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Tajikistan

Asia

Tajikistan ranks #184 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 34.8/100.

Score
34.8
F

How to read Tajikistan's freedom profile

With an overall score of 34.8/100, Tajikistan is among the least free places in the world. It ranks #184 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Asia region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbors.

Its strongest freedom is Freedom of Movement (6.7/10), while Political Participation (0.6/10) is where it scores lowest. That 6.1-point spread means Tajikistan'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
6.7/10 (B-).

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 6.7/10

Fraser HFI. View source
Economic Liberty
6.3/10 (C+).

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 6.3/10

Fraser HFI. View source
Due Process
5.0/10 (C-).

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

World Justice Project. View source
Privacy
5.0/10 (C-).

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

Editorial. Editorial. View source
Property Rights
3.8/10 (D-).

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 3.8/10

Fraser HFI. View source
Free Expression
3.2/10 (F).

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 32.2/100

RSF + Freedom House. View source
Religion
2.1/10 (F).

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 2.1/10

Fraser HFI. View source
Assembly & Association
1.1/10 (F).

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.106 (0–1)

V-Dem. View source
Equal Protection
1.0/10 (F).

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.098 (0–1)

V-Dem. View source
Political Participation
0.6/10 (F).

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.059 (0–1)

V-Dem. View source

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