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: 2024-10-25
Last updated by source: 2024-01-31


Categories:

Political System


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2025 Basic Time-series - 2025 OECD Cross-section - 2025 OECD Time-series - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 193
Basic time-series: 198
Standard cross-section: 193
Standard time-series: 198
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1972-2023
Basic time-series: 1972-2023
OECD time-series: 1972-2023

This variable has information for these countries:

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