LeBrok
Elite member
- Messages
- 10,261
- Reaction score
- 1,617
- Points
- 0
- Location
- Calgary
- Ethnic group
- Citizen of the world
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- R1b Z2109
- mtDNA haplogroup
- H1c
From Coto Institute
http://www.cato.org/
http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/human-freedom-index-files/human-freedom-index-2015.pdf
Rank Country Personal Freedom Economic Freedom Freedom Index
1 Hong Kong 9.09 8.98 9.04
2 Switzerland 9.40 8.19 8.80
3 Finland 9.42 7.84 8.63
4 Denmark 9.58 7.66 8.62
5 New Zealand 8.97 8.25 8.61
6 Canada 9.20 8.00 8.60
7 Australia 9.23 7.87 8.55
8 Ireland 9.28 7.80 8.54
9 United Kingdom 9.22 7.81 8.51
10 Sweden 9.53 7.47 8.50
11 Norway 9.43 7.52 8.48
12 Austria 9.42 7.48 8.45
12 Germany 9.34 7.55 8.45
14 Iceland 9.37 7.43 8.40
14 Netherlands 9.34 7.45 8.40
16 Malta 9.14 7.63 8.38
17 Luxembourg 9.34 7.40 8.37
18 Chile 8.81 7.84 8.32
19 Mauritius 8.46 8.09 8.28
20 United States of America 8.71 7.81 8.26
21 Czech Republic 9.11 7.38 8.25
22 Estonia 8.85 7.61 8.23
22 Belgium 9.19 7.27 8.23
24 Taiwan 8.73 7.71 8.22
25 Portugal 9.01 7.37 8.19
26 Lithuania 8.80 7.56 8.18
27 Poland 9.02 7.31 8.17
28 Japan 8.68 7.60 8.14
29 Latvia 8.83 7.36 8.10
30 Slovakia 8.80 7.34 8.07
31 Korea, Republic of 8.61 7.46 8.03
32 Romania 8.39 7.57 7.98
33 France 8.72 7.21 7.97
34 Uruguay 8.60 7.33 7.96
34 Italy 8.99 6.92 7.96
36 Cyprus 8.46 7.45 7.95
37 Spain 8.57 7.29 7.93
38 Hungary 8.50 7.30 7.90
39 Costa Rica 8.13 7.60 7.86
40 Montenegro 8.27 7.41 7.84
41 Slovenia 9.03 6.57 7.80
41 Bulgaria 8.21 7.39 7.80
43 Singapore 7.05 8.54 7.79
44 Croatia 8.38 7.04 7.71
45 Macedonia 8.33 7.02 7.68
46 Greece 8.46 6.87 7.66
47 Peru 7.63 7.63 7.63
48 Georgia 7.28 7.73 7.50
49 Bahamas 7.59 7.39 7.49
49 Panama 7.87 7.11 7.49
51 Suriname 8.15 6.82 7.48
51 Israel 7.72 7.24 7.48
53 Armenia 7.17 7.72 7.44
54 Cape Verde 8.23 6.54 7.39
54 Albania 7.59 7.18 7.39
56 Bosnia Herzegovina 7.85 6.89 7.37
57 Barbados 7.79 6.86 7.32
58 Mongolia 7.58 6.98 7.28
59 Fiji 7.26 7.05 7.16
60 El Salvador 7.05 7.19 7.12
61 Ghana 7.57 6.65 7.11
62 Turkey 7.16 7.03 7.10
63 Jamaica 6.99 7.18 7.09
64 Moldova 7.29 6.85 7.07
65 Guyana 7.64 6.46 7.05
65 Bolivia 7.59 6.51 7.05
67 Dominican Republic 6.96 7.11 7.04
68 Philippines 6.75 7.29 7.02
69 Belize 7.12 6.88 7.00
70 South Africa 7.24 6.73 6.99
71 Indonesia 7.04 6.89 6.96
71 Paraguay 7.08 6.84 6.96
71 Madagascar 7.28 6.64 6.96
74 Ukraine 7.60 6.27 6.94
75 India 7.36 6.49 6.93
75 Cambodia 6.83 7.02 6.93
77 Brunei 6.61 7.18 6.90
78 Jordan 5.89 7.86 6.88
79 Nicaragua 6.29 7.44 6.86
80 Serbia 7.33 6.37 6.85
81 Haiti 6.92 6.74 6.83
82 Brazil 7.02 6.61 6.82
83 Trinidad and Tobago 6.75 6.88 6.81
84 Namibia 7.05 6.50 6.77
84 Papua New Guinea 6.43 7.10 6.77
86 Thailand 6.84 6.62 6.73
87 Zambia 6.32 7.13 6.72
87 Lebanon 6.25 7.19 6.72
89 Bahrain 5.86 7.57 6.71
90 Burkina Faso 7.44 5.86 6.65
90 Ecuador 7.28 6.01 6.65
92 Nepal 7.06 6.16 6.61
93 Argentina 8.26 4.92 6.59
94 Botswana 5.91 7.26 6.58
94 Tanzania 6.46 6.71 6.58
96 Kazakhstan 6.14 7.00 6.57
97 Kenya 6.14 6.98 6.56
97 Kuwait 5.91 7.20 6.56
99 Guatemala 5.77 7.31 6.54
100 Mexico 6.31 6.75 6.53
101 Malawi 6.99 6.01 6.50
101 Lesotho 6.54 6.46 6.50
103 East Timor 6.66 6.28 6.47
104 Rwanda 5.37 7.53 6.45
105 Kyrgyz Republic 6.12 6.77 6.44
106 Malaysia 5.86 7.00 6.43
107 Honduras 5.59 7.24 6.42
108 Tajikistan 6.14 6.67 6.40
108 Uganda 5.57 7.22 6.40
110 Benin 7.03 5.75 6.39
111 Russia 6.06 6.65 6.36
112 Oman 5.36 7.34 6.35
113 Tunisia 5.93 6.68 6.31
114 Qatar 4.83 7.78 6.30
114 Gambia, The 5.61 6.99 6.30
116 Mozambique 6.44 6.09 6.27
117 United Arab Emirates 4.44 8.05 6.24
118 Colombia 5.87 6.59 6.23
119 Senegal 6.38 6.02 6.20
120 Sierra Leone 5.82 6.57 6.19
121 Morocco 5.90 6.45 6.17
122 Sri Lanka 5.67 6.65 6.16
123 Vietnam 5.83 6.42 6.12
124 Cote d’Ivoire 6.28 5.93 6.11
125 Niger 6.50 5.70 6.10
126 Azerbaijan 5.79 6.39 6.09
127 Mauritania 5.77 6.32 6.04
128 Mali 6.08 5.98 6.03
129 Cameroon 5.91 6.05 5.98
130 Gabon 6.07 5.78 5.93
131 Guinea-Bissau 5.70 6.06 5.88
132 China 5.33 6.39 5.86
133 Burundi 6.49 5.21 5.85
134 Bangladesh 5.31 6.33 5.82
135 Angola 5.96 5.46 5.71
136 Egypt 4.75 6.27 5.51
137 Swaziland 4.27 6.69 5.48
138 Togo 5.27 5.64 5.46
139 Nigeria 4.69 6.19 5.44
140 Pakistan 4.56 6.26 5.41
141 Congo, Republic of 6.16 4.58 5.37
141 Saudi Arabia 3.89 6.84 5.37
143 Chad 5.42 5.12 5.27
144 Venezuela 6.59 3.89 5.24
145 Ethiopia 4.78 5.65 5.22
146 Algeria 5.15 5.09 5.12
147 Central African Republic 4.89 5.29 5.09
148 Yemen 3.23 6.34 4.78
149 Zimbabwe 4.59 4.92 4.76
150 Myanmar 4.06 5.28 4.67
150 Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.10 5.24 4.67
152 Iran 3.85 5.10 4.48
http://www.cato.org/
http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/human-freedom-index-files/human-freedom-index-2015.pdf
Rank Country Personal Freedom Economic Freedom Freedom Index
1 Hong Kong 9.09 8.98 9.04
2 Switzerland 9.40 8.19 8.80
3 Finland 9.42 7.84 8.63
4 Denmark 9.58 7.66 8.62
5 New Zealand 8.97 8.25 8.61
6 Canada 9.20 8.00 8.60
7 Australia 9.23 7.87 8.55
8 Ireland 9.28 7.80 8.54
9 United Kingdom 9.22 7.81 8.51
10 Sweden 9.53 7.47 8.50
11 Norway 9.43 7.52 8.48
12 Austria 9.42 7.48 8.45
12 Germany 9.34 7.55 8.45
14 Iceland 9.37 7.43 8.40
14 Netherlands 9.34 7.45 8.40
16 Malta 9.14 7.63 8.38
17 Luxembourg 9.34 7.40 8.37
18 Chile 8.81 7.84 8.32
19 Mauritius 8.46 8.09 8.28
20 United States of America 8.71 7.81 8.26
21 Czech Republic 9.11 7.38 8.25
22 Estonia 8.85 7.61 8.23
22 Belgium 9.19 7.27 8.23
24 Taiwan 8.73 7.71 8.22
25 Portugal 9.01 7.37 8.19
26 Lithuania 8.80 7.56 8.18
27 Poland 9.02 7.31 8.17
28 Japan 8.68 7.60 8.14
29 Latvia 8.83 7.36 8.10
30 Slovakia 8.80 7.34 8.07
31 Korea, Republic of 8.61 7.46 8.03
32 Romania 8.39 7.57 7.98
33 France 8.72 7.21 7.97
34 Uruguay 8.60 7.33 7.96
34 Italy 8.99 6.92 7.96
36 Cyprus 8.46 7.45 7.95
37 Spain 8.57 7.29 7.93
38 Hungary 8.50 7.30 7.90
39 Costa Rica 8.13 7.60 7.86
40 Montenegro 8.27 7.41 7.84
41 Slovenia 9.03 6.57 7.80
41 Bulgaria 8.21 7.39 7.80
43 Singapore 7.05 8.54 7.79
44 Croatia 8.38 7.04 7.71
45 Macedonia 8.33 7.02 7.68
46 Greece 8.46 6.87 7.66
47 Peru 7.63 7.63 7.63
48 Georgia 7.28 7.73 7.50
49 Bahamas 7.59 7.39 7.49
49 Panama 7.87 7.11 7.49
51 Suriname 8.15 6.82 7.48
51 Israel 7.72 7.24 7.48
53 Armenia 7.17 7.72 7.44
54 Cape Verde 8.23 6.54 7.39
54 Albania 7.59 7.18 7.39
56 Bosnia Herzegovina 7.85 6.89 7.37
57 Barbados 7.79 6.86 7.32
58 Mongolia 7.58 6.98 7.28
59 Fiji 7.26 7.05 7.16
60 El Salvador 7.05 7.19 7.12
61 Ghana 7.57 6.65 7.11
62 Turkey 7.16 7.03 7.10
63 Jamaica 6.99 7.18 7.09
64 Moldova 7.29 6.85 7.07
65 Guyana 7.64 6.46 7.05
65 Bolivia 7.59 6.51 7.05
67 Dominican Republic 6.96 7.11 7.04
68 Philippines 6.75 7.29 7.02
69 Belize 7.12 6.88 7.00
70 South Africa 7.24 6.73 6.99
71 Indonesia 7.04 6.89 6.96
71 Paraguay 7.08 6.84 6.96
71 Madagascar 7.28 6.64 6.96
74 Ukraine 7.60 6.27 6.94
75 India 7.36 6.49 6.93
75 Cambodia 6.83 7.02 6.93
77 Brunei 6.61 7.18 6.90
78 Jordan 5.89 7.86 6.88
79 Nicaragua 6.29 7.44 6.86
80 Serbia 7.33 6.37 6.85
81 Haiti 6.92 6.74 6.83
82 Brazil 7.02 6.61 6.82
83 Trinidad and Tobago 6.75 6.88 6.81
84 Namibia 7.05 6.50 6.77
84 Papua New Guinea 6.43 7.10 6.77
86 Thailand 6.84 6.62 6.73
87 Zambia 6.32 7.13 6.72
87 Lebanon 6.25 7.19 6.72
89 Bahrain 5.86 7.57 6.71
90 Burkina Faso 7.44 5.86 6.65
90 Ecuador 7.28 6.01 6.65
92 Nepal 7.06 6.16 6.61
93 Argentina 8.26 4.92 6.59
94 Botswana 5.91 7.26 6.58
94 Tanzania 6.46 6.71 6.58
96 Kazakhstan 6.14 7.00 6.57
97 Kenya 6.14 6.98 6.56
97 Kuwait 5.91 7.20 6.56
99 Guatemala 5.77 7.31 6.54
100 Mexico 6.31 6.75 6.53
101 Malawi 6.99 6.01 6.50
101 Lesotho 6.54 6.46 6.50
103 East Timor 6.66 6.28 6.47
104 Rwanda 5.37 7.53 6.45
105 Kyrgyz Republic 6.12 6.77 6.44
106 Malaysia 5.86 7.00 6.43
107 Honduras 5.59 7.24 6.42
108 Tajikistan 6.14 6.67 6.40
108 Uganda 5.57 7.22 6.40
110 Benin 7.03 5.75 6.39
111 Russia 6.06 6.65 6.36
112 Oman 5.36 7.34 6.35
113 Tunisia 5.93 6.68 6.31
114 Qatar 4.83 7.78 6.30
114 Gambia, The 5.61 6.99 6.30
116 Mozambique 6.44 6.09 6.27
117 United Arab Emirates 4.44 8.05 6.24
118 Colombia 5.87 6.59 6.23
119 Senegal 6.38 6.02 6.20
120 Sierra Leone 5.82 6.57 6.19
121 Morocco 5.90 6.45 6.17
122 Sri Lanka 5.67 6.65 6.16
123 Vietnam 5.83 6.42 6.12
124 Cote d’Ivoire 6.28 5.93 6.11
125 Niger 6.50 5.70 6.10
126 Azerbaijan 5.79 6.39 6.09
127 Mauritania 5.77 6.32 6.04
128 Mali 6.08 5.98 6.03
129 Cameroon 5.91 6.05 5.98
130 Gabon 6.07 5.78 5.93
131 Guinea-Bissau 5.70 6.06 5.88
132 China 5.33 6.39 5.86
133 Burundi 6.49 5.21 5.85
134 Bangladesh 5.31 6.33 5.82
135 Angola 5.96 5.46 5.71
136 Egypt 4.75 6.27 5.51
137 Swaziland 4.27 6.69 5.48
138 Togo 5.27 5.64 5.46
139 Nigeria 4.69 6.19 5.44
140 Pakistan 4.56 6.26 5.41
141 Congo, Republic of 6.16 4.58 5.37
141 Saudi Arabia 3.89 6.84 5.37
143 Chad 5.42 5.12 5.27
144 Venezuela 6.59 3.89 5.24
145 Ethiopia 4.78 5.65 5.22
146 Algeria 5.15 5.09 5.12
147 Central African Republic 4.89 5.29 5.09
148 Yemen 3.23 6.34 4.78
149 Zimbabwe 4.59 4.92 4.76
150 Myanmar 4.06 5.28 4.67
150 Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.10 5.24 4.67
152 Iran 3.85 5.10 4.48