According to the Freedom House Freedom Index 2021, 73 countries worldwide became less free in 2020, which was the highest number during the time under consideration. Naturally, fewer countries experienced increased freedom in 2020, counting 28 countries.
Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2020
Freedom in the World 2021 evaluates the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories during calendar year 2020. Each country and territory is assigned between 0 and 4 points on a series of 25 indicators, for an aggregate score of up to 100. The indicators are grouped into the categories of political rights (0–40) and civil liberties (0–60), whose totals are weighted equally to determine whether the country or territory has an overall status of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free.
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Freedom House. (February 28, 2021). Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2022, 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 2020." Chart. February 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/
Freedom House. (2021). Number of countries with increased or decreased freedom annually from 2006 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 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 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2021, 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 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681713/number-of-countries-more-free-or-less-free-2006-to-2016/ (last visited January 20, 2022)
