The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked 20 countries on 15 indicators of political and civil liberty.
The EIU scored each country on a 10-point scale, awarding one point for the least political freedom and 10 for the most.
The indicators used to score freedom in each country are: Election of head of government, Election of parliament, Fairness of electoral laws, Right to organise political parties, Power of elected representatives, Presence of an opposition, Transparency, Minority participation, Level of corruption, Freedom of assembly, Independence of the judiciary, Press freedom, Religious freedom, Rule of law, and Property rights.
The results came out as follows:
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1. Israel 8.20 2. Lebanon 6.55 3. Morocco 5.20 4. Iraq 5.05 5. Palestine 5.05 6. Kuwait 4.90 7. Tunisia 4.60 8. Jordan 4.45 9. Qatar 4.45 10. Egypt 4.30 |
11. Sudan 4.30 12. Yemen 4.30 13. Algeria 4.15 14. Oman 4.00 15. Bahrain 3.85 16. Iran 3.85 17. UAE 3.70 18. Saudi Arabia 2.80 19. Syria 2.80 20. Libya 2.05 |
[Source: BBC]