Global Rankings
Economic Freedom
overall index (0-100)
| Rank | Country | overall index (0-100) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Hong Kong | 89 |
2 | 1 | Singapore | 84 |
2 | 4 | Switzerland | 84 |
4 | 6 | Ireland | 82 |
5 | 18 | Luxembourg | 81 |
5 | 3 | New Zealand | 81 |
7 | 7 | Taiwan | 80 |
7 | 8 | Estonia | 80 |
7 | 12 | Netherlands | 80 |
10 | 20 | Sweden | 78 |
10 | 4 | Australia | 78 |
10 | 8 | Denmark | 78 |
10 | 18 | Finland | 78 |
14 | 12 | Iceland | 77 |
14 | 8 | Canada | 77 |
14 | 29 | Norway | 77 |
17 | 29 | Germany | 76 |
17 | 12 | Lithuania | 76 |
19 | 23 | South Korea | 75 |
19 | 32 | Latvia | 75 |
21 | 23 | Czech Republic | 74 |
21 | 20 | Chile | 74 |
21 | 23 | Austria | 74 |
24 | 34 | Cyprus | 73 |
24 | 8 | United Kingdom | 73 |
26 | 37 | Malta | 72 |
26 | 12 | Georgia | 72 |
26 | 20 | United States | 72 |
26 | 29 | Qatar | 72 |
30 | 12 | Mauritius | 71 |
30 | 49 | Slovenia | 71 |
30 | 66 | Barbados | 71 |
30 | 37 | Bulgaria | 71 |
30 | 49 | Portugal | 71 |
35 | 12 | United Arab Emirates | 70 |
35 | 23 | Japan | 70 |
35 | 37 | Belgium | 70 |
35 | 59 | Slovakia | 70 |
35 | 47 | Uruguay | 70 |
35 | 34 | Macao | 70 |
41 | 66 | Bahamas | 69 |
41 | 37 | Poland | 69 |
43 | 23 | Malaysia | 68 |
43 | 23 | Israel | 68 |
43 | 37 | Spain | 68 |
43 | 85 | Samoa | 68 |
47 | 47 | Jamaica | 67 |
47 | 59 | Serbia | 67 |
47 | 37 | Romania | 67 |
47 | 49 | Peru | 67 |
47 | 56 | Hungary | 67 |
47 | 72 | Cape Verde | 67 |
47 | 66 | Albania | 67 |
54 | 59 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66 |
54 | 37 | Macedonia | 66 |
54 | 59 | France | 66 |
54 | 72 | Seychelles | 66 |
58 | 72 | Costa Rica | 65 |
58 | 32 | Armenia | 65 |
58 | 49 | Colombia | 65 |
58 | 56 | Brunei | 65 |
58 | 59 | Panama | 65 |
58 | 49 | Botswana | 65 |
58 | 66 | Italy | 65 |
65 | 34 | Kazakhstan | 64 |
65 | 85 | Mongolia | 64 |
65 | 56 | Indonesia | 64 |
65 | 59 | Mexico | 64 |
65 | 49 | Saint Lucia | 64 |
65 | 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 64 |
65 | 85 | Croatia | 64 |
72 | 93 | Vanuatu | 63 |
72 | 37 | Thailand | 63 |
72 | 72 | Guatemala | 63 |
72 | 79 | Paraguay | 63 |
72 | 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63 |
72 | 85 | Dominican Republic | 63 |
72 | 85 | Montenegro | 63 |
79 | 85 | Ivory Coast | 62 |
79 | 37 | Azerbaijan | 62 |
79 | 93 | Russia | 62 |
79 | 37 | Bahrain | 62 |
79 | 93 | Greece | 62 |
84 | 108 | Tonga | 61 |
84 | 99 | Benin | 61 |
84 | 85 | Vietnam | 61 |
84 | 72 | Philippines | 61 |
84 | 79 | Moldova | 61 |
89 | 117 | Guyana | 60 |
89 | 93 | Tanzania | 60 |
89 | 66 | Jordan | 60 |
89 | 108 | Senegal | 60 |
89 | 99 | Honduras | 60 |
89 | 93 | El Salvador | 60 |
89 | 102 | Ghana | 60 |
96 | 79 | Morocco | 59 |
96 | 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 59 |
96 | 79 | Namibia | 59 |
96 | 108 | Madagascar | 59 |
96 | 108 | Bhutan | 59 |
101 | 72 | Kuwait | 58 |
101 | 117 | Burkina Faso | 58 |
101 | 102 | Gambia | 58 |
104 | 108 | Togo | 57 |
104 | 49 | Rwanda | 57 |
104 | 66 | Oman | 57 |
104 | 72 | Turkey | 57 |
104 | 108 | Belize | 57 |
104 | 117 | Cambodia | 57 |
104 | 144 | Solomon Islands | 57 |
111 | 59 | Saudi Arabia | 56 |
111 | 85 | Fiji | 56 |
111 | 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 56 |
111 | 108 | Uzbekistan | 56 |
111 | 108 | Gabon | 56 |
111 | 125 | Mali | 56 |
111 | 99 | South Africa | 56 |
118 | 117 | Niger | 55 |
118 | 102 | Papua New Guinea | 55 |
118 | 144 | Djibouti | 55 |
118 | 125 | Mauritania | 55 |
118 | 125 | Nicaragua | 55 |
123 | 117 | Tunisia | 54 |
123 | 102 | Nigeria | 54 |
123 | 144 | Dominica | 54 |
123 | 125 | Ukraine | 54 |
123 | 117 | Guinea | 54 |
123 | 151 | Ecuador | 54 |
123 | 102 | Uganda | 54 |
123 | 125 | Yemen | 54 |
123 | 117 | India | 54 |
132 | 134 | Afghanistan | 53 |
132 | 93 | Belarus | 53 |
132 | 117 | Bangladesh | 53 |
132 | 125 | Sri Lanka | 53 |
132 | 134 | Kenya | 53 |
132 | 141 | Angola | 53 |
132 | 144 | Malawi | 53 |
132 | 144 | Cameroon | 53 |
132 | 144 | Brazil | 53 |
141 | 151 | Sierra Leone | 52 |
142 | 134 | Swaziland | 51 |
142 | 157 | Syria | 51 |
142 | 151 | Mozambique | 51 |
145 | 163 | Chad | 50 |
145 | 151 | Micronesia | 50 |
145 | 157 | Nepal | 50 |
145 | 144 | Argentina | 50 |
145 | 125 | Comoros | 50 |
145 | 157 | Haiti | 50 |
145 | 134 | Burma (Myanmar) | 50 |
145 | 151 | Ethiopia | 50 |
145 | 134 | Tajikistan | 50 |
154 | 125 | Egypt | 49 |
154 | 141 | Laos | 49 |
154 | 151 | Pakistan | 49 |
154 | 157 | Central African Republic | 49 |
154 | 157 | Republic of the Congo | 49 |
154 | 163 | Zambia | 49 |
160 | 167 | Liberia | 48 |
160 | 167 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 48 |
160 | 108 | China | 48 |
160 | 141 | Lesotho | 48 |
160 | 172 | Suriname | 48 |
165 | 134 | Maldives | 47 |
165 | 157 | Lebanon | 47 |
165 | 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 47 |
168 | 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 46 |
168 | 163 | Algeria | 46 |
168 | 170 | Turkmenistan | 46 |
171 | 173 | Kiribati | 44 |
172 | 174 | Bolivia | 43 |
173 | 170 | Iran | 42 |
174 | 175 | Eritrea | 40 |
175 | 163 | Burundi | 39 |
176 | 177 | Libya | 36 |
177 | 176 | Zimbabwe | 33 |
178 | 177 | Sudan | 32 |
179 | 179 | Cuba | 30 |
180 | 180 | Venezuela | 25 |
181 | 181 | Iraq | 16 |
182 | 182 | North Korea | 3 |