With an overall score of 43.3/100, Central African Republic is constrained across most freedoms. It ranks #160 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Africa region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Religion (8.6/10), while Equal Protection (0.8/10) is where it scores lowest. That 7.8-point spread means Central African Republic'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.