US EditionUS earns its lowest-ever score on freedom index
- On Wednesday, Freedom House said the United States scored 81 out of 100, its lowest since assessments began in 1972, while freedom eroded globally in 2025 for the 20th straight year.
- Citing institutional causes, Freedom House said the U.S. decline stems from legislative dysfunction, executive dominance, growing pressure on free expression, and efforts to undermine anticorruption safeguards, plus funding cuts and agency closures.
- A three-point drop shows the United States fell alongside Bulgaria and ranked level with South Africa, below South Korea and Panama.
- At the extremes, the report shows Finland scored a perfect 100, South Sudan scored 0, and Guinea-Bissau posted the biggest decline after last year’s military seizure.
- Overall, the report notes only 21% of people live in countries rated free, though Bolivia, Malawi and Fiji were upgraded after elections or rule-of-law improvements.
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Freedom House denounces an authoritarian drift of the Trump government, on the occasion of its annual ranking.
The non-governmental organization Freedom House recorded a decline in the level of freedom around the world in 2025 for the 20th consecutive year, mainly due to military coups, suppression of dissent, and changes to constitutional provisions in favor of current leaders, according to a report published today. In Slovenia, the organization recorded progress compared to the previous year.
Freedom House pointed out legislative dysfunction, predominance of executive power and 'increasing pressure on people's ability to express themselves freely'
For the US, this year's Freedom House ranking is down. Trump-ruled country is now at the freedom level of South Africa, according to the scientists. They cite a number of reasons for this.
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