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2006 Index of Economic Freedom - Top 50 countries
Source: Heritage Foundation


The 2006 Index of Economic Freedom measures 161 countries against a list of 50 independent variables divided into 10 broad factors of economic freedom. Low scores are more desirable. The higher the score on a factor, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.

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   Country Rank [Score]      Country Rank [Score]
    Hong Kong 1 [1.28]       Barbados 26 [2.25]
    Singapore 2 [1.56]       Armenia 27 [2.26]
    Ireland 3 [1.58]       Bahamas 27 [2.26]
    Luxembourg 4 [1.60]       Japan 27 [2.26]
    United Kingdom 5 [1.74]       Portugal 30 [2.29]
    Iceland 5 [1.74]       Botswana 30 [2.29]
    Estonia 7 [1.75]       Norway 30 [2.29]
    Denmark 8 [1.78]       Spain 33 [2.33]
    United States 9 [1.84]       Slovak Republic, The 34 [2.35]
    Australia 9 [1.84]       El Salvador 34 [2.35]
    New Zealand 9 [1.84]       Israel 36 [2.36]
    Canada 12 [1.85]       Taiwan 37 [2.38]
    Finland 12 [1.85]       Slovenia 38 [2.41]
    Chile 14 [1.88]       Latvia 39 [2.43]
    Switzerland 15 [1.89]       Hungary 40 [2.44]
    Cyprus 16 [1.90]       Poland 41 [2.49]
    Netherlands 16 [1.90]       Trinidad and Tobago 42 [2.50]
    Austria 18 [1.95]       Italy 42 [2.50]
    Sweden 19 [1.96]       France 44 [2.51]
    Germany 19 [1.96]       Korea, South 45 [2.63]
    Czech Republic 21 [2.10]       Uruguay 46 [2.69]
    Belgium 22 [2.11]       Cape Verde 46 [2.69]
    Lithuania 23 [2.14]       Costa Rica 46 [2.69]
    Malta 24 [2.16]       Panama 49 [2.70]
    Bahrain 25 [2.23]       South Africa 50 [2.74]


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