July 4, 2011: Freedom map

Undertoad · 07-03-2011, 08:21 PM

C-man points to this IotD from 2002, in which Freedom House, a group that promotes freedom and Democracy throughout the world, developed a map indicating roughly how free each nation is. He notes that they've updated it and here is the 2011 version. Green countries are free, yellow are semi-free and blue are unfree.

Wombat · 07-03-2011, 10:07 PM

Could be out of date already: Thailand has just elected a new Prime Minister democratically, ousting the government that was installed by a military coup. I'd like to hope for the best and say Thailand is green now.

ZenGum · 07-03-2011, 11:00 PM

Tunisia?

Egypt?

C'mon, at least yellow.

SPUCK · 07-04-2011, 05:16 AM

Wish I knew what their criteria was.. I waded around in that horrid site and couldn't find anything.

Gah! They switched some colors! Makes it hard to compare.

Pico and ME · 07-04-2011, 05:24 AM

http://www.freedomhouse.org/images/F...ethodology.pdf

classicman · 07-04-2011, 12:47 PM

Spuck, I noticed the same thing - It was hard to compare them, but it was still an interesting read nonetheless.

SPUCK · 07-05-2011, 05:27 AM

Thanks for that pdf Pico!

Definitely classicman.

07-03-2011, 08:21 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	July 4, 2011: Freedom map C-man points to this IotD from 2002, in which Freedom House, a group that promotes freedom and Democracy throughout the world, developed a map indicating roughly how free each nation is. He notes that they've updated it and here is the 2011 version. Green countries are free, yellow are semi-free and blue are unfree.

07-03-2011, 10:07 PM	#2
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	Could be out of date already: Thailand has just elected a new Prime Minister democratically, ousting the government that was installed by a military coup. I'd like to hope for the best and say Thailand is green now. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

07-03-2011, 11:00 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Tunisia? Egypt? C'mon, at least yellow. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-04-2011, 05:16 AM	#4
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Wish I knew what their criteria was.. I waded around in that horrid site and couldn't find anything. Gah! They switched some colors! Makes it hard to compare. Last edited by SPUCK; 07-04-2011 at 05:22 AM.

07-04-2011, 12:47 PM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Spuck, I noticed the same thing - It was hard to compare them, but it was still an interesting read nonetheless. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-04-2011, 05:24 AM	#5
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	http://www.freedomhouse.org/images/F...ethodology.pdf

07-05-2011, 05:27 AM	#7
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Thanks for that pdf Pico! Definitely classicman.

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