Data for 2025

Civic Space Ratings, 2025

Figures for 2025, as CIVICUS published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civic Space Ratings, 2025 covers 198 countries. Kiribati is highest, at 100.00; North Korea is lowest, at 2.17. The middle country reads 50.46.

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Civic Space Ratings · Data for 2025

HighestKiribati

100.00

LowestNorth Korea

2.17

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

198countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
186distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Civic Space Ratings, 2025, as published. CIVICUS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Civic Space Ratings, 2025: every country, as published by CIVICUS.
derived
1	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	100.00	Open
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	98.10	Open
3	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	95.81	Open
4	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	93.81	Open
5	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	93.68	Open
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	92.24	Open
7	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	91.58	Open
8	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	89.85	Open
=9	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	89.68	Open
=9	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	89.68	Open
=9	PalauPLWMicronesia	89.68	Open
=9	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	89.68	Open
13	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	89.31	Open
14	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	89.00	Open
15	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	88.92	Open
16	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	88.67	Open
17	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	88.20	Open
18	BahamasBHSCaribbean	88.00	Open
19	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	87.92	Open
20	JapanJPNEastern Asia	87.72	Open
21	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	87.68	Open
=22	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	87.62	Open
=22	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	87.62	Open
=22	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	87.62	Open
25	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	86.85	Open
26	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	85.58	Open
27	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	85.50	Open
28	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	85.10	Open
29	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	85.06	Open
30	UruguayURYSouth America	84.46	Open
31	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	83.96	Open
32	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	83.94	Open
33	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	82.83	Open
34	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	82.59	Open
35	CanadaCANNorthern America	82.00	Open
36	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	81.43	Open
=37	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	81.00	Open
=37	SamoaWSMPolynesia	81.00	Open
=37	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	81.00	Open
40	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	80.48	Narrowed
41	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	80.15	Narrowed
42	TongaTONPolynesia	80.03	Narrowed
=43	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	80.00	Narrowed
=43	SurinameSURSouth America	80.00	Narrowed
45	BelizeBLZCentral America	78.50	Narrowed
46	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	78.36	Narrowed
47	Costa RicaCRICentral America	78.06	Narrowed
48	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	77.99	Narrowed
49	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	77.42	Narrowed
50	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	77.14	Narrowed
51	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	76.59	Narrowed
52	ChileCHLSouth America	76.28	Narrowed
53	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	75.29	Narrowed
54	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	75.03	Narrowed
55	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	73.95	Narrowed
56	PanamaPANCentral America	73.20	Narrowed
57	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	72.93	Narrowed
58	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	72.08	Narrowed
59	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	72.00	Narrowed
60	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	71.97	Narrowed
61	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	71.12	Narrowed
62	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	70.83	Narrowed
63	GuyanaGUYSouth America	70.51	Narrowed
64	DominicaDMACaribbean	70.09	Narrowed
65	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	69.17	Narrowed
=66	PolandPOLEastern Europe	69.00	Narrowed
=66	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	69.00	Narrowed
68	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	68.54	Narrowed
69	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	68.21	Narrowed
70	SpainESPSouthern Europe	67.73	Narrowed
71	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	67.15	Narrowed
72	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	67.00	Narrowed
73	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	66.06	Narrowed
74	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	65.48	Narrowed
75	FijiFJIMelanesia	64.70	Narrowed
76	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	61.24	Narrowed
77	FranceFRAWestern Europe	60.42	Obstructed
78	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	60.28	Obstructed
79	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	60.25	Obstructed
=80	ItalyITASouthern Europe	60.00	Obstructed
=80	NauruNRUMicronesia	60.00	Obstructed
82	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	59.79	Obstructed
83	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	59.67	Obstructed
84	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	59.50	Obstructed
85	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	59.33	Obstructed
86	ArgentinaARGSouth America	59.30	Obstructed
87	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	56.88	Obstructed
88	United StatesUSANorthern America	56.40	Obstructed
89	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	56.19	Obstructed
90	BrazilBRASouth America	55.17	Obstructed
91	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	54.84	Obstructed
92	GabonGABMiddle Africa	53.84	Obstructed
93	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	53.51	Obstructed
94	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	53.25	Obstructed
95	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	52.96	Obstructed
96	UkraineUKREastern Europe	52.40	Obstructed
97	ParaguayPRYSouth America	51.62	Obstructed
98	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	51.18	Obstructed
99	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	50.74	Obstructed
100	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	50.18	Obstructed
101	BoliviaBOLSouth America	50.14	Obstructed
102	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	50.00	Obstructed
103	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	49.78	Obstructed
104	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	49.74	Obstructed
105	BeninBENWestern Africa	48.80	Obstructed
106	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	47.55	Obstructed
107	SenegalSENWestern Africa	46.91	Obstructed
108	EcuadorECUSouth America	46.73	Obstructed
109	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	46.68	Obstructed
110	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	46.00	Obstructed
111	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	44.22	Obstructed
112	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	43.64	Obstructed
113	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	43.53	Obstructed
114	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	42.28	Obstructed
115	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	41.65	Obstructed
116	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.31	Repressed
117	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	40.29	Repressed
118	MexicoMEXCentral America	40.01	Repressed
119	ColombiaCOLSouth America	40.00	Repressed
120	PeruPERSouth America	39.75	Repressed
121	IsraelISRWestern Asia	39.32	Repressed
122	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	38.15	Repressed
123	HondurasHNDCentral America	38.03	Repressed
124	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	37.83	Repressed
125	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	36.23	Repressed
126	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	35.15	Repressed
127	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	34.85	Repressed
128	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	34.83	Repressed
129	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.29	Repressed
=130	HaitiHTICaribbean	34.24	Repressed
=130	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	34.24	Repressed
132	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	33.85	Repressed
133	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	33.73	Repressed
134	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	32.19	Repressed
135	NigerNERWestern Africa	31.66	Repressed
136	KenyaKENEastern Africa	31.14	Repressed
137	JordanJORWestern Asia	31.00	Repressed
138	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	30.75	Repressed
139	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	30.49	Repressed
140	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	30.48	Repressed
141	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	30.00	Repressed
142	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	29.58	Repressed
143	TogoTGOWestern Africa	29.29	Repressed
144	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	29.13	Repressed
145	GuineaGINWestern Africa	28.71	Repressed
146	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	28.48	Repressed
147	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	28.42	Repressed
148	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	28.18	Repressed
=149	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	27.97	Repressed
=149	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	27.97	Repressed
151	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	27.28	Repressed
152	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	27.02	Repressed
153	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	27.00	Repressed
154	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	26.86	Repressed
155	MaliMLIWestern Africa	26.39	Repressed
156	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	26.23	Repressed
157	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	25.62	Repressed
158	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	25.17	Repressed
159	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	24.96	Repressed
160	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	24.40	Repressed
161	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	23.97	Repressed
162	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	22.76	Repressed
163	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	22.50	Repressed
164	QatarQATWestern Asia	21.10	Repressed
165	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	21.00	Repressed
166	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	20.49	Closed
167	OmanOMNWestern Asia	19.46	Closed
168	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	17.96	Closed
169	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	17.83	Closed
170	IraqIRQWestern Asia	17.59	Closed
171	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	16.62	Closed
172	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	15.86	Closed
173	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	15.43	Closed
174	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	14.82	Closed
175	VenezuelaVENSouth America	14.24	Closed
176	CubaCUBCaribbean	13.15	Closed
177	YemenYEMWestern Asia	13.11	Closed
178	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	13.10	Closed
179	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	12.91	Closed
180	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	12.55	Closed
181	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	12.48	Closed
182	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	12.12	Closed
183	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	11.95	Closed
184	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	10.09	Closed
185	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	9.95	Closed
186	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	9.67	Closed
187	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	9.03	Closed
188	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	9.00	Closed
189	IranIRNSouthern Asia	8.74	Closed
190	BelarusBLREastern Europe	8.60	Closed
191	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	7.68	Closed
192	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	6.26	Closed
193	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	5.42	Closed
194	NicaraguaNICCentral America	5.00	Closed
195	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4.69	Closed
196	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.42	Closed
197	EritreaERIEastern Africa	4.00	Closed
198	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	2.17	Closed

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Kiribati100.00
2Norway98.10
3Estonia95.81
4San Marino93.81
5Luxembourg93.68

Lowest

198North Korea2.17
197Eritrea4.00
196Turkmenistan4.42
195Saudi Arabia4.69
194Nicaragua5.00

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 50.46. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

186 distinct values among 198
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 4 countries share 89.68. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
CIVICUS publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 198 countries has every column.

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