No. 9: Turkmenistan
Score: 17, Rank: 168 out of 177
Turkmenistan declared independence in 1991, but the totalitarian rule of the Soviets left its imprint on the Turkmenistan government. With power concentrated in the hands of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the government controls most economic sectors without publishing any global report. The people are suffering intense human rights violations and restrictions.
