Armenia Retains “Partly Free” Status in Freedom House’s 2025 Report

WASHINGTON, DC — The international human rights organization Freedom House has released its annual report, Freedom in the World 2025, in which Armenia remains classified as a “partly free” country.

According to the report, Armenia scored 54 out of 100 points, maintaining its position from last year. In the “Political Rights” category, the country received 23 out of 40 points, while in the “Civil Liberties” category, it earned 31 out of 60 points.

Among Armenia’s regional neighbors, only Georgia was also classified as “partly free”, scoring 55 points. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan (7), Iran (11), and Turkey (33) were designated as “not free” countries.

The Freedom in the World 2025 report evaluates 195 countries and 13 territories, assessing factors such as the electoral process, political pluralism, government performance, freedom of expression, freedom of association, rule of law, and personal autonomy.

This year’s findings categorize:

85 countries and 1 territory as “free”,

51 countries and 4 territories as “partly free”, and

59 countries and 8 territories as “not free”.

The report highlights a continued global decline in freedom for the 19th consecutive year. In 2024, political rights and civil liberties deteriorated in 60 countries while only 34 countries saw improvements. The largest score declines were recorded in El Salvador, Haiti, Kuwait, and Tunisia, while Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Syria saw the most significant gains.

Freedom House warns that global freedom faces serious challenges in 2025, including security threats from ongoing armed conflicts, increasing repression in autocratic regimes, and democratically elected leaders undermining institutional checks on their power.