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Private civil liberties index

What this indicator measures

This V-Dem index estimates the extent to which people are protected from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and freedom of religion.

How to read this?

The closer the index is to 1, the more these private-life freedoms are respected; the closer it is to 0, the less they are.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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173countries with data
0.96maximum · Germany
0.77median
0minimum · North Korea
2025data year(s)

In brief

The "Private civil liberties index" ranking covers 173 countries and territories. Lowest value: North Korea (0). Highest value: Germany (0.96). Median: 0.77 (data: 2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 0.92, while the bottom 10% stay below 0.29. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (0.91) and lowest in Asia (0.61).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Europe 0.91 (39)
  • South America 0.83 (12)
  • North America 0.83 (15)
  • Oceania 0.82 (6)
  • Africa 0.63 (51)
  • Asia 0.61 (47)

Why this indicator matters

Private-life freedoms affect everyday life: moving around, owning property, believing freely and not being forced to work. This index allows these protections to be compared.

What makes this indicator vary

They depend on legal tradition, the strength of the courts, the place of religion in the state and the political regime. Reforms and crises can strengthen or reduce them.

Reading precautions

The index from the V-Dem project combines expert assessments, with a margin of uncertainty. It ranges from 0 to 1 and measures respect for these freedoms in practice as well as in law. It does not cover freedom of expression or the right to vote.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇩🇪 Germany0.962025
2e🇪🇪 Estonia0.952025
3e🇮🇸 Iceland0.942025
4e🇳🇿 New Zealand0.942025
4e🇸🇪 Sweden0.942025
6e🇮🇪 Ireland0.942025
7e🇩🇰 Denmark0.942025
7e🇪🇸 Spain0.942025
9e🇧🇪 Belgium0.942025
9e🇱🇺 Luxembourg0.942025
11e🇨🇿 Czechia0.932025
12e🇨🇱 Chile0.932025
12e🇲🇹 Malta0.932025
14e🇹🇼 Taiwan0.932025
15e🇫🇮 Finland0.932025
16e🇵🇱 Poland0.932025
17e🇱🇻 Latvia0.932025
18e🇭🇷 Croatia0.922025
19e🇧🇯 Benin0.922025
20e🇯🇵 Japan0.922025
21e🇮🇹 Italy0.912025
22e🇨🇷 Costa Rica0.912025
22e🇸🇰 Slovakia0.912025
24e🇧🇧 Barbados0.912025
24e🇨🇭 Switzerland0.912025
24e🇱🇹 Lithuania0.912025
24e🇳🇴 Norway0.912025
24e🇸🇷 Suriname0.912025
29e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe0.912025
30e🇨🇻 Cape Verde0.912025
31e🇦🇱 Albania0.912025
32e🇯🇲 Jamaica0.92025
33e🇬🇭 Ghana0.92025
34e🇰🇷 South Korea0.892025
34e🇲🇩 Moldova0.892025
34e🇸🇮 Slovenia0.892025
34e🇸🇨 Seychelles0.892025
38e🇬🇲 Gambia0.892025
39e🇳🇦 Namibia0.892025
40e🇦🇹 Austria0.882025
40e🇺🇾 Uruguay0.882025
42e🇧🇷 Brazil0.882025
43e🇳🇱 Netherlands0.882025
44e🇦🇺 Australia0.872025
45e🇬🇷 Greece0.872025
45e🇭🇳 Honduras0.872025
47e🇧🇬 Bulgaria0.872025
48e🇲🇪 Montenegro0.872025
49e🇫🇷 France0.872025
49e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago0.872025
51e🇿🇦 South Africa0.862025
52e🇬🇪 Georgia0.862025
53e🇷🇴 Romania0.852025
54e🇳🇬 Nigeria0.852025
55e🇬🇦 Gabon0.852025
56e🇱🇷 Liberia0.852025
57e🇦🇷 Argentina0.842025
57e🇲🇺 Mauritius0.842025
59e🇧🇼 Botswana0.842025
59e🇷🇸 Serbia0.842025
61e🇨🇾 Cyprus0.842025
62e🇨🇦 Canada0.842025
63e🇨🇴 Colombia0.832025
63e🇵🇪 Peru0.832025
65e🇭🇺 Hungary0.832025
65e🇸🇳 Senegal0.832025
65e🇺🇸 United States0.832025
68e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic0.832025
69e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone0.822025
70e🇻🇺 Vanuatu0.822025
71e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste0.822025
72e🇲🇼 Malawi0.822025
73e🇱🇸 Lesotho0.822025
74e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina0.812025
74e🇲🇳 Mongolia0.812025
76e🇵🇦 Panama0.812025
77e🇬🇾 Guyana0.812025
77e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands0.812025
79e🇲🇰 North Macedonia0.812025
80e🇦🇲 Armenia0.812025
81e🇮🇱 Israel0.82025
82e🇧🇴 Bolivia0.82025
83e🇪🇨 Ecuador0.82025
84e🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.792025
85e🇵🇾 Paraguay0.782025
86e🇿🇲 Zambia0.772025
87e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka0.772025
88e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea0.762025
89e🇲🇽 Mexico0.752025
90e🇹🇬 Togo0.752025
91e🇸🇻 El Salvador0.742025
92e🇰🇪 Kenya0.742025
93e🇵🇭 Philippines0.742025
94e🇲🇬 Madagascar0.732025
95e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire0.732025
96e🇫🇯 Fiji0.722025
97e🇬🇹 Guatemala0.722025
98e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China0.722025
99e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan0.712025
100e🇳🇪 Niger0.712025
101e🇹🇳 Tunisia0.692025
102e🇲🇱 Mali0.682025
103e🇨🇲 Cameroon0.682025
104e🇹🇿 Tanzania0.682025
105e🇮🇩 Indonesia0.682025
106e🇧🇩 Bangladesh0.672025
107e🇭🇹 Haiti0.672025
108e🇵🇹 Portugal0.672025
109e🇳🇵 Nepal0.672025
110e🇯🇴 Jordan0.672025
111e🇲🇾 Malaysia0.662025
112e🇸🇬 Singapore0.652025
113e🇱🇧 Lebanon0.652025
114e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan0.642025
115e🇮🇳 India0.632025
116e🇲🇿 Mozambique0.632025
117e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe0.632025
118e🇧🇹 Bhutan0.632025
119e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso0.622025
120e🇦🇴 Angola0.612025
121e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau0.612025
122e🇮🇶 Iraq0.612025
123e🇻🇪 Venezuela0.62025
124e🇲🇻 Maldives0.572025
125e🇲🇦 Morocco0.562025
126e🇺🇦 Ukraine0.542025
127e🇧🇮 Burundi0.542025
128e🇹🇭 Thailand0.542025
129e🇰🇲 Comoros0.532025
130e🇵🇰 Pakistan0.522025
131e🇻🇳 Vietnam0.512025
132e🇹🇩 Chad0.472025
133e🇷🇺 Russia0.472025
134e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville0.462025
135e🇧🇾 Belarus0.462025
136e🇴🇲 Oman0.452025
137e🇹🇷 Türkiye0.442025
138e🇩🇿 Algeria0.442025
139e🇰🇭 Cambodia0.422025
140e🇸🇿 Eswatini0.412025
141e🇨🇫 Central African Republic0.42025
142e🇩🇯 Djibouti0.392025
143e🇰🇼 Kuwait0.382025
144e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa0.382025
145e🇲🇷 Mauritania0.372025
146e🇧🇭 Bahrain0.372025
147e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan0.362025
148e🇨🇺 Cuba0.352025
149e🇮🇷 Iran0.352025
150e🇬🇳 Guinea0.342025
151e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan0.342025
152e🇺🇬 Uganda0.332025
153e🇪🇬 Egypt0.322025
154e🇹🇯 Tajikistan0.32025
155e🇪🇹 Ethiopia0.32025
156e🇱🇾 Libya0.292025
157e🇸🇴 Somalia0.272025
158e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea0.272025
159e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.252025
160e🇸🇾 Syria0.252025
161e🇷🇼 Rwanda0.212025
162e🇱🇦 Laos0.22025
163e🇶🇦 Qatar0.182025
164e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0.172025
165e🇨🇳 China0.152025
166e🇳🇮 Nicaragua0.142025
167e🇾🇪 Yemen0.142025
168e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)0.142025
169e🇸🇩 Sudan0.12025
170e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan0.072025
171e🇦🇫 Afghanistan0.032025
172e🇪🇷 Eritrea0.012025
173e🇰🇵 North Korea02025

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Private civil liberties index"?

The highest value is in Germany, at 0.96 (2025).

Which country has the lowest value for "Private civil liberties index"?

The lowest value is in North Korea, at 0 (2025).

What is the world median value of "Private civil liberties index"?

The world median is 0.77, calculated across 173 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Private civil liberties index" for France?

France scores 0.87 (2025), ranking 49 out of 173 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Private civil liberties index" data come from?

It comes from V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), version 16 – via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What does this index include?

It includes protection from forced labor, property rights, freedom of movement and freedom of religion. It is an overview of private-life freedoms.

How do I read the scale?

The index ranges from zero to one. The closer it is to one, the more these freedoms are respected. The closer it is to zero, the less they are.

Source and update

Source : V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), version 16 – via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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