Trends
| Year |
Free |
Partly Free |
Not Free |
Electoral Democracies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 41 (27%) | 48 (32%) | 63 (41%) | -- |
| 1980 | 51 (32%) | 54 (33%) | 56 (35%) | -- |
| 1985 | 53 (32%) | 59 (35%) | 55 (33%) | -- |
| 1990 | 61 (37%) | 44 (26%) | 62 (37%) | 69 (41%) |
| 1995 | 76 (40%) | 61 (32%) | 54 (28%) | 113 (59%) |
| 2000 | 85 (44%) | 60 (31%) | 47 (25%) | 120 (63%) |
| 2005 | 89 (46%) | 54 (28%) | 49 (26%) | 119 (62%) |
| 2010 | 89 (46%) | 58 (30%) | 47 (24%) | 116 (60%) |
| 2011 | 87 (45%) | 60 (31%) | 47 (24%) | 115 (59%) |
| 2012 | 87 (45%) | 60 (31%) | 48 (24%) | 117 (60%) |
Sources: "Historical Status Breakdown, 1972-2011" and "Electoral Democracies, 1989-2011", Freedom in the World 2012
Notes:
- The years shown in the map and table above are the year the survey was released, the data shown covers the prior calendar year.
- The map and table above do not include data for related/disputed territories.
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