Freedom House Freedom on the Net 2024 covers 72 countries in 6 regions around the world. The countries were chosen to illustrate internet freedom improvements and declines in a variety of political systems. Each country receives a numerical score from 100 (the most free) to 0 (the least free), which serves as the basis for an internet freedom status designation of FREE (100-70 points), PARTLY FREE (69-40 points), or NOT FREE (39-0 points). Ratings are determined through an examination of three broad categories: A. OBSTACLES TO ACCESS: Assesses infrastructural, economic, and political barriers to access; government decisions to shut off connectivity or block specific applications or technologies; legal, regulatory, and ownership control over internet service providers; and independence of regulatory bodies. B. LIMITS ON CONTENT: Examines legal regulations on content; technical filtering and blocking of websites; other forms of censorship and self-censorship; the vibrancy and diversity of the online environment; and the use of digital tools for civic mobilization. C. VIOLATIONS OF USER RIGHTS: Details legal protections and restrictions on free expression; surveillance and privacy; and legal and extralegal repercussions for online activities, such as prosecution, extralegal harassment and physical attacks, or cyberattacks. 59 56 54 53 53 53 50 50 49 48 48 47 43 43 41 40 40 39 36 34 34 31 30 30 28 28 28 27 27 27 25 22 22 20 20 12 9 Uk ra Th e G ine am Mo bia roc co Sin gap ore Sri Lan ka Ug and a Ind i a Leb ano n Ind one si Kyr gyz a s t an Zim bab we Jor da Ca mb n od ia L Nic ibya ar Ban agua gla des h Ira q Th aila nd Rw a Aze nda rb Kaz aijan akh Un sta ited n Tur Ara key bE mir Ven ates ezu e Bah la rain Egy pt Sud an Eth iop Pak ia ist Uz bek an ist Sau di A an rab i Bel a aru s Vie tna m Cu ba Ru ssia Ira n Ch ina My anm ar 9 @freedomhouse freedomhouse.org 25