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San Marino

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San Marino ranks #22 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 77.0/100.

Score
77.0
B+

How to read San Marino's freedom profile

With an overall score of 77.0/100, San Marino is broadly free, with clear room to improve in places. It ranks #22 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Europe region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbors.

Its strongest freedom is Free Expression (8.0/10), while Privacy (5.0/10) is where it scores lowest. That 3.0-point spread means San Marino's record is uneven, with real gaps between its strongest and weakest freedoms. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Free Expression
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

RSF + Freedom House. View source
Assembly & Association
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

V-Dem. View source
Due Process
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

World Justice Project. View source
Property Rights
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

Fraser HFI. View source
Economic Liberty
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

Fraser HFI. View source
Freedom of Movement
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

Fraser HFI. View source
Equal Protection
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

V-Dem. View source
Religion
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

Fraser HFI. View source
Political Participation
8.0/10 (A-).

Editorial — San Marino is not covered by Fraser HFI, RSF, V-Dem, or WJP. Score is a conservative editorial fill reflecting Freedom House FIW 2026 Free tier (97/100 on FH's political/civil rights scale), applied uniformly across categories.

V-Dem. View source
Privacy
5.0/10 (C-).

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

Editorial. Editorial. View source

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