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DEFINITION:
Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 82.6 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | New Zealand | 81.4 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Switzerland | 81 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 79.4 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Chile | 79 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Denmark | 76.1 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | United States | 76 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Ireland | 75.7 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Estonia | 75.3 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | United Kingdom | 74.8 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Luxembourg | 74.2 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Finland | 74 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Netherlands | 73.5 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Sweden | 72.9 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Germany | 72.8 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Iceland | 72.1 | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Austria | 71.8 | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Japan | 71.8 | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Czech Republic | 70.9 | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Norway | 70.5 | 2013 | ||
| 21 | South Korea | 70.3 | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Belgium | 69.2 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Slovakia | 68.7 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Spain | 68 | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Israel | 66.9 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Poland | 66 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | France | 64.1 | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Portugal | 63.1 | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Slovenia | 61.7 | 2013 | ||
| 30 | Italy | 60.6 | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Greece | 55.4 | 2013 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Economic freedom
- Australia ranked first for economic freedom amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- Hong Kong ranked first for economic freedom amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Switzerland ranked first for economic freedom amongst Europe in 2013.
- Denmark ranked first for economic freedom amongst European Union in 2013.
- Bahrain ranked first for economic freedom amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
- Canada ranked first for economic freedom amongst NATO countries in 2013.
- Chile ranked first for economic freedom amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
- Singapore ranked first for economic freedom amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
- Ireland ranked first for economic freedom amongst Eurozone in 2013.
- Madagascar ranked first for economic freedom amongst Former French colonies in 2013.
