Sunday, September 4, 2011

You Thought America was Free? Check here:


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Ranking the Countries: The US comes in under 'mostly free' (sigh), I think because of government intervention.


distribution of global economic freedom
100-8079.9-7069.9-6059.9-5049.9-0N/A
freemostly freemoderately freemostly unfreerepressednot ranked

Index of Economic Freedom World Rankings (Click on the country name for more details.)

world rankcountryfreedom scorechange from previousworld rankcountryfreedom scorechange from previous
1Hong Kong89.70.093Morocco59.6+0.4
2Singapore87.2+1.194Mongolia59.5-0.5
3Australia82.5-0.195Ghana59.4-0.8
4New Zealand82.3+0.296Egypt59.1+0.1
5Switzerland81.9+0.897Swaziland59.1+1.7
6Canada80.8+0.498Nicaragua58.8+0.5
7Ireland78.7-2.699Honduras58.6+0.3
8Denmark78.6+0.7100Tunisia58.5-0.4
9United States77.8-0.2101Serbia58.0+1.1
10Bahrain77.7+1.4102Cambodia57.9+1.3
11Chile77.4+0.2103Bhutan57.6+0.6
12Mauritius76.2-0.1104Bosnia and Herzegovina57.5+1.3
13Luxembourg76.2+0.8105The Gambia57.4+2.3
14Estonia75.2+0.5106Kenya57.4-0.1
15The Netherlands74.7-0.3107Sri Lanka57.1+2.5
16United Kingdom74.5-2.0108Tanzania57.0-1.3
17Finland74.0+0.2109Mozambique56.8+0.8
18Cyprus73.3+2.4110Gabon56.7+1.3
19Macau73.1+0.6111Nigeria56.7-0.1
20Japan72.8-0.1112Vanuatu56.7+0.3
21Austria71.9+0.3113Brazil56.3+0.7
22Sweden71.9-0.5114Mali56.3+0.7
23Germany71.8+0.7115The Philippines56.2-0.1
24Lithuania71.3+1.0116Indonesia56.0+0.5
25Taiwan70.8+0.4117Benin56.0+0.6
26Saint Lucia70.8+0.3118Tonga55.8+2.4
27Qatar70.5+1.5119Malawi55.8+1.7
28Czech Republic70.4+0.6120Moldova55.7+2.0
29Georgia70.40.0121Senegal55.7+1.1
30Norway70.3+0.9122Côte d'Ivoire55.4+1.3
31Spain70.2+0.6123Pakistan55.1-0.1
32Belgium70.2+0.1124India54.6+0.8
33Uruguay70.0+0.2125Djibouti54.5+3.5
34Oman69.8+2.1126Niger54.3+1.4
35South Korea69.8-0.1127Yemen54.2-0.2
36Armenia69.7+0.5128Tajikistan53.5+0.5
37Slovakia69.5-0.2129Suriname53.1+0.6
38Jordan68.9+2.8130Bangladesh53.0+1.9
39El Salvador68.8-1.1131Papua New Guinea52.6-0.9
40Botswana68.8-1.5132Algeria52.4-4.5
41Peru68.6+1.0133Haiti52.1+1.3
42Barbados68.5+0.2134Mauritania52.1+0.1
43Israel68.5+0.8135China52.0+1.0
44Iceland68.2-5.5136Cameroon51.8-0.5
45Colombia68.0+2.5137Guinea51.7-0.1
46The Bahamas68.0+0.7138Argentina51.7+0.5
47United Arab Emirates67.8+0.5139Vietnam51.6+1.8
48Mexico67.8-0.5140Syria51.3+1.9
49Costa Rica67.3+1.4141Laos51.3+0.2
50Saint Vincent and the Grenadines66.90.0142Seychelles51.2+3.3
51Hungary66.6+0.5143Russia50.5+0.2
52Trinidad and Tobago66.5+0.8144Ethiopia50.5-0.7
53Malaysia66.3+1.5145Micronesia50.3-0.3
54Saudi Arabia66.2+2.1146Nepal50.1-2.6
55Macedonia66.0+0.3147Bolivia50.0+0.6
56Latvia65.8-0.4148Burundi49.6+2.1
57Malta65.7-1.5149Sierra Leone49.6+1.7
58Jamaica65.7+0.2150São Tomé and Príncipe49.5+0.7
59Panama64.9+0.1151Guyana49.4+1.0
60Bulgaria64.9+2.6152Central African Republic49.3+0.9
61Kuwait64.9-2.8153Togo49.1+2.0
62Thailand64.7+0.6154Maldives48.3-0.7
63Romania64.7+0.5155Belarus47.9-0.8
64France64.6+0.4156Lesotho47.5-0.6
65Cape Verde64.6+2.8157Equatorial Guinea47.5-1.1
66Slovenia64.6-0.1158Ecuador47.1-2.2
67Turkey64.2+0.4159Guinea-Bissau46.5+2.9
68Poland64.1+0.9160Liberia46.5+0.3
69Portugal64.0-0.4161Angola46.2-2.2
70Albania64.0-2.0162Solomon Islands45.9+3.0
71Belize63.8+2.3163Uzbekistan45.8-1.7
72Dominica63.3+0.1164Ukraine45.8-0.6
73Namibia62.7+0.5165Chad45.3-2.2
74South Africa62.7-0.1166Kiribati44.8+1.1
75Rwanda62.7+3.6167Comoros43.8-1.1
76Montenegro62.5-1.1168Republic of Congo43.6+0.4
77Paraguay62.3+1.0169Turkmenistan43.6+1.1
78Kazakhstan62.1+1.1170Timor-Leste42.8-3.0
79Guatemala61.9+0.9171Iran42.1-1.3
80Uganda61.7-0.5172Democratic Republic of Congo40.7-0.7
81Madagascar61.2-2.0173Libya38.6-1.6
82Croatia61.1+1.9174Burma37.8+1.1
83Kyrgyz Republic61.1-0.2175Venezuela37.6+0.5
84Samoa60.6+0.2176Eritrea36.7+1.4
85Burkina Faso60.6+1.2177Cuba27.7+1.0
86Fiji60.4+0.1178Zimbabwe22.1+0.7
87Italy60.3-2.4179North Korea1.00.0
88Greece60.3-2.4N/AAfghanistanN/AN/A
89Lebanon60.1+0.6N/AIraqN/AN/A
90Dominican Republic60.0-0.3N/ALiechtensteinN/AN/A
91Zambia59.7+1.7N/ASudanN/AN/A
92Azerbaijan59.7+0.9

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