Based on their scoring of performance on a seven-point scale, with 1 representing the most free and 7 the least free, each country and territory is assigned to a broad category status of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free.
Na osnovu ocene svog učinka na skali od sedam poena, sa tim da 1 znači najslobodnija, a 7 najneslobodnija, svaka zemlja i teritorija dobila je u široko kategorizovan status slobodne, delimično slobodne ili neslobodne.