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Current World Dictators

Here is a comprehensive, up-to-date list of the current world dictators and authoritarian regimes. In 2022 there are 57 dictatorships in the world. We define a dictator as the ruler of a land rated “Not Free” by the Freedom House in their annual survey of freedom. See the interactive map and photos below or click to visit the current dictators category.

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Map of World Freedom in 2022:

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Map of World Freedom in 2019:

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Map of World Freedom in 2011-2012:

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NOT FREE Countries In 2022:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria
  3. Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola 
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba
  17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
  18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
  22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  23. Guinea
  24. Haiti
  25. Iran – Ali Khamenei, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
  26. Iraq – Barham Salih, President of Iraq
  27. Jordan
  28. Kazakhstan – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Acting President of Kazakhstan
  29. Kyrgyzstan
  30. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President 
  31. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  32. Mali
  33. Myanmar – Win Myint, President
  34. Nicaragua – Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of Nicaragua
  35. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  36. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  37. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  38. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  39. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  40. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  41. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  42. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  43. Sudan – Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, President of Sudan
  44. Swaziland (Eswatini) – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  45. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  46. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  47. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
  48. Turkey – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
  49. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  50. Uganda – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda
  51. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  52. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
  53. Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela
  54. Vietnam – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President of Vietnam
  55. Western Sahara – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara
  56. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
  57. Zimbabwe

NOT FREE Countries In 2021:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria
  3. Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola 
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba
  17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
  18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
  22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  23. Iran – Ali Khamenei, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
  24. Iraq – Barham Salih, President of Iraq
  25. Jordan
  26. Kazakhstan – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Acting President of Kazakhstan
  27. Kyrgyzstan
  28. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
  29. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  30. Mali
  31. Myanmar – Win Myint, President 
  32. Nicaragua – Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of Nicaragua
  33. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  34. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  35. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  36. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  37. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  38. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  39. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  40. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  41. Sudan – Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, President of Sudan
  42. Swaziland (Eswatini) – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  43. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  44. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  45. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
  46. Turkey – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
  47. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  48. Uganda – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda
  49. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  50. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
  51. Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela
  52. Vietnam – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President of Vietnam
  53. Western Sahara – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara
  54. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
  55. Zimbabwe

NOT FREE Countries In 2020:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria
  3. Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola (since Sept 26, 2017; replaced Jose Eduardo dos Santos)
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba
  17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh – Moved from Partly Free to Not Free
  18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
  22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  23. Iran – Ali Khamenei, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
  24. Iraq – Barham Salih, President of Iraq
  25. Kazakhstan – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Acting President of Kazakhstan
  26. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
  27. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  28. Myanmar – Win Myint, President  – Moved from Partly Free to Not Free
  29. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania Moved to Partly Free
  30. Nicaragua – Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of Nicaragua
  31. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  32. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  33. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  34. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  35. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  36. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  37. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  38. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  39. Sudan – Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, President of Sudan
  40. Swaziland (Eswatini) – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  41. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  42. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  43. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand Moved to Partly Free
  44. Turkey – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
  45. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  46. Uganda – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda
  47. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  48. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
  49. Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela
  50. Vietnam – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President of Vietnam
  51. Western Sahara – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara
  52. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen

NOT FREE Countries In 2019:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelkader Bensalah, Acting President of Algeria
  3. Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola (since Sept 26, 2017; replaced Jose Eduardo dos Santos)
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba
  17. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  18. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  19. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  20. Ethiopia – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
  21. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  22. Iran – Ali Khamenei, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
  23. Iraq – Barham Salih, President of Iraq
  24. Kazakhstan – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Acting President of Kazakhstan
  25. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
  26. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  27. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania
  28. Nicaragua – Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of Nicaragua – ADDED
  29. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  30. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  31. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  32. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  33. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  34. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  35. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  36. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  37. Sudan – Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, President of Sudan
  38. Swaziland – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  39. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  40. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  41. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
  42. Turkey – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
  43. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  44. Uganda – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda – ADDED
  45. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  46. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
  47. Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela
  48. Vietnam – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President of Vietnam
  49. Western Sahara – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara
  50. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
  51. Zimbabwe – Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe

NOT FREE Countries In 2018:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
  3. Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola (since Sept 26, 2017; replaced Jose Eduardo dos Santos)
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba
  17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti
  18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
  22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  23. Gambia – Adama Barrow, President of Gambia
  24. Iran – Hassan Rouhan, President of Iran
  25. Iraq – Barham Salih, President of Iraq
  26. Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan
  27. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
  28. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  29. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania
  30. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  31. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  32. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  33. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  34. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  35. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  36. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  37. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  38. Sudan – Omar H.A. Al-Bashier, President of Sudan
  39. Swaziland – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  40. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  41. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  42. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
  43. Turkey – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey – ADDED
  44. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  45. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  46. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
  47. Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela
  48. Vietnam – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President of Vietnam
  49. Western Sahara – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara – ADDED
  50. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
  51. Zimbabwe – Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe

NOT FREE (authoritarian regimes/dictatorships) Countries In 2017:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
  3. Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola (since Sept 26, 2017; replaced Jose Eduardo dos Santos)
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Raul Castro, President of Cuba
  17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti
  18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia – Girme Wolde Giorgis, President of Ethiopia
  22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  23. Gambia – Adama Barrow, President of Gambia
  24. Iran – Hassan Rouhan, President of Iran
  25. Iraq – Muhammad Fuad Masum, President of Iraq
  26. Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan
  27. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
  28. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  29. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania
  30. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  31. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  32. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  33. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  34. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  35. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  36. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  37. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  38. Sudan – Omar H.A. Al-Bashier, President of Sudan
  39. Swaziland – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  40. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  41. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  42. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
  43. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  44. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  45. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
  46. Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela – ADDED
  47. Vietnam – Tran Dai Quang, President of Vietnam
  48. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
  49. Zimbabwe – Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe

NOT FREE (authoritarian regimes/dictatorships) Countries In 2016:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
  3. Angola – Mr. Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera – ADDED
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Raul Castro, President of Cuba
  17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti
  18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia – Girme Wolde Giorgis, President of Ethiopia
  22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  23. Gambia – Adama Barrow, President of Gambia
  24. Iran – Hassan Rouhan, President of Iran
  25. Iraq – Muhammad Fuad Masum, President of Iraq
  26. Jordan – King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of Jordan
  27. Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan
  28. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
  29. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  30. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania
  31. Myanmar (Burma) – Htin Kyaw, President of Myanmar – ADDED
  32. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  33. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  34. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  35. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  36. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  37. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  38. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  39. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  40. Sudan – Omar H.A. Al-Bashier, President of Sudan
  41. Swaziland – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  42. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  43. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  44. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
  45. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  46. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  47. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
  48. Vietnam – Tran Dai Quang, President of Vietnam – ADDED
  49. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
  50. Zimbabwe – Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe

NOT FREE (authoritarian regimes/dictatorships) Countries In 2015:

  1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
  2. Algeria – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
  3. Angola – Mr. Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola
  4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
  5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
  6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
  7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
  8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
  9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic – Catherine Samba-Panza, President
  12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
  13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
  15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
  16. Cuba – Raul Castro, President of Cuba
  17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti
  18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
  19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
  20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia – Girme Wolde Giorgis, President of Ethiopia
  22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
  23. Gambia – Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, President of Gambia
  24. Iran – Hassan Rouhan, President of Iran
  25. Iraq – Muhammad Fuad Masum, President of Iraq
  26. Jordan – King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of Jordan
  27. Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan
  28. Laos – Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone, President
  29. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
  30. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania
  31. Myanmar (Burma) – Thein Sein, President of Myanmar
  32. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
  33. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
  34. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
  35. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
  36. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
  37. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
  38. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
  39. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
  40. Sudan – Omar H.A. Al-Bashier, President of Sudan
  41. Swaziland – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
  42. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
  43. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
  44. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
  45. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
  46. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  47. Uzbekistan – Islam Abdughanievich Karimov, President of Uzbekistan
  48. Vietnam – Truong Tan Sang, President of Vietnam
  49. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
  50. Zimbabwe – Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe

Filter World Dictators In 2022 By Location

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
President of Afghanistan
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
President of Algeria
João Lourenço, President of Angola João Lourenço
President of Angola
Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan
bahrain-king-Hamad-bin-Isa-Al-Khalifa Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
King of Bahrain
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
President of Belarus
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan of Brunei Haji Waddaulah
Sultan of Brunei
Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye
President of Burundi
Paul Biya, President of Cameroon Paul Biya
President of Cameroon
Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic Faustin Archange Touadera
Central African Republic
Mahamat Déby, President of Chad (since Oct 10, 2022) Mahamat Déby
President of Chad
Xi Jinping, President of China (elected on Nov 15, 2012) Xi Jinping
President of China
Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi
President of the Republic of Congo
Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel
President of Cuba
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
President of Djibouti
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt (since Jun 8, 2014) Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
President of Egypt
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Mbasogo
President of Equatorial Guinea
Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki
President of Eritrea
Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon Albert-Bernard Bongo
President of Gabon
Mamady Doumbouya, President of Guinea Mamady Doumbouya
President of Guinea
Ariel Henry, President of Haiti Ariel Henry
President of Haiti
Ali Khamenei, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran
Barham Salih, President of Iraq Barham Salih
President of Iraq
Abdullah II bin Al Hussein Abdullah II bin Al Hussein
King of Jordan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Acting President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
President of Kazakhstan
Sadyr Japarov, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov
President of Kyrgyzstan
Thongloun Sisoulith President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith
President of Laos
Nouri Abusahmain, President of Libya (since Aug 4, 2014) Nouri Abusahmain
President of Libya
Assimi Goïta, President of Somalia Assimi Goïta
President of Mali
Prime Minster of Myanmar (Burma) Win Myint
Prime Minister of Myanmar
Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega
President of Nicaragua
Kim Jong-un
President of North Korea
Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al-Said
Sultan of Oman
President of Congo (Brazzaville) Denis Sassou Nguesso
President of Congo (Brazzaville)
Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit
President of South Sudan
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen
Prime Minister of Cambodia
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar Tamim Al Thani
Emir of Qatar
President of Russia Putin Vladimir Putin
President of Russia
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda
HRH King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Aziz Al Saud
King of Saudi Arabia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (since Sept 16, 2012) Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of Somalia
Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, President of Sudan Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan
President of Sudan
Mswati III, King of Swaziland Mswati III
King of Swaziland
Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (re-elected on Jun 6, 2014) Bashar al-Assad
President of Syria
Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan Emomalii Rahmon
President of Tadjikistan
Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand Chuan Leekpai
Prime Minister of Thailand
Losang Jamcan, Chairman of Tibet Losang Jamcan
Chairman of Tibet
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Erdoğan
Prime Minister of Turkey
Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow
President of Turkmenistan
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Yoweri Museveni
President of Uganda
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed Al Nahyan
United Arab Emirates
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
President of Uzbekistan
Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro
President of Venezuela
Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng
President of Vietnam
Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara Brahim Ghali
President of Western Sahara
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi, President of Yemen (Elected on Feb 21, 2012) Abd Al-Hadi
President of Yemen
Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa
President of Zimbabwe