https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2021/democracy-under-siege
Number of free countries has declined for the 15th year in a row. Among countries that are still categorised as free, freedom on average declined, although some countries improved as well.
Notable countries that declined significantly were India, Mali, Hong Kong, Armenia, Jordan, Thailand and Peru.
I looked through their raw data and some insights:
Generally very happy to live in a free country, but not a pleasant global trend.
Number of free countries has declined for the 15th year in a row. Among countries that are still categorised as free, freedom on average declined, although some countries improved as well.
Notable countries that declined significantly were India, Mali, Hong Kong, Armenia, Jordan, Thailand and Peru.
I looked through their raw data and some insights:
- UK is still pretty good, but most freedom metrics have also declined slowly every year, our rating down from 97 in 2013 to 93 in 2019.
- Other major countries that also noticeably declined: US, Spain, Poland, Japan, France, Germany
- Countries that didn't decline: Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal
Generally very happy to live in a free country, but not a pleasant global trend.