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.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Hong Kong: |
3.55 |
|
| #2 |
Singapore: |
3.5 |
|
| #3 |
Luxembourg: |
3.3 |
|
| #4 |
New Zealand: |
3.3 |
|
| #5 |
Ireland: |
3.25 |
|
| #6 |
Estonia: |
3.2 |
|
| #7 |
Denmark: |
3.2 |
|
| #8 |
United States: |
3.2 |
|
| #9 |
Australia: |
3.15 |
|
| #10 |
United Kingdom: |
3.15 |
|
| #11 |
Sweden: |
3.1 |
|
| #12 |
Iceland: |
3.1 |
|
| #13 |
Finland: |
3.1 |
|
| #14 |
Netherlands: |
3.1 |
|
| #15 |
Switzerland: |
3.05 |
|
| #16 |
Chile: |
3 |
|
| #17 |
Bahrain: |
3 |
|
| #18 |
Canada: |
2.95 |
|
| #19 |
Austria: |
2.9 |
|
| #20 |
Germany: |
2.9 |
|
| #21 |
Belgium: |
2.9 |
|
| #22 |
Cyprus: |
2.85 |
|
| #23 |
Bahamas, The: |
2.85 |
|
| #24 |
United Arab Emirates: |
2.8 |
|
| #25 |
Barbados: |
2.8 |
|
| #26 |
El Salvador: |
2.75 |
|
| #27 |
Norway: |
2.7 |
|
| #28 |
Taiwan: |
2.7 |
|
| #29 |
Spain: |
2.65 |
|
| #30 |
Lithuania: |
2.65 |
|
| #31 |
Italy: |
2.65 |
|
| #32 |
Portugal: |
2.6 |
|
| #33 |
Israel: |
2.55 |
|
| #34 |
Latvia: |
2.55 |
|
| #35 |
Japan: |
2.5 |
|
| #36 |
Botswana: |
2.5 |
|
| #37 |
Uruguay: |
2.5 |
|
| #38 |
Czech Republic: |
2.5 |
|
| #39 |
Cambodia: |
2.5 |
|
| #40 |
Thailand: |
2.45 |
|
| #41 |
Kuwait: |
2.45 |
|
| #42 |
France: |
2.45 |
|
| #43 |
Trinidad and Tobago: |
2.4 |
|
| #44 |
Qatar: |
2.35 |
|
| #45 |
South Africa: |
2.35 |
|
| #46 |
Costa Rica: |
2.35 |
|
| #47 |
Madagascar: |
2.35 |
|
| #48 |
Hungary: |
2.35 |
|
| #49 |
Armenia: |
2.35 |
|
| #50 |
Panama: |
2.35 |
|
| #51 |
Bolivia: |
2.35 |
|
| #52 |
Namibia: |
2.3 |
|
| #53 |
Korea, South: |
2.3 |
|
| #54 |
Malta: |
2.3 |
|
| #55 |
Belize: |
2.25 |
|
| #56 |
Greece: |
2.2 |
|
| #57 |
Oman: |
2.2 |
|
| #58 |
Jamaica: |
2.2 |
|
| #59 |
Mexico: |
2.2 |
|
| #60 |
Guatemala: |
2.2 |
|
| #61 |
Samoa: |
2.2 |
|
| #62 |
Peru: |
2.2 |
|
| #63 |
Slovenia: |
2.15 |
|
| #64 |
Jordan: |
2.15 |
|
| #65 |
Philippines: |
2.15 |
|
| #66 |
Uganda: |
2.15 |
|
| #67 |
Poland: |
2.1 |
|
| #68 |
Slovakia: |
2.1 |
|
| #69 |
Morocco: |
2.05 |
|
| #70 |
Tunisia: |
2.05 |
|
| #71 |
Argentina: |
2.05 |
|
| #72 |
Saudi Arabia: |
2.05 |
|
| #73 |
Malaysia: |
2 |
|
| #74 |
Nicaragua: |
2 |
|
| #75 |
Swaziland: |
2 |
|
| #76 |
Colombia: |
2 |
|
| #77 |
Mongolia: |
2 |
|
| #78 |
Brazil: |
2 |
|
| #79 |
Mauritius: |
2 |
|
| #80 |
Mali: |
2 |
|
| #81 |
Honduras: |
1.95 |
|
| #82 |
Sri Lanka: |
1.95 |
|
| #83 |
Central African Republic: |
1.95 |
|
| #84 |
Cote d'Ivoire: |
1.95 |
|
| #85 |
Senegal: |
1.95 |
|
| #86 |
Kenya: |
1.9 |
|
| #87 |
Guinea: |
1.9 |
|
| #88 |
Mauritania: |
1.9 |
|
| #89 |
Dominican Republic: |
1.9 |
|
| #90 |
Cape Verde: |
1.85 |
|
| #91 |
Gabon: |
1.85 |
|
| #92 |
Croatia: |
1.85 |
|
| #93 |
Guyana: |
1.8 |
|
| #94 |
Moldova: |
1.8 |
|
| #95 |
Algeria: |
1.75 |
|
| #96 |
Lebanon: |
1.75 |
|
| #97 |
Burkina Faso: |
1.75 |
|
| #98 |
Mozambique: |
1.75 |
|
| #99 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
1.75 |
|
| #100 |
Pakistan: |
1.7 |
|
| #101 |
Indonesia: |
1.7 |
|
| #102 |
Paraguay: |
1.7 |
|
| #103 |
Djibouti: |
1.7 |
|
| #104 |
Gambia, The: |
1.7 |
|
| #105 |
Cameroon: |
1.65 |
|
| #106 |
Albania: |
1.65 |
|
| #107 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
1.65 |
|
| #108 |
Benin: |
1.65 |
|
| #109 |
Bulgaria: |
1.65 |
|
| #110 |
Azerbaijan: |
1.65 |
|
| #111 |
Egypt: |
1.65 |
|
| #112 |
Lesotho: |
1.65 |
|
| #113 |
Tanzania: |
1.65 |
|
| #114 |
Fiji: |
1.6 |
|
| #115 |
Georgia: |
1.6 |
|
| #116 |
Niger: |
1.6 |
|
| #117 |
Ghana: |
1.6 |
|
| #118 |
Chad: |
1.6 |
|
| #119 |
Ecuador: |
1.55 |
|
| #120 |
India: |
1.5 |
|
| #121 |
Zambia: |
1.5 |
|
| #122 |
Bangladesh: |
1.5 |
|
| #123 |
Venezuela: |
1.5 |
|
| #124 |
Kazakhstan: |
1.5 |
|
| #125 |
Nepal: |
1.5 |
|
| #126 |
Turkey: |
1.5 |
|
| #127 |
Ethiopia: |
1.5 |
|
| #128 |
Papua New Guinea: |
1.45 |
|
| #129 |
China: |
1.45 |
|
| #130 |
Haiti: |
1.4 |
|
| #131 |
Togo: |
1.4 |
|
| #132 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
1.4 |
|
| #133 |
Ukraine: |
1.35 |
|
| #134 |
Malawi: |
1.35 |
|
| #135 |
Yemen: |
1.35 |
|
| #136 |
Rwanda: |
1.35 |
|
| #137 |
Russia: |
1.3 |
|
| #138 |
Vietnam: |
1.3 |
|
| #139 |
Romania: |
1.25 |
|
| #140 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1.2 |
|
| #141 |
Sierra Leone: |
1.15 |
|
| #142 |
Nigeria: |
1.15 |
|
| #143 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
1.1 |
|
| #144 |
Suriname: |
1.05 |
|
| #145 |
Tajikistan: |
1.05 |
|
| #146 |
Syria: |
1.05 |
|
| #147 |
Iran: |
0.85 |
|
| #148 |
Turkmenistan: |
0.85 |
|
| #149 |
Burma: |
0.8 |
|
| #150 |
Uzbekistan: |
0.75 |
|
| #151 |
Belarus: |
0.7 |
|
| #152 |
Libya: |
0.7 |
|
| #153 |
Laos: |
0.6 |
|
| #154 |
Zimbabwe: |
0.6 |
|
| #155 |
Cuba: |
0.55 |
|
| #156 |
Korea, North: |
0 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
2.0 |
|
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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