Democracy Vista
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Civil Society
Rankings

Global performance index based on civil society assessment metrics across 167 nations.

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Switzerland

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.7
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Costa Rica

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.7
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Denmark

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.7
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Estonia

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.7
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Ireland

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.6
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🇱🇺

Luxembourg

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.6
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Norway

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.6
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Sweden

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.6
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United States

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.6
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Iceland

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.5
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Jamaica

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.5
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Japan

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.5
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Latvia

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.5
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Malta

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.5
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Australia

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.4
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Belgium

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.4
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New Zealand

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.4
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Suriname

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.4
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Barbados

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.3
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United Kingdom

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.3
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Italy

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.3
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Netherlands

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.3
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Taiwan

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.3
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Canada

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Cape Verde

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Cyprus

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Spain

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Greece

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Portugal

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Trinidad and Tobago

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Uruguay

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.2
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Austria

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.1
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Finland

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.1
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Lithuania

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.1
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Slovakia

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.1
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Slovenia

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.1
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Vanuatu

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.1
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Germany

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.0
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South Africa

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

9.0
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Chile

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.8
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France

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.8
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South Korea

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.8
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Mauritius

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.8
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Croatia

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.6
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Brazil

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.4
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Israel

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.2
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Seychelles

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.1
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Poland

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

8.0
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Argentina

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

7.6
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Dominican Republic

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

7.5
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Panama

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

7.5
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Solomon Islands

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

7.4
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Botswana

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

7.3
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Ghana

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

7.3
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Colombia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

7.2
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🇱🇸

Lesotho

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

7.2
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Montenegro

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

7.2
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Bulgaria

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

7.1
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Nepal

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

7.1
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Romania

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

7.1
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Peru

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

7.0
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Armenia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.9
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🇲🇩

Moldova

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.9
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Senegal

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.9
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Sri Lanka

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.8
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São Tomé and Príncipe

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.8
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Liberia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.7
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Guyana

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.6
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North Macedonia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.6
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Malawi

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.6
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Kosovo

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.6
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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.5
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Bolivia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.5
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Ecuador

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.5
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Guatemala

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.5
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Mongolia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.5
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Bhutan

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.4
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Kenya

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.4
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Paraguay

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.4
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Albania

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.3
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Honduras

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.3
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Maldives

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.3
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Papua New Guinea

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.3
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Fiji

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.2
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Malaysia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.1
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Sierra Leone

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.1
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Zambia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.1
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Benin

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.0
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Georgia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.0
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Nigeria

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

6.0
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Indonesia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

5.9
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Mexico

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

5.9
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Hungary

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

5.7
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Tunisia

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

5.7
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Tanzania

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

5.4
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Singapore

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

5.3
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Lebanon

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

4.8
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Philippines

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

4.8
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Ukraine

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

4.7
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Madagascar

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

4.6
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India

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.5
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Serbia

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.4
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Thailand

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.4
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Gabon

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.3
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Iraq

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.3
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Togo

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.3
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Comoros

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.2
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Mozambique

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.2
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Mauritania

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.2
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Kyrgyzstan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.1
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Pakistan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.1
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Angola

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.0
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Guinea-Bissau

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.0
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Jordan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.0
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Morocco

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.0
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Niger

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.0
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El Salvador

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

4.0
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Ethiopia

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.8
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Mali

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.8
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Turkey

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.8
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Bangladesh

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.7
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Djibouti

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.7
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Kazakhstan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.7
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Uganda

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.7
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Zimbabwe

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.7
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Burkina Faso

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.6
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Central African Republic

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.6
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Algeria

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.6
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Guinea

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.6
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Cameroon

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.5
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Hong Kong

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.5
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Haiti

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.5
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Republic of the Congo

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.4
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Libya

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.4
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Chad

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.4
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Kuwait

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.2
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Somalia

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.2
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Burundi

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.1
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Rwanda

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.1
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Uzbekistan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.1
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Venezuela

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.1
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Cambodia

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.0
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Sudan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

3.0
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Afghanistan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.9
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Azerbaijan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.9
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Nicaragua

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.9
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Equatorial Guinea

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.8
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Oman

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.8
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Yemen

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.8
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Egypt

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.7
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Russia

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.7
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South Sudan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.7
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Belarus

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.6
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Qatar

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.6
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Tajikistan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.6
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United Arab Emirates

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.4
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Bahrain

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.4
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Iran

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.2
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Syria

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.1
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China

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.0
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Saudi Arabia

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

2.0
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Laos

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

1.8
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Eswatini

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

1.8
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Turkmenistan

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

1.6
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Cuba

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

1.5
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North Korea

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

1.2
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Eritrea

Strict suppression of non-governmental associations.

1.1
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