From the "How it works" page > We aim to share reliable, up-to-date data on the state of civil society freedoms in all countries. I guess you can be more demo

From the "How it works" page > We aim to share reliable, up-to-date data on the state of civil society freedoms in all countries. I guess you can be more democratic than you are free? Also it's an index that's bound to be imprecise to some degree. And one is by a consortium of human rights orgs, the other by a company.