60 = highest degree of civil liberties
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| South Africa | 47 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Botswana | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Lesotho | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Eswatini | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |