FreedomRankings
ZW

Zimbabwe

Africa

Zimbabwe ranks #151 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 45.6/100.

Score
45.6
D+

Universal category breakdown

Religion
7.1B

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 7.1/10

Fraser HFIView source
Freedom of Movement
5.7C

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 5.7/10

Fraser HFIView source
Free Expression
5.1C-

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (52.1/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (50/100)

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Equal Protection
5.1C-

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.505 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Privacy
5.0C-

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

EditorialEditorialView source
Assembly & Association
4.2D

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.424 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Due Process
3.9D-

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.39/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Economic Liberty
3.9D-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 3.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Property Rights
3.6D-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 3.6/10

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
2.0F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.202 (0–1)

V-DemView source