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
 |
|
# 1
|
Hong Kong: |
3.55 |
|
|
# 2
|
Singapore: |
3.5 |
|
|
= 3
|
Luxembourg: |
3.3 |
|
|
= 3
|
New Zealand: |
3.3 |
|
|
# 5
|
Ireland: |
3.25 |
|
|
= 6
|
United States: |
3.2 |
|
|
= 6
|
Denmark: |
3.2 |
|
|
= 6
|
Estonia: |
3.2 |
|
|
= 9
|
Australia: |
3.15 |
|
|
= 9
|
United Kingdom: |
3.15 |
|
|
= 11
|
Netherlands: |
3.1 |
|
|
= 11
|
Finland: |
3.1 |
|
|
= 11
|
Iceland: |
3.1 |
|
|
= 11
|
Sweden: |
3.1 |
|
|
# 15
|
Switzerland: |
3.05 |
|
|
= 16
|
Bahrain: |
3 |
|
|
= 16
|
Chile: |
3 |
|
|
# 18
|
Canada: |
2.95 |
|
|
= 19
|
Austria: |
2.9 |
|
|
= 19
|
Belgium: |
2.9 |
|
|
= 19
|
Germany: |
2.9 |
|
|
= 22
|
Bahamas, The: |
2.85 |
|
|
= 22
|
Cyprus: |
2.85 |
|
|
= 24
|
Barbados: |
2.8 |
|
|
= 24
|
United Arab Emirates: |
2.8 |
|
|
# 26
|
El Salvador: |
2.75 |
|
|
= 27
|
Norway: |
2.7 |
|
|
= 27
|
Taiwan: |
2.7 |
|
|
= 29
|
Italy: |
2.65 |
|
|
= 29
|
Lithuania: |
2.65 |
|
|
= 29
|
Spain: |
2.65 |
|
|
# 32
|
Portugal: |
2.6 |
|
|
= 33
|
Israel: |
2.55 |
|
|
= 33
|
Latvia: |
2.55 |
|
|
= 35
|
Uruguay: |
2.5 |
|
|
= 35
|
Czech Republic: |
2.5 |
|
|
= 35
|
Botswana: |
2.5 |
|
|
= 35
|
Japan: |
2.5 |
|
|
= 35
|
Cambodia: |
2.5 |
|
|
= 40
|
Thailand: |
2.45 |
|
|
= 40
|
Kuwait: |
2.45 |
|
|
= 40
|
France: |
2.45 |
|
|
# 43
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
2.4 |
|
|
= 44
|
Qatar: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 44
|
Armenia: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 44
|
Bolivia: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 44
|
Hungary: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 44
|
Costa Rica: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 44
|
Panama: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 44
|
Madagascar: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 44
|
South Africa: |
2.35 |
|
|
= 52
|
Namibia: |
2.3 |
|
|
= 52
|
Malta: |
2.3 |
|
|
= 52
|
Korea, South: |
2.3 |
|
|
# 55
|
Belize: |
2.25 |
|
|
= 56
|
Greece: |
2.2 |
|
|
= 56
|
Mexico: |
2.2 |
|
|
= 56
|
Guatemala: |
2.2 |
|
|
= 56
|
Oman: |
2.2 |
|
|
= 56
|
Jamaica: |
2.2 |
|
|
= 56
|
Samoa: |
2.2 |
|
|
= 56
|
Peru: |
2.2 |
|
|
= 63
|
Philippines: |
2.15 |
|
|
= 63
|
Slovenia: |
2.15 |
|
|
= 63
|
Uganda: |
2.15 |
|
|
= 63
|
Jordan: |
2.15 |
|
|
= 67
|
Poland: |
2.1 |
|
|
= 67
|
Slovakia: |
2.1 |
|
|
= 69
|
Argentina: |
2.05 |
|
|
= 69
|
Morocco: |
2.05 |
|
|
= 69
|
Tunisia: |
2.05 |
|
|
= 69
|
Saudi Arabia: |
2.05 |
|
|
= 73
|
Brazil: |
2 |
|
|
= 73
|
Colombia: |
2 |
|
|
= 73
|
Swaziland: |
2 |
|
|
= 73
|
Mongolia: |
2 |
|
|
= 73
|
Mauritius: |
2 |
|
|
= 73
|
Mali: |
2 |
|
|
= 73
|
Nicaragua: |
2 |
|
|
= 73
|
Malaysia: |
2 |
|
|
= 81
|
Honduras: |
1.95 |
|
|
= 81
|
Senegal: |
1.95 |
|
|
= 81
|
Central African Republic: |
1.95 |
|
|
= 81
|
Sri Lanka: |
1.95 |
|
|
= 81
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
1.95 |
|
|
= 86
|
Dominican Republic: |
1.9 |
|
|
= 86
|
Guinea: |
1.9 |
|
|
= 86
|
Kenya: |
1.9 |
|
|
= 86
|
Mauritania: |
1.9 |
|
|
= 90
|
Croatia: |
1.85 |
|
|
= 90
|
Cape Verde: |
1.85 |
|
|
= 90
|
Gabon: |
1.85 |
|
|
= 93
|
Guyana: |
1.8 |
|
|
= 93
|
Moldova: |
1.8 |
|
|
= 95
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
1.75 |
|
|
= 95
|
Algeria: |
1.75 |
|
|
= 95
|
Lebanon: |
1.75 |
|
|
= 95
|
Mozambique: |
1.75 |
|
|
= 95
|
Burkina Faso: |
1.75 |
|
|
= 100
|
Paraguay: |
1.7 |
|
|
= 100
|
Gambia, The: |
1.7 |
|
|
= 100
|
Indonesia: |
1.7 |
|
|
= 100
|
Pakistan: |
1.7 |
|
|
= 100
|
Djibouti: |
1.7 |
|
|
= 105
|
Cameroon: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Benin: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Tanzania: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Azerbaijan: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Egypt: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Albania: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Lesotho: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 105
|
Bulgaria: |
1.65 |
|
|
= 114
|
Georgia: |
1.6 |
|
|
= 114
|
Chad: |
1.6 |
|
|
= 114
|
Fiji: |
1.6 |
|
|
= 114
|
Ghana: |
1.6 |
|
|
= 114
|
Niger: |
1.6 |
|
|
# 119
|
Ecuador: |
1.55 |
|
|
= 120
|
Nepal: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 120
|
Bangladesh: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 120
|
Venezuela: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 120
|
Ethiopia: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 120
|
India: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 120
|
Turkey: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 120
|
Kazakhstan: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 120
|
Zambia: |
1.5 |
|
|
= 128
|
Papua New Guinea: |
1.45 |
|
|
= 128
|
China: |
1.45 |
|
|
= 130
|
Haiti: |
1.4 |
|
|
= 130
|
Togo: |
1.4 |
|
|
= 130
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
1.4 |
|
|
= 133
|
Yemen: |
1.35 |
|
|
= 133
|
Rwanda: |
1.35 |
|
|
= 133
|
Ukraine: |
1.35 |
|
|
= 133
|
Malawi: |
1.35 |
|
|
= 137
|
Vietnam: |
1.3 |
|
|
= 137
|
Russia: |
1.3 |
|
|
# 139
|
Romania: |
1.25 |
|
|
# 140
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1.2 |
|
|
= 141
|
Nigeria: |
1.15 |
|
|
= 141
|
Sierra Leone: |
1.15 |
|
|
# 143
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
1.1 |
|
|
= 144
|
Tajikistan: |
1.05 |
|
|
= 144
|
Suriname: |
1.05 |
|
|
= 144
|
Syria: |
1.05 |
|
|
= 147
|
Turkmenistan: |
0.85 |
|
|
= 147
|
Iran: |
0.85 |
|
|
# 149
|
Burma: |
0.8 |
|
|
# 150
|
Uzbekistan: |
0.75 |
|
|
= 151
|
Belarus: |
0.7 |
|
|
= 151
|
Libya: |
0.7 |
|
|
= 153
|
Laos: |
0.6 |
|
|
= 153
|
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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