| 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 |
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| 1 Hong Kong 90.0 +0.3 |
62 Albania 63.7 +1.3 |
123 India 54.4 +0.3 |
| 2 Singapore 87.1 -0.2 |
63 Uganda 63.5 -0.3 |
124 Rwanda 54.2 0.0 |
| 3 Australia 82.6 +0.4 |
64 France 63.3 -1.4 |
125 Suriname 54.1 -0.2 |
| 4 Ireland 82.2 -0.3 |
65 Romania 63.2 +1.5 |
126 Tonga 54.1 N/A |
| 5 New Zealand 82.0 +1.2 |
66 Belize 63.0 0.0 |
127 Mauritania 53.9 -1.2 |
| 6 United States 80.7 -0.3 |
67 Thailand 63.0 +0.7 |
128 Niger 53.8 +1.0 |
| 7 Canada 80.5 +0.3 |
68 Slovenia 62.9 +2.7 |
129 Malawi 53.7 +1.1 |
| 8 Denmark 79.6 +0.4 |
69 Mongolia 62.8 -0.8 |
130 Bolivia 53.6 +0.5 |
| 9 Switzerland 79.4 -0.1 |
70 Dominica 62.6 N/A |
131 Indonesia 53.4 +0.2 |
| 10 United Kingdom 79.0 -0.5 |
71 Namibia 62.4 +1.0 |
132 China 53.2 +0.1 |
| 11 Chile 78.3 -0.3 |
72 Colombia 62.3 +0.2 |
133 Nepal 53.2 -0.9 |
| 12 Netherlands 77.0 -0.4 |
73 Madagascar 62.2 -0.2 |
134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.1 -0.8 |
| 13 Estonia 76.4 -1.5 |
74 Kyrgyz Republic 61.8 +0.7 |
135 Ethiopia 53.0 +0.5 |
| 14 Iceland 75.9 +0.1 |
75 Turkey 61.6 +1.6 |
136 Cameroon 53.0 -1.3 |
| 15 Luxembourg 75.2 +0.5 |
76 Italy 61.4 -1.2 |
137 Ecuador 52.5 -2.8 |
| 16 Bahrain 74.8 +2.6 |
77 Cape Verde 61.3 +3.4 |
138 Argentina 52.3 -1.8 |
| 17 Finland 74.5 -0.1 |
78 Macedonia 61.2 +0.2 |
139 Micronesia 51.7 N/A |
| 18 Mauritius 74.3 +1.7 |
79 Paraguay 61.0 +1.0 |
140 Djibouti 51.3 +0.1 |
| 19 Japan 72.8 -0.2 |
80 Fiji 61.0 -0.8 |
141 Syria 51.3 +4.2 |
| 20 Belgium 72.1 +0.5 |
81 Greece 60.8 +0.2 |
142 Equatorial Guinea 51.3 -0.3 |
| 21 Macau 72.0 N/A |
82 Poland 60.3 0.0 |
143 Maldives 51.3 N/A |
| 22 Barbados 71.5 +0.2 |
83 Kazakhstan 60.1 -1.0 |
144 Guinea 51.0 -1.8 |
| 23 Austria 71.2 -0.2 |
84 Nicaragua 59.8 -1.0 |
145 Vietnam 51.0 +0.6 |
| 24 Cyprus 70.8 -0.5 |
85 Burkina Faso 59.5 +3.8 |
146 Russia 50.8 +1.0 |
| 25 Germany 70.5 -0.1 |
86 Samoa 59.5 N/A |
147 Haiti 50.5 +1.5 |
| 26 Sweden 70.5 -0.4 |
87 Guatemala 59.4 -0.4 |
148 Uzbekistan 50.5 -1.4 |
| 27 Bahamas, The 70.3 -0.8 |
88 Dominican Republic 59.2 +1.5 |
149 Timor-Leste 50.5 N/A |
| 28 Norway 70.2 +1.6 |
89 Swaziland 59.1 +0.6 |
150 Laos 50.4 +0.1 |
| 29 Spain 70.1 +1.0 |
90 Kenya 58.7 -0.6 |
151 Lesotho 49.7 -2.5 |
| 30 Lithuania 70.0 -1.0 |
91 Honduras 58.7 -0.2 |
152 Ukraine 48.8 -2.2 |
| 31 Armenia 69.9 0.0 |
92 Vanuatu 58.4 N/A |
153 Burundi 48.8 +2.6 |
| 32 Georgia 69.8 +0.5 |
93 Tanzania 58.3 +1.8 |
154 Togo 48.7 -0.2 |
| 33 El Salvador 69.8 +1.3 |
94 Montenegro 58.2 N/A |
155 Guyana 48.4 -0.4 |
| 34 Botswana 69.7 +1.5 |
95 Lebanon 58.1 -1.9 |
156 Central African Republic 48.3 -0.3 |
| 35 Taiwan 69.5 -0.7 |
96 Ghana 58.1 +1.0 |
157 Liberia 48.1 N/A |
| 36 Slovak Republic 69.4 -0.6 |
97 Egypt 58.0 -0.5 |
158 Sierra Leone 47.8 -0.5 |
| 37 Czech Republic 69.4 +1.2 |
98 Tunisia 58.0 -2.1 |
159 Seychelles 47.8 N/A |
| 38 Uruguay 69.1 +1.2 |
99 Azerbaijan 58.0 +2.6 |
160 Bangladesh 47.5 +3.3 |
| 39 Saint Lucia 68.8 N/A |
100 Bhutan 57.7 N/A |
161 Chad 47.5 -0.4 |
| 40 South Korea 68.1 -0.5 |
101 Morocco 57.7 +2.1 |
162 Angola 47.0 +0.1 |
| 41 Trinidad and Tobago 68.0 -1.6 |
102 Pakistan 57.0 +1.4 |
163 Solomon Islands 46.0 N/A |
| 42 Israel 67.6 +1.3 |
103 Yemen 56.9 +3.1 |
164 Kiribati 45.7 N/A |
| 43 Oman 67.0 -0.3 |
104 Philippines, The 56.8 +0.8 |
165 Guinea-Bissau 45.4 +1.1 |
| 44 Hungary 66.8 -0.8 |
105 Brazil 56.7 +0.5 |
166 Republic of Congo 45.4 0.0 |
| 45 Latvia 66.6 -1.7 |
106 Cambodia 56.6 +0.8 |
167 Belarus 45.0 -0.4 |
| 46 Costa Rica 66.4 +2.2 |
107 Algeria 56.6 +0.4 |
168 Iran 44.6 -0.4 |
| 47 Malta 66.1 +0.1 |
108 Zambia 56.6 +0.4 |
169 Turkmenistan 44.2 +0.8 |
| 48 Qatar 65.8 +3.6 |
109 Serbia 56.6 N/A |
170 São Tomé and Príncipe 43.8 N/A |
| 49 Mexico 65.8 -0.3 |
110 Senegal 56.3 -2.0 |
171 Libya 43.5 +4.8 |
| 50 Kuwait 65.6 -2.5 |
111 Sri Lanka 56.0 -2.4 |
172 Comoros 43.3 N/A |
| 51 Jordan 65.4 +1.3 |
112 Gambia, The 55.8 -1.1 |
173 Democratic Republic of Congo 42.8 N/A |
| 52 Jamaica 65.2 -0.5 |
113 Mozambique 55.7 +0.2 |
174 Venezuela 39.9 -4.8 |
| 53 Portugal 64.9 +1.0 |
114 Mali 55.6 +0.1 |
175 Eritrea 38.5 N/A |
| 54 United Arab Emirates 64.7 +2.2 |
115 Benin 55.4 +0.1 |
176 Burma 37.7 -1.8 |
| 55 Panama 64.7 0.0 |
116 Croatia 55.1 +1.0 |
177 Cuba 27.9 +0.4 |
| 56 Bulgaria 64.6 +0.9 |
117 Nigeria 55.1 0.0 |
178 Zimbabwe 22.7 -6.7 |
| 57 Peru 64.6 +0.9 |
118 Gabon 55.0 +0.9 |
179 North Korea 2.0 -1.0 |
| 58 Malaysia 64.6 +0.7 |
119 Côte d’Ivoire 55.0 +1.0 |
N/A Afghanistan N/A N/A |
| 59 Saudi Arabia 64.3 +1.8 |
120 Moldova 54.9 -3.0 |
N/A Iraq N/A N/A |
| 60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3 N/A |
121 Papua New Guinea 54.8 N/A |
N/A Liechtenstein N/A N/A |
| 61 South Africa 63.8 +0.4 |
122 Tajikistan 54.6 +0.2 |
N/A Sudan N/A N/A |
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julho 11th, 2009 | 
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