Variable: Freedom Status

QoG Code: (fh_status)


Dataset: Freedom in the World

Description:

  1. Free
  2. Partly Free
  3. Not Free

Until 2003, countries whose combined average ratings for Political Rights and Civil Liberties fell between 1.0 and 2.5 were designated 'Free'; between 3.0 and 5.5 'Partly Free', and between 5.5 and 7.0 'Not Free'. Since then, countries whose ratings average 1.0 to 2.5 are considered 'Free', 3.0 to 5.0 'Partly Free', and 5.5 to 7.0 'Not Free'.

Type of variable: Discrete

Downloaded by QoG on: 2022-09-13
Last updated by source: 2022-02-01


Categories:

Political System


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 194
Basic time-series: 207
Standard cross-section: 194
Standard time-series: 207
OECD cross-section: 38
OECD time-series: 39

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1972-2021
Basic time-series: 1972-2021
OECD time-series: 1972-2021

This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1972 to the year 2021