Vietnam (below) is ranked as “not free” country, with political rights at 7 (least free), civil Liberties at 5 (close to least free), Freedom rating at 8 (close to least free), aggregate score at 20 (close to least free, 0 being least free and 100 being most free).
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Table of Country Scores
PR = Political Rights
CL = Civil Liberties
CL, PR, Freedom Rating Explanation: 1 = most free and 7 = least free
Aggregate Score Explanation: 0 = least free, 100 = most free
* denotes territories, as opposed to independent countries
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| Freedom Status | PR | CL | Freedom Rating | Aggregate Score | Trend Arrow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Free | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 89 | |
| Uruguay | Free | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 98 | |
| Uzbekistan | Not Free | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 3 | |
| Vanuatu | Free | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 80 | |
| Venezuela | Not Free | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 30 | |
| Vietnam | Not Free | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 20 | |
| West Bank * | Not Free | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 28 | |
| Western Sahara * | Not Free | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | |
| Yemen | Not Free | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 14 | |
| Zambia | Partly Free | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 56 | ↓ |
| Zimbabwe | Partly Free | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 32 |
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Key Findings
- With populist and nationalist forces making significant gains in democratic states, 2016 marked the 11th consecutive year of decline in global freedom.
- There were setbacks in political rights, civil liberties, or both, in a number of countries rated “Free” by the report, including Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tunisia, and the United States.
- Of the 195 countries assessed, 87 (45 percent) were rated Free, 59 (30 percent) Partly Free, and 49 (25 percent) Not Free.
- The Middle East and North Africa region had the worst ratings in the world in 2016, followed closely by Eurasia.
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