Sunday, May 24, 2015

2015 Index of economic freedom. US is twelfth. Greece is 130 and why bailouts are never going to work to improve their economy

2015 Index of Economic Freedom

Free

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
1Hong Kong89.6-0.54Australia81.4-0.6
2Singapore89.40.05Switzerland80.5-1.1
3New Zealand82.1+0.9

Mostly Free

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
6Canada79.1-1.121Luxembourg73.2-1.0
7Chile78.5-0.222Georgia73.0+0.4
8Estonia76.8+0.923Sweden72.7-0.4
9Ireland76.6+0.424Czech Republic72.5+0.3
10Mauritius76.4-0.125United Arab Emirates72.4+1.0
11Denmark76.3+0.226Iceland72.0-0.4
12United States76.2+0.727Norway71.8+0.9
13United Kingdom75.8+0.928Colombia71.7+1.0
14Taiwan75.1+1.229South Korea71.5+0.3
15Lithuania74.7+1.730Austria71.2-1.2
16Germany73.8+0.431Malaysia 70.8+1.2
17The Netherlands73.7-0.532Qatar70.8-0.4
18Bahrain73.4-1.733Israel70.5+2.1
19Finland73.40.034Macau70.3-1.0
20Japan73.3+0.935Saint Lucia70.2-0.5

Moderately Free

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
36Botswana69.8-2.264Portugal65.3+1.8
37Latvia69.7+1.065Rwanda64.8+0.1
38Jordan69.3+0.166Montenegro64.7+1.1
39Brunei Darussalam68.9-0.167Trinidad and Tobago64.1+1.4
40Belgium68.8-1.168Panama 64.1+0.7
41The Bahamas68.7-1.169Kazakhstan63.3-0.4
42Poland68.6+1.670Turkey63.2-1.7
43Uruguay 68.6-0.771Ghana63.0-1.2
44Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.0+1.072South Africa62.6+0.1
45Cyprus67.9+0.373France62.5-1.0
46Barbados67.9-0.474Kuwait62.5+0.2
47Peru67.7+0.375Thailand 62.4-0.9
48Jamaica 67.7+1.076Philippines62.2+2.1
49Spain67.6+0.477Saudi Arabia62.1-0.1
50Slovakia67.2+0.878Samoa61.9+0.8
51Costa Rica 67.2+0.379Madagascar61.70.0
52Armenia67.1-1.880Italy61.7+0.8
53Macedonia67.1-1.581Croatia61.5+1.1
54Hungary 66.8-0.282Kyrgyz Republic 61.3+0.2
55Bulgaria66.8+1.183Paraguay 61.1-0.9
56Oman66.7-0.784Vanuatu61.1+1.6
57Romania66.6+1.185Azerbaijan61.0-0.3
58Malta66.5+0.186Dominican Republic61.0-0.3
59Mexico66.4-0.487Guatemala 60.4-0.8
60Cabo Verde66.4+0.388Slovenia60.3-2.4
61Dominica66.1+0.989Morocco60.1+1.8
62El Salvador 65.7-0.590Serbia 60.0+0.6
63Albania65.7-1.2

Mostly Unfree

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
91Swaziland59.9-1.3122Kenya55.6-1.5
92Uganda59.7-0.2123Guyana55.5-0.2
93Namibia59.6+0.2124Egypt55.2+2.3
94Lebanon59.3-0.1125Mozambique 54.8-0.2
95Tonga59.3+1.1126Malawi54.8-0.6
96Mongolia59.2+0.3127Niger54.6-0.5
97Bosnia and Herzegovina59.0+0.6128India54.6-1.1
98Fiji59.0+0.3129Suriname54.20.0
99Benin58.8+1.7130Greece54.0-1.7
100Zambia58.7-1.7131Bangladesh 53.9-0.2
101Sri Lanka58.6-1.4132Burundi53.7+2.3
102Burkina Faso58.6-0.3133Yemen53.7-1.8
103Côte d'Ivoire 58.5+0.8134Maldives53.4+2.4
104Gabon58.3+0.5135Mauritania53.3+0.1
105Indonesia58.1-0.4136São Tomé and Príncipe 53.3+4.5
106Senegal57.8+2.4137Papua New Guinea53.1-0.8
107Tunisia57.7+0.4138Togo53.0+3.1
108Nicaragua 57.6-0.8139China52.7+0.2
109Tanzania57.5-0.3140Tajikistan52.7+0.7
110Cambodia57.5+0.1141Liberia52.7+0.3
111Moldova57.5+0.2142Comoros52.1+0.7
112Djibouti57.5+1.6143Russia52.1+0.2
113The Gambia57.5-2.0144Guinea52.1-1.4
114Seychelles57.5+1.3145Guinea-Bissau52.0+0.7
115Bhutan57.4+0.7146Cameroon51.9-0.7
116Honduras 57.4+0.3147Sierra Leone51.7+1.2
117Belize56.8+0.1148Vietnam51.7+0.9
118Brazil56.6-0.3149Ethiopia51.5+1.5
119Mali56.4+0.9150Laos51.4+0.2
120Nigeria55.6+1.3151Haiti51.3+2.4
121Pakistan 55.6+0.4152Nepal51.3+1.2

Repressed

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
153Belarus49.8-0.3166Central African Republic45.9-0.8
154Micronesia49.6-0.2167Timor-Leste45.5+2.3
155Lesotho49.6+0.1168Democratic Republic of Congo45.0+4.4
156Ecuador49.2+1.2169Argentina44.1-0.5
157Algeria48.9-1.9170Republic of Congo 42.7-1.0
158Angola47.9+0.2171Iran41.8+1.5
159Solomon Islands47.0+0.8172Turkmenistan41.4-0.8
160Uzbekistan47.0+0.5173Equatorial Guinea40.4-4.0
161Burma46.9+0.4174Eritrea38.9+0.4
162Ukraine46.9-2.4175Zimbabwe37.6+2.1
163Bolivia46.8-1.6176Venezuela 34.3-2.0
164Kiribati46.4+0.1177Cuba29.6+0.9
165Chad45.9+1.4178North Korea1.3+0.3

Not Ranked

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
N/AAfghanistanN/AN/AN/ALiechtensteinN/AN/A
N/AIraqN/AN/AN/ASomaliaN/AN/A
N/AKosovoN/AN/AN/ASudanN/AN/A
N/ALibyaN/AN/AN/ASyriaN/AN/A

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