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Ranking the Countries

Distribution of Global Economic Freedom
100-80 79.9-70 69.9-60 59.9-50 49.9-0 N/A
free mostly free moderately free mostly unfree repressed not ranked
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Index of Economic Freedom World Rankings   (Click on the country name for more details.)

World Rank Country Freedom Score Change from Previous    
1 Hong Kong 89.7 -0.3 62 Portugal 64.4 -0.5 123 Côte d'Ivoire 54.1 -0.9
2 Singapore 86.1 -1.0 63 Romania 64.2 +1.0 124 India 53.8 -0.6
3 Australia 82.6 0.0 64 France 64.2 +0.9 125 Moldova 53.7 -1.2
4 New Zealand 82.1 +0.1 65 Saudi Arabia 64.1 -0.2 126 Papua New Guinea 53.5 -1.3
5 Ireland 81.3 -0.9 66 Thailand 64.1 +1.1 127 Tonga 53.4 -0.7
6 Switzerland 81.1 +1.7 67 Turkey 63.8 +2.2 128 Tajikistan 53.0 -1.6
7 Canada 80.4 -0.1 68 Montenegro 63.6 +5.4 129 Niger 52.9 -0.9
8 United States 78.0 -2.7 69 Madagascar 63.2 +1.0 130 Nepal 52.7 -0.5
9 Denmark 77.9 -1.7 70 Dominica 63.2 +0.6 131 Suriname 52.5 -1.6
10 Chile 77.2 -1.1 71 Poland 63.2 +2.9 132 Cameroon 52.3 -0.7
11 United Kingdom 76.5 -2.5 72 South Africa 62.8 -1.0 133 Mauritania 52.0 -1.9
12 Mauritius 76.3 +2.0 73 Greece 62.7 +1.9 134 Guinea 51.8 +0.8
13 Bahrain 76.3 +1.5 74 Italy 62.7 +1.3 135 Argentina 51.2 -1.1
14 Luxembourg 75.4 +0.2 75 Bulgaria 62.3 -2.3 136 Ethiopia 51.2 -1.8
15 The Netherlands 75.0 -2.0 76 Uganda 62.2 -1.3 137 Bangladesh 51.1 +3.6
16 Estonia 74.7 -1.7 77 Namibia 62.2 -0.2 138 Laos 51.1 +0.7
17 Finland 73.8 -0.7 78 Cape Verde 61.8 +0.5 139 Djibouti 51.0 -0.3
18 Iceland 73.7 -2.2 79 Belize 61.5 -1.5 140 China 51.0 -2.2
19 Japan 72.9 +0.1 80 Kyrgyz Republic 61.3 -0.5 141 Haiti 50.8 +0.3
20 Macau 72.5 +0.5 81 Paraguay 61.3 +0.3 142 Micronesia 50.6 -1.1
21 Sweden 72.4 +1.9 82 Kazakhstan 61.0 +0.9 143 Russia 50.3 -0.5
22 Austria 71.6 +0.4 83 Guatemala 61.0 +1.6 144 Vietnam 49.8 -1.2
23 Germany 71.1 +0.6 84 Samoa 60.4 +0.9 145 Syria 49.4 -1.9
24 Cyprus 70.9 +0.1 85 Fiji 60.3 -0.7 146 Bolivia 49.4 -4.2
25 Saint Lucia 70.5 +1.7 86 Dominican Republic 60.3 +1.1 147 Ecuador 49.3 -3.2
26 Georgia 70.4 +0.6 87 Ghana 60.2 +2.1 148 Maldives 49.0 -2.3
27 Taiwan 70.4 +0.9 88 Mongolia 60.0 -2.8 149 São Tomé and Príncipe 48.8 +5.0
28 Botswana 70.3 +0.6 89 Lebanon 59.5 +1.4 150 Belarus 48.7 +3.7
29 Lithuania 70.3 +0.3 90 Burkina Faso 59.4 -0.1 151 Equatorial Guinea 48.6 -2.7
30 Belgium 70.1 -2.0 91 Morocco 59.2 +1.5 152 Central African Republic 48.4 +0.1
31 South Korea 69.9 +1.8 92 Croatia 59.2 +4.1 153 Guyana 48.4 0.0
32 El Salvador 69.9 +0.1 93 Rwanda 59.1 +4.9 154 Angola 48.4 +1.4
33 Uruguay 69.8 +0.7 94 Egypt 59.0 +1.0 155 Lesotho 48.1 -1.6
34 Czech Republic 69.8 +0.4 95 Tunisia 58.9 +0.9 156 Seychelles 47.9 +0.1
35 Slovakia 69.7 +0.3 96 Azerbaijan 58.8 +0.8 157 Sierra Leone 47.9 +0.1
36 Spain 69.6 -0.5 97 Tanzania 58.3 0.0 158 Uzbekistan 47.5 -3.0
37 Norway 69.4 -0.8 98 Nicaragua 58.3 -1.5 159 Chad 47.5 0.0
38 Armenia 69.2 -0.7 99 Honduras 58.3 -0.4 160 Burundi 47.5 -1.3
39 Qatar 69.0 +3.2 100 Zambia 58.0 +1.4 161 Togo 47.1 -1.6
40 Barbados 68.3 -3.2 101 Kenya 57.5 -1.2 162 Ukraine 46.4 -2.4
41 Mexico 68.3 +2.5 102 Swaziland 57.4 -1.7 163 Liberia 46.2 -1.9
42 Kuwait 67.7 +2.1 103 Bhutan 57.0 -0.7 164 Timor-Leste 45.8 -4.7
43 Oman 67.7 +0.7 104 Serbia 56.9 +0.3 165 Comoros 44.9 +1.6
44 Israel 67.7 +0.1 105 Algeria 56.9 +0.3 166 Kiribati 43.7 -2.0
45 Peru 67.6 +3.0 106 Nigeria 56.8 +1.7 167 Guinea-Bissau 43.6 -1.8
46 United Arab Emirates 67.3 +2.6 107 Cambodia 56.6 0.0 168 Iran 43.4 -1.2
47 The Bahamas 67.3 -3.0 108 Vanuatu 56.4 -2.0 169 Republic of Congo 43.2 -2.2
48 Malta 67.2 +1.1 109 The Philippines 56.3 -0.5 170 Solomon Islands 42.9 -3.1
49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 66.9 +2.6 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.2 +3.1 171 Turkmenistan 42.5 -1.7
50 Latvia 66.2 -0.4 111 Mozambique 56.0 +0.3 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.4 -1.4
51 Hungary 66.1 -0.7 112 Mali 55.6 0.0 173 Libya 40.2 -3.3
52 Jordan 66.1 +0.7 113 Brazil 55.6 -1.1 174 Venezuela 37.1 -2.8
53 Albania 66.0 +2.3 114 Indonesia 55.5 +2.1 175 Burma 36.7 -1.0
54 Costa Rica 65.9 -0.5 115 Benin 55.4 0.0 176 Eritrea 35.3 -3.2
55 Trinidad and Tobago 65.7 -2.3 116 Gabon 55.4 +0.4 177 Cuba 26.7 -1.2
56 Macedonia 65.7 +4.5 117 Pakistan 55.2 -1.8 178 Zimbabwe 21.4 -1.3
57 Jamaica 65.5 +0.3 118 The Gambia 55.1 -0.7 179 North Korea 1.0 -1.0
58 Colombia 65.5 +3.2 119 Senegal 54.6 -1.7 N/A Afghanistan N/A N/A
59 Malaysia 64.8 +0.2 120 Sri Lanka 54.6 -1.4 N/A Iraq N/A N/A
60 Panama 64.8 +0.1 121 Yemen 54.4 -2.5 N/A Liechtenstein N/A N/A
61 Slovenia 64.7 +1.8 122 Malawi 54.1 +0.4 N/A Sudan N/A N/A