Freedom in the World 2015 - Freedom House Annual Report
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Published: 04/02/2015 |
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The number of countries designated by Freedom in the World as Free in 2014 stood at 89, representing 46% of the world's 195 polities and nearly 2.9 billion people-or 40% of the global population. The number of countries qualifying as Partly Free stood at 55, or 28% of all countries assessed, and they were home to just over 1.7 billion people, or 24%of the world's total.
A total of 51 countries were deemed Not Free, representing 26% of the world's polities. The number of people living under Not Free conditions stood at 2.6 billion people, or 36% of the global population, though it is important to note that more than half of this number lives in just one country: China.
In a year marked by an explosion of terrorist violence, autocrats' use of more brutal tactics, and Russia's invasion and annexation of a neighbouring country's territory, the state of freedom in 2014 worsened significantly in nearly every part of the world.
strong>Discarding Democracy: Return to the Iron Fist
For the ninth consecutive year, Freedom in the World, Freedom House's annual report on the condition of global political rights and civil liberties, showed an overall decline. Indeed, acceptance of democracy as the world's dominant form of government-and of an international system built on democratic ideals-is under greater threat than at any point in the last 25 years.
Read more: Freedom House, 03/02/15
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