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This article contains a list of freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations that publish and maintain assessments of the state of freedom in the world, according to their own various definitions of the term, and rank countries as being free, partly free, or unfree using various measures of freedom, including civil liberties, political rights and economic rights. ==Prominent indices== * ''Freedom in the World'' published each year since 1972 by the U.S.-based Freedom House ranks countries by political rights and civil liberties that are derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Countries are assessed as ''free'', ''partly free'', or ''unfree''.〔 * ''Worldwide Press Freedom Index'' is published each year since 2002 (except that 2011 was combined with 2012) by France-based Reporters Without Borders. Countries are assessed as having a ''good situation'', a ''satisfactory situation'', ''noticeable problems'', a ''difficult situation'', or a ''very serious situation''.〔 * ''Freedom of the Press'' published each year since 1980 by Freedom House. * The ''Index of Freedom in the World'' is an index measuring classical civil liberties published by Canada's Fraser Institute, Germany's Liberales Institute, and the U.S. Cato Institute.〔(" World Freedom Index 2013: Canadian Fraser Institute Ranks Countries " ), Ryan Craggs, ''Huffington Post'', 14 January 2013〕 It is not currently included in the table below. * The ''CIRI Human Rights Data Project'' measures a range of human, civil, women's and workers rights.〔("CIRI Human Rights Data Project" ), website. Retrieved 25 October 2013.〕 It is now hosted by the University of Connecticut. It was created in 1994. In its 2011 report, the U.S. was ranked 38th in overall human rights.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2011: THE CIRI REPORT )〕 * The ''Democracy Index'', published by the U.K.-based Economist Intelligence Unit, is an assessment of countries' democracy. Countries are rated to be either ''Full Democracies'', ''Flawed Democracies'', ''Hybrid Regimes'', or ''Authoritarian regimes''. Full democracies, flawed democracies, and hybrid regimes are considered to be democracies, and the authoritarian nations are considered to be dictatorial. The index is based on 60 indicators grouped in five different categories measuring pluralism, civil liberties, and political culture. * The U.S.-based ''Polity data series'' is a widely used data series in political science research. It contains coded annual information on regime authority characteristics and transitions for all independent states with greater than 500,000 total population and covers the years 1800–2006. Polity's conclusions about a state's level of democracy are based on an evaluation of that state's elections for competitiveness, openness and level of participation. Data from this series is not currently included in the table below. The Polity work is sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force (PITF) which is funded by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. However, the views expressed in the reports are the authors' alone and do not represent the views of the US Government. * The ''Index of Economic Freedom'' is an annual report published by The Wall Street Journal and the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation. Countries are assessed as ''free'', ''mostly free'', ''moderately free'', ''mostly unfree'', and ''repressed''.〔 ("Country Rankings" ), ''2015 Index of Economic Freedom'', Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation, January 2015.〕 * The ''Economic Freedom of the World Index'' is a report published by Canada-based Fraser Institute in conjunction with the Economic Freedom Network, a group of independent research and educational institutes in 90 nations and territories worldwide. It is a numeric index and its results are not currently included in the table below. * MaxRange, a dataset defining a country's level of democracy and institutional structure (regime-type) on a 1000-point graded scale. Values are sorted based on level of democracy and political accountability. MaxRange defines the value corresponding to all states every month from 1789 to the present. The dataset was developed by Max Rånge, and is maintained by Mikael Sandberg and Max Rånge, political scientists at Halmstad University, Sweden.〔("MaxRange: Analyzing political regimes and democratization processes" ), School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Halmstad University (Sweden), 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of freedom indices」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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