Freedom in the World according to freedom house - MPC Journal
This Where We Don’t See the Arab World - Freedom in the World according to freedom house - MPC Journal
Freedom in the World 2015 according to Freedom House

We almost don’t see Arab countries on the world map when we assess freedom. The Freedom House’s report on Freedom in the World 2015 reveals how Arab states and monarchies are lagging behind when looking at political rights and civil liberties.

The 2015 Freedom in the World Report gives score to countries based on two numerical ratings—from one to seven—for political rights and civil liberties, with one representing the most free and seven the least free.

Among all Arab countries, only Tunisia appears among free countries scoring two in freedom rating, one in political rights and three in civil liberties.

Lebanon and Morocco are among the partially free countries each scoring 4,5 in freedom rating, five in political rights and four in civil liberties.

Syria and Saudi Arabia are among the worst of the worst each scoring seven in freedom rating, political rights and civil liberties, according to the Freedom House report on Freedom in the World in 2015.

All other Arab countries are among the NOT FREE countries.

Measuring the percentage of free populations based on regional status, the Middle East and North Africa score 5% in comparison to Europe’s 86%.

This Where We Don’t See the Arab World - Freedom in the World according to freedom house - MPC Journal
Freedom House 2015
This Where We Don’t See the Arab World - Freedom in the World according to freedom house - MPC Journal
This is how the world map would have looked like if we only had had free and partially free countries in the world according the to Freedom House.
Freedom in the World according to freedom house - MPC Journal
This is how the world map would have looked like if we had had only Not Free countries according to the Freedom House report in 2015.
Freedom in the World according to freedom house - MPC Journal
Evolution of freedom for the las 20 years – 1995-2015

The report on the Freedom in the World has been published annually by the Freedom House since 1972 offering ratings on 195 countries and 15 related and disputed territories.


By Hakim Charles

Hakim Charles studied political science of the Middle East, European Studies, journalism and linguistics. He has been lecturing at different German universities since 2011 on issues related to ideology and the interplay of power thereof in socio-political life, and religion and its relationship to contemporary politics in the regions of West Asia and North Africa, especially Egypt and Syria. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Mashreq Politics & Culture Journal (MPC Journal) since 2014 and has published over 100 articles in different languages, academic and otherwise, in a wide spectrum of on-line and printed newspapers, journals and think tanks. His current research focuses on Islam-inspired political ideologies such as Islamist extremism and Salafism, radicalisation, de-radicalisation processes in Germany as well as peace and conflict in the Middle East.

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