The following list ranks regions based on the extent of their rights and liberties as measured by the Freedom House Political Rights index. A higher score indicates fewer political rights and freedoms with a range of 1 to 7.

Complete List

Ranking	Region	Score
1	Northern Africa	6.4
2	Middle Africa	5.7
3	South-Eastern Asia	5.1
4	South-Central Asia	4.9
5	Western Asia	4.8
6	Eastern Africa	4.5
7	Eastern Asia	4.0
7	Melanesia	4.0
8	Western Africa	3.8
9	The World	3.4
10	Southern Africa	3.0
11	Eastern Europe	2.8
12	South America	2.3
13	Southern Europe	2.1
14	Central America	2.1
15	Caribbean	2.0
16	Western Europe	1.1
17	Northern Europe	1.1
18	Australia/New Zealand	1.0
18	Micronesia (Region)	1.0
18	Northern America	1.0
--	Polynesia	--

Source

The data presented in QuickLists are from a variety of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the United Nations Human Development Reports, and others.

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