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Bahamas

Americas

Bahamas ranks #74 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 64.0/100.

Score

64.0

C+

How to read Bahamas's freedom profile

With an overall score of 64.0/100, Bahamas is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #74 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Americas region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Freedom of Movement (10.0/10), while Political Participation (5.0/10) is where it scores lowest. That 5.0-point spread means Bahamas's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement

10.0A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 10/10

Fraser HFIView source

Religion

10.0A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 10/10

Fraser HFIView source

Economic Liberty

6.9B-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 6.9/10

Fraser HFIView source

Property Rights

6.3C+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 6.3/10

Fraser HFIView source

Due Process

5.8C

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.58/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source

Free Expression

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

RSF + Freedom HouseView source

Assembly & Association

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source

Privacy

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source

Equal Protection

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source

Political Participation

5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source

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