According to the Freedom House Freedom Index 2022, 60 countries worldwide became less free in 2021, which was the less than the previous year. The number of countries that experienced increased freedom in 2021 decreased slightly, counting 25 countries.
Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2021
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Freedom House. (February 28, 2022). Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/
Freedom House. "Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2021." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/
Freedom House. (2022). Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/
Freedom House. "Number of Countries with Increased or Decreased Freedom Annually from 2006 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/
Freedom House, Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2021 [Graph], Freedom House, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/