1/4(Thu) Economic freedom inde

Economic freedom index:

Free:

 Singapore: 83.9

 Switzerland: 83.8

 Ireland: 82.0

 Taiwan: 80.7

Mostly free:

 New Zealand: 78.9

 Estonia: 78.6

 Luxembourg: 78.4

 Netherlands: 78.0

 Denmark: 77.6

 Sweden: 77.5

 Finland: 77.1

 Norway: 76.9

 Australia: 74.8

 Germany: 73.7

 South Korea: 73.7

 Canada: 73.7

 Latvia: 72.8

 Cyprus: 72.3

 Iceland: 72.2

 Lithuania: 72.2

 Austria: 71.1

 Chile: 71.1

 UAE: 70.9

 USA: 70.6

Moderately free:

 UK: 69.9

 Japan: 69.3

 Israel: 68.9

 Poland: 67.7

 Belgium: 67.1

 Spain: 65.0

 France: 63.6

 Indonesia: 63.5

 Mexico: 63.2

 Colombia: 63.1

 Italy: 62.3

 Kazakhstan: 62.1

 Thailand: 60.6

Mostly unfree:

 Philippines: 59.3

 Saudi Arabia: 58.3

 Turkey: 56.9

 Cambodia: 56.5

 South Africa: 55.7

 Bangladesh: 54.4

 Nigeria: 53.9

 Russia: 53.8

 Brazil: 53.5

 India: 52.9

 Sri Lanka: 52.2

 Nepal: 51.4

 Argentina: 51.0

Repressed:

 Egypt: 49.6

 Pakistan: 49.4

 China: 48.3

 Myanmar: 46.5

 Iran: 42.2

 Venezuela: 25.8

 Cuba: 24.3

 North Korea: 2.9

*assessed factors such as trade, investment, property rights, and government intervention in the economy.