RFE/RL has compiled the rankings of countries in our broadcast region according to various nongovernmental groups on respective levels of political, media, and economic freedom, as well as levels of perceived corruption, ecological "happiness," and prosperity.
Countries ranked include:
Afghanistan,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Belarus,
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia,
Georgia,
Iran,
Iraq,
Kazakhstan,
Kosovo,
Kyrgyzstan,
Macedonia,
Moldova,
Montenegro,
Russia,
Serbia,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, and
Uzbekistan.
AFGHANISTANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not FreePress Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
149/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
179/180ARMENIAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Partly Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
111/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
120/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
48/143 Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
31/179 AZERBAIJANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
146/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
143/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
85/143Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
99/179 BELARUSFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
151/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
139/180 Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
104/143Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
85/104Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
167/179 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Partly Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
39/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
99/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
65/143 Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
134/179 CROATIAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
78/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
66/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
60/143 Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
35/104Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
116/179 GEORGIAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Partly Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
81/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
66/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
72/143 Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
32/179 IRANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not FreePress Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
172/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
168/180
Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
81/143
Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
94/104Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
168/179IRAQFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
145/175
Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
176/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
79/143 KAZAKHSTANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not FreePress Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
142/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
120/180 Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
91/143Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
76/104Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
83/179 KOSOVOFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
75/175 KYRGYZSTANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Partly Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
125/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
162/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
61/143
Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
74/179MACEDONIAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Partly Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
34/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
71/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
111/143Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
59/104Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
78/179 MOLDOVAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Partly FreePress Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
114/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
89/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
32/143Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
78/104 Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
120/179
MONTENEGROFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Partly Free
Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
77/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
69/180Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
94/179
RUSSIAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
153/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
146/180 Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
108/143
Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
69/104 Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
146/179SERBIAFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
62/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
83/180
Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
58/143Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
109/179
TAJIKISTANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
113/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
158/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
34/143Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
122/179 TURKMENISTANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
173/175
Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
168/180Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
169/179UKRAINEFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
FreePress Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
89/175 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
146/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
95/143
Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
61/104Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
152/179
UZBEKISTANFreedom in the World Index by Freedom House
Not Free
Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders
160/175Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
174/180Happy Planet Index by New Economics Foundation
45/143
Legatum Prosperity Index by Legatum Institute
92/104 Index of Economic Freedom 2009 by WSJ/Heritage Foundation
148/179