Freedom in Czechia
Where Czechia sits on every statistic this site carries, each against the countries the same source covers. Czechia has a figure for 55 of 60 indicators.
Personal
What a person may say, believe, publish, join and where they may go.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of expression | 0.947 | 2025 | 9 of 163 |
| Freedom of association | 0.872 | 2025 | 35 of 163 |
| Civil liberties | 0.948 | 2025 | 8 of 163 |
| Freedom from political violence | 0.985 | 2025 | 6 of 163 |
| Equal protection of rights | 0.955 | 2025 | 10 of 163 |
| Academic freedom | 0.978 | 2025 | 1 of 163 |
| Media censorship effort | 2.163 | 2025 | 20 of 163 |
| Harassment of journalists | 2.010 | 2025 | 18 of 163 |
| Media self-censorship | 1.257 | 2025 | 36 of 163 |
| Universal right to vote | 1.000 | 2025 | 32 of 167 |
| Legal rights for women | 93.8 | 2023 | 30 of 164 |
| Women can get a passport as men do | 1.000 | 2023 | 34 of 164 |
| Access to justice for women | 1.000 | 2025 | 10 of 163 |
| Access to justice for men | 1.000 | 2025 | 14 of 163 |
| Civil liberties score | 58.0 | 2025 | 7 of 167 |
| Political rights score | 37.0 | 2025 | 29 of 167 |
Economic
What a person may own, trade, earn and keep.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 128.0% | 2025 | 24 of 125 |
| Tax revenue as a share of GDP | 18.6% | 2024 | 45 of 83 |
| Foreign investment inflows | 2.7% | 2025 | 25 of 87 |
| Regulatory quality | 74.3 | 2024 | 22 of 169 |
| GDP per capita | $49.3K | 2025 | 26 of 157 |
| GDP growth | 2.6% | 2025 | — |
| Inflation | 2.5% | 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 2.8% | 2025 | 29 of 163 |
| Income inequality | 25.700 | 2023 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0% | 2023 | 2 of 55 |
Digital
What a person may read, send and encrypt online, and who is watching.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet use | 87.7% | 2024 | 60 of 154 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 38.9 | 2024 | 19 of 134 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 126.6 | 2024 | 47 of 134 |
Government
How power is held, checked and abused.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy | 0.849 | 2025 | 13 of 163 |
| Liberal democracy | 0.794 | 2025 | 11 of 163 |
| Rule of law | 0.945 | 2025 | 22 of 163 |
| Judicial checks on government | 0.962 | 2025 | 8 of 163 |
| Legislative checks on government | 0.929 | 2025 | 16 of 157 |
| Political corruption | 0.171 | 2025 | 36 of 163 |
| Civil society participation | 0.777 | 2025 | 55 of 163 |
| Women’s political empowerment | 0.930 | 2025 | 11 of 163 |
| Voice and accountability | 78.8 | 2024 | 20 of 170 |
| Control of corruption | 66.7 | 2024 | 29 of 170 |
| Government effectiveness | 74.2 | 2024 | 25 of 169 |
| Political stability | 82.5 | 2024 | 14 of 170 |
Society
Health, schooling, safety and who takes part.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | 0.915 | 2023 | 25 of 165 |
| Life expectancy | 80.0 | 2024 | 34 of 170 |
| Health spending | 8.4% | 2023 | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket | 14.6% | 2023 | 37 of 164 |
| Maternal mortality | 3.0 | 2023 | 7 of 167 |
| Women in parliament | 33.5% | 2025 | 50 of 156 |
| Women in the workforce | 53.5% | 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.36 | 2024 | — |
| Urban population | 72.9% | 2025 | — |
| Refugees who left | 9.8 | 2024 | 66 of 168 |
| Population | 10.9M | 2025 | — |
Environment
Energy, emissions and access to power.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions per person | 7.13 | 2024 | 137 of 165 |
| Renewable energy use | 17.2% | 2021 | 110 of 169 |
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | 19 of 169 |
What is missing
5 of the 60 statistics here have no figure for Czechia in the year they were last ranked. Coverage differs by source: an indicator missing here is one its producer does not publish for Czechia, not a zero. Who publishes what