	serious problems
	Moldova	3/4	some democratic improvements, more to be expected as European Union accession becomes a possibility
N	Mozambique	4/3	last elections contested
N	Nicaragua			4+/3+			generally rather stable democracy, a number of issues
	Niger	3/4	2011 parl. and pres. look good
N	Solomon Islands	4/3	rather unstable democracy — 2010 parl. okay, but political system unstable
	Timor-Leste	3/4	emerging democracy, has yet to stabilize
	Turkey	3/4	should improve as European Union accession comes closer
	Ukraine	4/3	strong democratic improvements, more to be expected as European Union accession becomes a possibility
	Zambia	3/4	civil disobedience and wide-spread protests prevented personalistic dictatorship still considerable problems, corruption — 2008 pres. and 2006 parl. possibly okay

Average 3.0

country	score	notes
Albania	3/3	should improve as European Union accession comes closer
Bolivia	3/3	civil strife
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3/3	strong democratic improvements, more to be expected as European Union accession comes closer; still under High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2010 pres. and parl. okay
Ecuador	3/3	unrest due to poverty
Georgia	3/3	strong democratic improvements, more to be expected as European Union accession becomes a possibility
Indonesia	2/4–	only recently became democratic, still has problems
North Macedonia	3/3	should improve as European Union accession comes closer
Mexico	3/3	problems due to drug-related violence
Papua New Guinea	3+/3	generally stable democracy, some issues
Paraguay	3/3	lack of democratic tradition, corruption
Philippines	3/3	apparently still serious problems with democracy
Seychelles	3/3	situation a bit unclear; opposition boycotted 2011 parl. election
Sierra Leone	3–/3	re-emerging democracy after civil war
Tanzania	3/3	situation rather unclear — 2010 pres. and parl. likely fraudulent
Tunisia	3/3+	2011 Con. Ass. okay

Free

Average 2.5

country	score	notes
Botswana	3/2
Dominican Republic	2/3–
El Salvador	2/3
Guyana	2/3
India	2/3
Jamaica	2/3
Lesotho	2/3	apparently still some slight problems with functional democracy
Montenegro	3/2	semi-dictator Milo Đukanović's democratic spirit is questionable, should improve as European Union accession comes closer
Peru	2/3

Average 2.0

country	score	notes
Antigua and Barbuda	2/2
Argentina	2/2
Benin	2/2
Brazil	2/2
Bulgaria	2/2	European Union
Greece	2/2	European Union
Latvia	2/2	European Union
Namibia	2/2
Panama	2–/2
Romania	2/2	European Union
Samoa	2/2
São Tomé and Príncipe	2/2
Senegal	2/2+	experiencing some setbacks
Serbia	2/2	should improve as European Union accession comes closer
South Africa	2/2
South Korea	2–/2
Suriname	2/2
Tonga	2+/2	monarch George Tupou V ( (1948-05-04) May 4, 1948) since 2006 very serious problems, limits to press freedom, democratisation in progress — 2010 parl. okay, but unelected members not okay heir apparent: Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala, his younger brother
Trinidad and Tobago	2/2	situation a bit unclear
Vanuatu	2/2

Average 1.5

country	score	notes
Belize	1/2
Croatia	1/2	should improve as European Union accession comes closer
Ghana	1/2
Grenada	1/2
Hungary	1/2	European Union
Israel	1/2
Mauritius	1/2
Monaco	2/1
Mongolia	1/2
Taiwan	1/2

Average 1.0

country	score	notes
Andorra	1/1
Australia	1/1
Austria	1/1	European Union
Bahamas	1/1
Barbados	1/1
Belgium	1/1	European Union
Canada	1/1
Cape Verde	1/1
Chile	1/1
Costa Rica	1/1
Cyprus	1/1	European Union
Czech Republic	1/1	European Union
Denmark	1/1	European Union
Dominica	1/1
Estonia	1/1	European Union
Finland	1/1	European Union
France	1/1	European Union
Germany	1/1	European Union
Iceland	1/1
Ireland	1/1	European Union
Italy	1+/1	European Union
Japan	1/1+
Kiribati	1/1
Liechtenstein	1/1
Lithuania	1/1	European Union
Luxembourg	1/1	European Union
Malta	1/1	European Union
Marshall Islands	1/1
Federated States of Micronesia	1/1
Nauru	1/1
Netherlands	1/1	European Union
New Zealand	1/1
Norway	1/1
Palau	1/1
Poland	1/1	European Union
Portugal	1/1	European Union
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1/1
Saint Lucia	1/1
San Marino	1/1
Slovakia	1/1	European Union
Slovenia	1/1	European Union
Spain	1/1	European Union
Sweden	1/1	European Union
Switzerland	1/1
Tuvalu	1/1
United Kingdom	1/1	European Union
United States	1/1
Uruguay	1/1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1/1

Special cases

• not included: Vatican City
• included as an occupied territory:
  • Palestine (Gaza: 7–/6; West Bank: 6/5) — 2005 pres. and 2006 parl. okay
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (7/7) — 2008 parl. as good as could be due to occupation
• included as a special territory:
  • Hong Kong (5/2) — 2008 parl. partly okay, but electoral system not okay; 2017 and 2020 elections to be okay?[1]
  • Macau (6?/4?) — 2009 parl. partly okay, but electoral law not okay
• unrecognised countries:
  • Northern Cyprus (2/2) — 2009 parl. and 2010 pres. certainly okay
  • Somaliland (4/5) — 2005 parl. and 2010 pres. certainly okay
  • Nagorno-Karabakh (5/5) — 2007 pres. and 2010 parl. possibly okay
  • Abkhazia (4/5) — 2007 parl. and 2009 pres. fraudulent
  • South Ossetia (7/6) — 2006 pres. fraudulent
  • Transnistria (6/6) — 2006 pres. and 2010 parl. fraudulent

Dictators over 70

• Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, (1923-08-01) August 1, 1923
• Robert Mugabe, (1924-02-21) February 21, 1924
• Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, (1929-06-16) June 16, 1929
• Raúl Castro, (1931-06-03) June 3, 1931
• Paul Biya, (1933-02-13) February 13, 1933
• Choummaly Sayasone, (1936-03-06) March 6, 1936
• Abdelaziz Bouteflika, (1937-03-02) March 2, 1937
• Islom Karimov, (1938-01-30) January 30, 1938
• Ali Khamenei, (1939-07-15) July 15, 1939