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