In 2021, about 42 percent of countries were classified as free. 29 percent of countries worldwide were classified as partly free as well as 29 percent as not free.
Share of countries worldwide regarded as free countries from 1989 to 2021
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Freedom House. (February 28, 2022). Share of countries worldwide regarded as free countries from 1989 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681778/share-of-countries-considered-free-or-not-free-1986-to-2016/
Freedom House. "Share of countries worldwide regarded as free countries from 1989 to 2021." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681778/share-of-countries-considered-free-or-not-free-1986-to-2016/
Freedom House. (2022). Share of countries worldwide regarded as free countries from 1989 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681778/share-of-countries-considered-free-or-not-free-1986-to-2016/
Freedom House. "Share of Countries Worldwide Regarded as Free Countries from 1989 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681778/share-of-countries-considered-free-or-not-free-1986-to-2016/
Freedom House, Share of countries worldwide regarded as free countries from 1989 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681778/share-of-countries-considered-free-or-not-free-1986-to-2016/ (last visited August 13, 2022)