https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House

> Freedom House is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. It is best known for political advocacy surrounding issues of democracy, political freedom, and human rights.[3] Freedom House was founded in October 1941, with Wendell Willkie and Eleanor Roosevelt serving as its first honorary chairpersons. Most of the organization's funding comes from the U.S. State Department[4] and other government grants. It also receives funds from various semi-public and private foundations, as well as individual contributions.

I have no reason to trust a random Washington D.C. NGO that gets much of its funding from the US State Department. I do not think that their methodology for judging whether the world is becoming more or less free aligns with freedoms that I care about.