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Human Freedom Index
Cato Institute and Fraser Institute · data for 2023
The index on this site scores one freedom; the Human Freedom Index of the Cato and Fraser Institutes scores freedom in general, from 0 to 10, from 87 indicators of the rule of law, movement, religion, expression, association, trade and regulation.[1] For 2023 it ranks Switzerland, Denmark and New Zealand highest and Syria, Iran and Yemen lowest, across 165 jurisdictions; the median is about 6.9.
The two measure different things, and a country can rank high for freedom in general while punishing cannabis hard. The freedom chart sets the Human Freedom Index against this site’s score country by country. None of it enters the score, which is built only from six parts of cannabis law. For a measure built by other experts, see civil liberties.
- File here
- hfi-2025.csv
- of 220 places covered
- 165
- years in the file
- 2000–2023
- the median country
- 6.87
- places with several years
- 165
Human Freedom Index, on the map
The stronger the blue, the freer the country by the Human Freedom Index. Countries it does not cover are hatched. Select a country for its profile.
rank #39 of 165 · personal freedom 8.36 · economic freedom 7.56
rank #157 of 165 · personal freedom 4.69 · economic freedom 4.24
rank #115 of 165 · personal freedom 6.53 · economic freedom 5.16
rank #81 of 165 · personal freedom 8.65 · economic freedom 4.48
rank #51 of 165 · personal freedom 7.92 · economic freedom 7.46
rank #10 of 165 · personal freedom 9.33 · economic freedom 8.03
rank #22 of 165 · personal freedom 9.24 · economic freedom 7.57
rank #134 of 165 · personal freedom 4.93 · economic freedom 5.80
rank #47 of 165 · personal freedom 8.43 · economic freedom 6.90
rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 4.04 · economic freedom 7.41
rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 5.16 · economic freedom 5.83
rank #46 of 165 · personal freedom 8.55 · economic freedom 6.76
rank #140 of 165 · personal freedom 4.69 · economic freedom 5.92
rank #23 of 165 · personal freedom 9.21 · economic freedom 7.58
rank #61 of 165 · personal freedom 8.54 · economic freedom 5.99
rank #78 of 165 · personal freedom 7.50 · economic freedom 6.33
rank #69 of 165 · personal freedom 7.41 · economic freedom 6.84
rank #87 of 165 · personal freedom 7.35 · economic freedom 6.05
rank #74 of 165 · personal freedom 7.54 · economic freedom 6.40
rank #62 of 165 · personal freedom 7.86 · economic freedom 6.92
rank #66 of 165 · personal freedom 8.00 · economic freedom 6.57
rank #116 of 165 · personal freedom 5.08 · economic freedom 7.09
rank #44 of 165 · personal freedom 8.37 · economic freedom 7.13
rank #109 of 165 · personal freedom 6.29 · economic freedom 6.27
rank #158 of 165 · personal freedom 4.11 · economic freedom 5.01
rank #27 of 165 · personal freedom 9.14 · economic freedom 7.39
rank #114 of 165 · personal freedom 5.66 · economic freedom 6.79
rank #143 of 165 · personal freedom 4.76 · economic freedom 5.64
rank #12 of 165 · personal freedom 9.33 · economic freedom 7.92
rank #147 of 165 · personal freedom 5.02 · economic freedom 4.96
rank #154 of 165 · personal freedom 4.72 · economic freedom 4.84
rank #25 of 165 · personal freedom 9.06 · economic freedom 7.65
rank #149 of 165 · personal freedom 4.08 · economic freedom 6.13
rank #81 of 165 · personal freedom 7.28 · economic freedom 6.38
rank #140 of 165 · personal freedom 4.98 · economic freedom 5.51
rank #133 of 165 · personal freedom 5.77 · economic freedom 4.85
rank #29 of 165 · personal freedom 8.72 · economic freedom 7.85
rank #92 of 165 · personal freedom 7.09 · economic freedom 6.08
rank #45 of 165 · personal freedom 8.47 · economic freedom 6.94
rank #29 of 165 · personal freedom 8.80 · economic freedom 7.75
rank #8 of 165 · personal freedom 9.69 · economic freedom 7.61
rank #2 of 165 · personal freedom 9.75 · economic freedom 8.02
rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 4.96 · economic freedom 6.10
rank #41 of 165 · personal freedom 8.27 · economic freedom 7.37
rank #136 of 165 · personal freedom 5.46 · economic freedom 5.03
rank #85 of 165 · personal freedom 7.22 · economic freedom 6.32
rank #160 of 165 · personal freedom 3.37 · economic freedom 5.08
rank #83 of 165 · personal freedom 6.72 · economic freedom 7.09
rank #6 of 165 · personal freedom 9.63 · economic freedom 7.76
rank #142 of 165 · personal freedom 5.04 · economic freedom 5.39
rank #155 of 165 · personal freedom 4.49 · economic freedom 5.01
rank #63 of 165 · personal freedom 8.43 · economic freedom 6.08
rank #7 of 165 · personal freedom 9.53 · economic freedom 7.84
rank #33 of 165 · personal freedom 8.74 · economic freedom 7.39
rank #108 of 165 · personal freedom 7.07 · economic freedom 5.24
rank #86 of 165 · personal freedom 6.77 · economic freedom 6.93
rank #57 of 165 · personal freedom 7.40 · economic freedom 7.69
rank #17 of 165 · personal freedom 9.27 · economic freedom 7.84
rank #76 of 165 · personal freedom 7.93 · economic freedom 5.81
rank #50 of 165 · personal freedom 8.16 · economic freedom 7.15
rank #71 of 165 · personal freedom 6.69 · economic freedom 7.62
rank #137 of 165 · personal freedom 4.83 · economic freedom 5.87
rank #106 of 165 · personal freedom 7.13 · economic freedom 5.32
rank #84 of 165 · personal freedom 7.85 · economic freedom 5.47
rank #120 of 165 · personal freedom 5.74 · economic freedom 6.01
rank #79 of 165 · personal freedom 6.98 · economic freedom 6.99
rank #53 of 165 · personal freedom 7.05 · economic freedom 8.55
rank #67 of 165 · personal freedom 7.59 · economic freedom 7.07
rank #11 of 165 · personal freedom 9.51 · economic freedom 7.71
rank #110 of 165 · personal freedom 6.02 · economic freedom 6.58
rank #92 of 165 · personal freedom 6.47 · economic freedom 6.96
rank #164 of 165 · personal freedom 3.36 · economic freedom 4.37
rank #150 of 165 · personal freedom 4.61 · economic freedom 5.37
rank #4 of 165 · personal freedom 9.54 · economic freedom 8.05
rank #57 of 165 · personal freedom 7.56 · economic freedom 7.46
rank #31 of 165 · personal freedom 8.93 · economic freedom 7.38
rank #42 of 165 · personal freedom 8.19 · economic freedom 7.46
rank #19 of 165 · personal freedom 9.16 · economic freedom 7.83
rank #94 of 165 · personal freedom 6.04 · economic freedom 7.46
rank #105 of 165 · personal freedom 6.06 · economic freedom 6.84
rank #97 of 165 · personal freedom 6.53 · economic freedom 6.68
rank #113 of 165 · personal freedom 5.95 · economic freedom 6.49
rank #104 of 165 · personal freedom 6.33 · economic freedom 6.56
rank #145 of 165 · personal freedom 4.68 · economic freedom 5.65
rank #24 of 165 · personal freedom 9.16 · economic freedom 7.60
rank #117 of 165 · personal freedom 6.39 · economic freedom 5.24
rank #97 of 165 · personal freedom 7.05 · economic freedom 5.96
rank #99 of 165 · personal freedom 6.89 · economic freedom 6.12
rank #156 of 165 · personal freedom 4.57 · economic freedom 4.80
rank #26 of 165 · personal freedom 9.06 · economic freedom 7.57
rank #5 of 165 · personal freedom 9.57 · economic freedom 7.92
rank #88 of 165 · personal freedom 7.36 · economic freedom 6.02
rank #94 of 165 · personal freedom 7.69 · economic freedom 5.14
rank #70 of 165 · personal freedom 6.79 · economic freedom 7.56
rank #126 of 165 · personal freedom 5.43 · economic freedom 5.80
rank #21 of 165 · personal freedom 9.09 · economic freedom 7.82
rank #127 of 165 · personal freedom 5.15 · economic freedom 6.09
rank #48 of 165 · personal freedom 7.78 · economic freedom 7.73
rank #91 of 165 · personal freedom 6.58 · economic freedom 6.91
rank #56 of 165 · personal freedom 8.23 · economic freedom 6.59
rank #55 of 165 · personal freedom 8.17 · economic freedom 6.83
rank #43 of 165 · personal freedom 8.37 · economic freedom 7.16
rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 4.76 · economic freedom 6.38
rank #101 of 165 · personal freedom 6.74 · economic freedom 6.21
rank #161 of 165 · personal freedom 3.72 · economic freedom 4.46
rank #59 of 165 · personal freedom 8.30 · economic freedom 6.38
rank #80 of 165 · personal freedom 7.27 · economic freedom 6.54
rank #9 of 165 · personal freedom 9.40 · economic freedom 7.97
rank #3 of 165 · personal freedom 9.51 · economic freedom 8.33
rank #153 of 165 · personal freedom 3.72 · economic freedom 6.43
rank #103 of 165 · personal freedom 6.90 · economic freedom 5.87
rank #123 of 165 · personal freedom 5.54 · economic freedom 5.89
rank #54 of 165 · personal freedom 8.26 · economic freedom 6.76
rank #16 of 165 · personal freedom 9.64 · economic freedom 7.35
rank #122 of 165 · personal freedom 5.07 · economic freedom 6.61
rank #137 of 165 · personal freedom 5.00 · economic freedom 5.62
rank #40 of 165 · personal freedom 8.13 · economic freedom 7.64
rank #71 of 165 · personal freedom 7.78 · economic freedom 6.09
rank #60 of 165 · personal freedom 7.78 · economic freedom 7.08
rank #64 of 165 · personal freedom 7.53 · economic freedom 7.30
rank #96 of 165 · personal freedom 6.28 · economic freedom 7.05
rank #48 of 165 · personal freedom 8.44 · economic freedom 6.80
rank #18 of 165 · personal freedom 9.28 · economic freedom 7.71
rank #128 of 165 · personal freedom 4.61 · economic freedom 6.71
rank #38 of 165 · personal freedom 8.59 · economic freedom 7.32
rank #152 of 165 · personal freedom 4.70 · economic freedom 5.09
rank #125 of 165 · personal freedom 5.16 · economic freedom 6.37
rank #148 of 165 · personal freedom 3.55 · economic freedom 6.95
rank #102 of 165 · personal freedom 6.73 · economic freedom 6.15
rank #74 of 165 · personal freedom 7.41 · economic freedom 6.56
rank #32 of 165 · personal freedom 8.70 · economic freedom 7.58
rank #107 of 165 · personal freedom 6.88 · economic freedom 5.60
rank #51 of 165 · personal freedom 7.19 · economic freedom 8.50
rank #36 of 165 · personal freedom 8.71 · economic freedom 7.33
rank #36 of 165 · personal freedom 8.95 · economic freedom 7.00
rank #151 of 165 · personal freedom 3.86 · economic freedom 6.28
rank #71 of 165 · personal freedom 7.40 · economic freedom 6.61
rank #35 of 165 · personal freedom 8.59 · economic freedom 7.53
rank #28 of 165 · personal freedom 8.83 · economic freedom 7.73
rank #112 of 165 · personal freedom 6.53 · economic freedom 5.81
rank #162 of 165 · personal freedom 3.97 · economic freedom 4.00
rank #77 of 165 · personal freedom 8.14 · economic freedom 5.50
rank #12 of 165 · personal freedom 9.58 · economic freedom 7.56
rank #1 of 165 · personal freedom 9.77 · economic freedom 8.28
rank #165 of 165 · personal freedom 2.31 · economic freedom 4.62
rank #14 of 165 · personal freedom 9.22 · economic freedom 8.03
rank #137 of 165 · personal freedom 4.49 · economic freedom 6.33
rank #100 of 165 · personal freedom 6.71 · economic freedom 6.27
rank #90 of 165 · personal freedom 6.57 · economic freedom 7.10
rank #64 of 165 · personal freedom 8.48 · economic freedom 5.97
rank #111 of 165 · personal freedom 6.38 · economic freedom 6.07
rank #67 of 165 · personal freedom 7.89 · economic freedom 6.65
rank #123 of 165 · personal freedom 5.56 · economic freedom 5.88
rank #144 of 165 · personal freedom 4.87 · economic freedom 5.44
rank #117 of 165 · personal freedom 5.23 · economic freedom 6.87
rank #119 of 165 · personal freedom 6.33 · economic freedom 5.24
rank #121 of 165 · personal freedom 4.78 · economic freedom 7.25
rank #19 of 165 · personal freedom 9.12 · economic freedom 7.88
rank #15 of 165 · personal freedom 9.15 · economic freedom 8.10
rank #33 of 165 · personal freedom 8.91 · economic freedom 7.16
rank #159 of 165 · personal freedom 5.39 · economic freedom 3.11
rank #134 of 165 · personal freedom 4.64 · economic freedom 6.21
rank #162 of 165 · personal freedom 3.19 · economic freedom 5.08
rank #88 of 165 · personal freedom 7.21 · economic freedom 6.24
rank #146 of 165 · personal freedom 5.82 · economic freedom 3.91
Human Freedom Index 2025 (Cato Institute and Fraser Institute), data for 2023. Shown for context and not part of the score.
Highest · Human Freedom Index
- Switzerland9.152023
- Denmark9.032023
- New Zealand9.022023
Country by country
Each place's latest figure, as on its profile. Select a heading to sort.
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| AlbaniaEurope | 8.03of 10 | rank #39 of 165 · personal freedom 8.36 · economic freedom 7.56 | 2023 |
| AlgeriaAfrica | 4.50of 10 | rank #157 of 165 · personal freedom 4.69 · economic freedom 4.24 | 2023 |
| AngolaAfrica | 5.96of 10 | rank #115 of 165 · personal freedom 6.53 · economic freedom 5.16 | 2023 |
| ArgentinaSouth America | 6.91of 10 | rank #81 of 165 · personal freedom 8.65 · economic freedom 4.48 | 2023 |
| ArmeniaAsia | 7.73of 10 | rank #51 of 165 · personal freedom 7.92 · economic freedom 7.46 | 2023 |
| AustraliaOceania | 8.79of 10 | rank #10 of 165 · personal freedom 9.33 · economic freedom 8.03 | 2023 |
| AustriaEurope | 8.54of 10 | rank #22 of 165 · personal freedom 9.24 · economic freedom 7.57 | 2023 |
| AzerbaijanAsia | 5.29of 10 | rank #134 of 165 · personal freedom 4.93 · economic freedom 5.80 | 2023 |
| BahamasNorth America | 7.79of 10 | rank #47 of 165 · personal freedom 8.43 · economic freedom 6.90 | 2023 |
| BahrainAsia | 5.44of 10 | rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 4.04 · economic freedom 7.41 | 2023 |
| BangladeshAsia | 5.44of 10 | rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 5.16 · economic freedom 5.83 | 2023 |
| BarbadosNorth America | 7.81of 10 | rank #46 of 165 · personal freedom 8.55 · economic freedom 6.76 | 2023 |
| BelarusEurope | 5.20of 10 | rank #140 of 165 · personal freedom 4.69 · economic freedom 5.92 | 2023 |
| BelgiumEurope | 8.53of 10 | rank #23 of 165 · personal freedom 9.21 · economic freedom 7.58 | 2023 |
| BelizeNorth America | 7.48of 10 | rank #61 of 165 · personal freedom 8.54 · economic freedom 5.99 | 2023 |
| BeninAfrica | 7.01of 10 | rank #78 of 165 · personal freedom 7.50 · economic freedom 6.33 | 2023 |
| BhutanAsia | 7.17of 10 | rank #69 of 165 · personal freedom 7.41 · economic freedom 6.84 | 2023 |
| BoliviaSouth America | 6.81of 10 | rank #87 of 165 · personal freedom 7.35 · economic freedom 6.05 | 2023 |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope | 7.06of 10 | rank #74 of 165 · personal freedom 7.54 · economic freedom 6.40 | 2023 |
| BotswanaAfrica | 7.47of 10 | rank #62 of 165 · personal freedom 7.86 · economic freedom 6.92 | 2023 |
| BrazilSouth America | 7.40of 10 | rank #66 of 165 · personal freedom 8.00 · economic freedom 6.57 | 2023 |
| BruneiAsia | 5.92of 10 | rank #116 of 165 · personal freedom 5.08 · economic freedom 7.09 | 2023 |
| BulgariaEurope | 7.85of 10 | rank #44 of 165 · personal freedom 8.37 · economic freedom 7.13 | 2023 |
| Burkina FasoAfrica | 6.29of 10 | rank #109 of 165 · personal freedom 6.29 · economic freedom 6.27 | 2023 |
| BurundiAfrica | 4.48of 10 | rank #158 of 165 · personal freedom 4.11 · economic freedom 5.01 | 2023 |
| Cabo VerdeAfrica | 8.41of 10 | rank #27 of 165 · personal freedom 9.14 · economic freedom 7.39 | 2023 |
| CambodiaAsia | 6.13of 10 | rank #114 of 165 · personal freedom 5.66 · economic freedom 6.79 | 2023 |
| CameroonAfrica | 5.13of 10 | rank #143 of 165 · personal freedom 4.76 · economic freedom 5.64 | 2023 |
| CanadaNorth America | 8.74of 10 | rank #12 of 165 · personal freedom 9.33 · economic freedom 7.92 | 2023 |
| Central African RepublicAfrica | 5.00of 10 | rank #147 of 165 · personal freedom 5.02 · economic freedom 4.96 | 2023 |
| ChadAfrica | 4.77of 10 | rank #154 of 165 · personal freedom 4.72 · economic freedom 4.84 | 2023 |
| ChileSouth America | 8.47of 10 | rank #25 of 165 · personal freedom 9.06 · economic freedom 7.65 | 2023 |
| ChinaAsia | 4.93of 10 | rank #149 of 165 · personal freedom 4.08 · economic freedom 6.13 | 2023 |
| ColombiaSouth America | 6.91of 10 | rank #81 of 165 · personal freedom 7.28 · economic freedom 6.38 | 2023 |
| ComorosAfrica | 5.20of 10 | rank #140 of 165 · personal freedom 4.98 · economic freedom 5.51 | 2023 |
| CongoAfrica | 5.39of 10 | rank #133 of 165 · personal freedom 5.77 · economic freedom 4.85 | 2023 |
| Costa RicaNorth America | 8.36of 10 | rank #29 of 165 · personal freedom 8.72 · economic freedom 7.85 | 2023 |
| Côte d'IvoireAfrica | 6.67of 10 | rank #92 of 165 · personal freedom 7.09 · economic freedom 6.08 | 2023 |
| CroatiaEurope | 7.83of 10 | rank #45 of 165 · personal freedom 8.47 · economic freedom 6.94 | 2023 |
| CyprusEurope | 8.36of 10 | rank #29 of 165 · personal freedom 8.80 · economic freedom 7.75 | 2023 |
| CzechiaEurope | 8.82of 10 | rank #8 of 165 · personal freedom 9.69 · economic freedom 7.61 | 2023 |
| DenmarkEurope | 9.03of 10 | rank #2 of 165 · personal freedom 9.75 · economic freedom 8.02 | 2023 |
| DjiboutiAfrica | 5.44of 10 | rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 4.96 · economic freedom 6.10 | 2023 |
| Dominican RepublicNorth America | 7.90of 10 | rank #41 of 165 · personal freedom 8.27 · economic freedom 7.37 | 2023 |
| DR CongoAfrica | 5.28of 10 | rank #136 of 165 · personal freedom 5.46 · economic freedom 5.03 | 2023 |
| EcuadorSouth America | 6.85of 10 | rank #85 of 165 · personal freedom 7.22 · economic freedom 6.32 | 2023 |
| EgyptAfrica | 4.08of 10 | rank #160 of 165 · personal freedom 3.37 · economic freedom 5.08 | 2023 |
| El SalvadorNorth America | 6.88of 10 | rank #83 of 165 · personal freedom 6.72 · economic freedom 7.09 | 2023 |
| EstoniaEurope | 8.85of 10 | rank #6 of 165 · personal freedom 9.63 · economic freedom 7.76 | 2023 |
| EswatiniAfrica | 5.19of 10 | rank #142 of 165 · personal freedom 5.04 · economic freedom 5.39 | 2023 |
| EthiopiaAfrica | 4.70of 10 | rank #155 of 165 · personal freedom 4.49 · economic freedom 5.01 | 2023 |
| FijiOceania | 7.45of 10 | rank #63 of 165 · personal freedom 8.43 · economic freedom 6.08 | 2023 |
| FinlandEurope | 8.83of 10 | rank #7 of 165 · personal freedom 9.53 · economic freedom 7.84 | 2023 |
| FranceEurope | 8.18of 10 | rank #33 of 165 · personal freedom 8.74 · economic freedom 7.39 | 2023 |
| GabonAfrica | 6.31of 10 | rank #108 of 165 · personal freedom 7.07 · economic freedom 5.24 | 2023 |
| GambiaAfrica | 6.83of 10 | rank #86 of 165 · personal freedom 6.77 · economic freedom 6.93 | 2023 |
| GeorgiaAsia | 7.52of 10 | rank #57 of 165 · personal freedom 7.40 · economic freedom 7.69 | 2023 |
| GermanyEurope | 8.67of 10 | rank #17 of 165 · personal freedom 9.27 · economic freedom 7.84 | 2023 |
| GhanaAfrica | 7.05of 10 | rank #76 of 165 · personal freedom 7.93 · economic freedom 5.81 | 2023 |
| GreeceEurope | 7.74of 10 | rank #50 of 165 · personal freedom 8.16 · economic freedom 7.15 | 2023 |
| GuatemalaNorth America | 7.07of 10 | rank #71 of 165 · personal freedom 6.69 · economic freedom 7.62 | 2023 |
| GuineaAfrica | 5.26of 10 | rank #137 of 165 · personal freedom 4.83 · economic freedom 5.87 | 2023 |
| Guinea-BissauAfrica | 6.37of 10 | rank #106 of 165 · personal freedom 7.13 · economic freedom 5.32 | 2023 |
| GuyanaSouth America | 6.86of 10 | rank #84 of 165 · personal freedom 7.85 · economic freedom 5.47 | 2023 |
| HaitiNorth America | 5.85of 10 | rank #120 of 165 · personal freedom 5.74 · economic freedom 6.01 | 2023 |
| HondurasNorth America | 6.99of 10 | rank #79 of 165 · personal freedom 6.98 · economic freedom 6.99 | 2023 |
| Hong KongAsia | 7.68of 10 | rank #53 of 165 · personal freedom 7.05 · economic freedom 8.55 | 2023 |
| HungaryEurope | 7.37of 10 | rank #67 of 165 · personal freedom 7.59 · economic freedom 7.07 | 2023 |
| IcelandEurope | 8.76of 10 | rank #11 of 165 · personal freedom 9.51 · economic freedom 7.71 | 2023 |
| IndiaAsia | 6.26of 10 | rank #110 of 165 · personal freedom 6.02 · economic freedom 6.58 | 2023 |
| IndonesiaAsia | 6.67of 10 | rank #92 of 165 · personal freedom 6.47 · economic freedom 6.96 | 2023 |
| IranAsia | 3.78of 10 | rank #164 of 165 · personal freedom 3.36 · economic freedom 4.37 | 2023 |
| IraqAsia | 4.92of 10 | rank #150 of 165 · personal freedom 4.61 · economic freedom 5.37 | 2023 |
| IrelandEurope | 8.92of 10 | rank #4 of 165 · personal freedom 9.54 · economic freedom 8.05 | 2023 |
| IsraelAsia | 7.52of 10 | rank #57 of 165 · personal freedom 7.56 · economic freedom 7.46 | 2023 |
| ItalyEurope | 8.28of 10 | rank #31 of 165 · personal freedom 8.93 · economic freedom 7.38 | 2023 |
| JamaicaNorth America | 7.89of 10 | rank #42 of 165 · personal freedom 8.19 · economic freedom 7.46 | 2023 |
| JapanAsia | 8.60of 10 | rank #19 of 165 · personal freedom 9.16 · economic freedom 7.83 | 2023 |
| JordanAsia | 6.63of 10 | rank #94 of 165 · personal freedom 6.04 · economic freedom 7.46 | 2023 |
| KazakhstanAsia | 6.38of 10 | rank #105 of 165 · personal freedom 6.06 · economic freedom 6.84 | 2023 |
| KenyaAfrica | 6.59of 10 | rank #97 of 165 · personal freedom 6.53 · economic freedom 6.68 | 2023 |
| KuwaitAsia | 6.18of 10 | rank #113 of 165 · personal freedom 5.95 · economic freedom 6.49 | 2023 |
| KyrgyzstanAsia | 6.43of 10 | rank #104 of 165 · personal freedom 6.33 · economic freedom 6.56 | 2023 |
| LaosAsia | 5.09of 10 | rank #145 of 165 · personal freedom 4.68 · economic freedom 5.65 | 2023 |
| LatviaEurope | 8.51of 10 | rank #24 of 165 · personal freedom 9.16 · economic freedom 7.60 | 2023 |
| LebanonAsia | 5.91of 10 | rank #117 of 165 · personal freedom 6.39 · economic freedom 5.24 | 2023 |
| LesothoAfrica | 6.59of 10 | rank #97 of 165 · personal freedom 7.05 · economic freedom 5.96 | 2023 |
| LiberiaAfrica | 6.57of 10 | rank #99 of 165 · personal freedom 6.89 · economic freedom 6.12 | 2023 |
| LibyaAfrica | 4.67of 10 | rank #156 of 165 · personal freedom 4.57 · economic freedom 4.80 | 2023 |
| LithuaniaEurope | 8.44of 10 | rank #26 of 165 · personal freedom 9.06 · economic freedom 7.57 | 2023 |
| LuxembourgEurope | 8.88of 10 | rank #5 of 165 · personal freedom 9.57 · economic freedom 7.92 | 2023 |
| MadagascarAfrica | 6.80of 10 | rank #88 of 165 · personal freedom 7.36 · economic freedom 6.02 | 2023 |
| MalawiAfrica | 6.63of 10 | rank #94 of 165 · personal freedom 7.69 · economic freedom 5.14 | 2023 |
| MalaysiaAsia | 7.11of 10 | rank #70 of 165 · personal freedom 6.79 · economic freedom 7.56 | 2023 |
| MaliAfrica | 5.58of 10 | rank #126 of 165 · personal freedom 5.43 · economic freedom 5.80 | 2023 |
| MaltaEurope | 8.56of 10 | rank #21 of 165 · personal freedom 9.09 · economic freedom 7.82 | 2023 |
| MauritaniaAfrica | 5.54of 10 | rank #127 of 165 · personal freedom 5.15 · economic freedom 6.09 | 2023 |
| MauritiusAfrica | 7.76of 10 | rank #48 of 165 · personal freedom 7.78 · economic freedom 7.73 | 2023 |
| MexicoNorth America | 6.72of 10 | rank #91 of 165 · personal freedom 6.58 · economic freedom 6.91 | 2023 |
| MoldovaEurope | 7.55of 10 | rank #56 of 165 · personal freedom 8.23 · economic freedom 6.59 | 2023 |
| MongoliaAsia | 7.61of 10 | rank #55 of 165 · personal freedom 8.17 · economic freedom 6.83 | 2023 |
| MontenegroEurope | 7.86of 10 | rank #43 of 165 · personal freedom 8.37 · economic freedom 7.16 | 2023 |
| MoroccoAfrica | 5.44of 10 | rank #129 of 165 · personal freedom 4.76 · economic freedom 6.38 | 2023 |
| MozambiqueAfrica | 6.52of 10 | rank #101 of 165 · personal freedom 6.74 · economic freedom 6.21 | 2023 |
| MyanmarAsia | 4.03of 10 | rank #161 of 165 · personal freedom 3.72 · economic freedom 4.46 | 2023 |
| NamibiaAfrica | 7.50of 10 | rank #59 of 165 · personal freedom 8.30 · economic freedom 6.38 | 2023 |
| NepalAsia | 6.97of 10 | rank #80 of 165 · personal freedom 7.27 · economic freedom 6.54 | 2023 |
| NetherlandsEurope | 8.81of 10 | rank #9 of 165 · personal freedom 9.40 · economic freedom 7.97 | 2023 |
| New ZealandOceania | 9.02of 10 | rank #3 of 165 · personal freedom 9.51 · economic freedom 8.33 | 2023 |
| NicaraguaNorth America | 4.85of 10 | rank #153 of 165 · personal freedom 3.72 · economic freedom 6.43 | 2023 |
| NigerAfrica | 6.47of 10 | rank #103 of 165 · personal freedom 6.90 · economic freedom 5.87 | 2023 |
| NigeriaAfrica | 5.69of 10 | rank #123 of 165 · personal freedom 5.54 · economic freedom 5.89 | 2023 |
| North MacedoniaEurope | 7.64of 10 | rank #54 of 165 · personal freedom 8.26 · economic freedom 6.76 | 2023 |
| NorwayEurope | 8.69of 10 | rank #16 of 165 · personal freedom 9.64 · economic freedom 7.35 | 2023 |
| OmanAsia | 5.71of 10 | rank #122 of 165 · personal freedom 5.07 · economic freedom 6.61 | 2023 |
| PakistanAsia | 5.26of 10 | rank #137 of 165 · personal freedom 5.00 · economic freedom 5.62 | 2023 |
| PanamaNorth America | 7.92of 10 | rank #40 of 165 · personal freedom 8.13 · economic freedom 7.64 | 2023 |
| Papua New GuineaOceania | 7.07of 10 | rank #71 of 165 · personal freedom 7.78 · economic freedom 6.09 | 2023 |
| ParaguaySouth America | 7.49of 10 | rank #60 of 165 · personal freedom 7.78 · economic freedom 7.08 | 2023 |
| PeruSouth America | 7.44of 10 | rank #64 of 165 · personal freedom 7.53 · economic freedom 7.30 | 2023 |
| PhilippinesAsia | 6.60of 10 | rank #96 of 165 · personal freedom 6.28 · economic freedom 7.05 | 2023 |
| PolandEurope | 7.76of 10 | rank #48 of 165 · personal freedom 8.44 · economic freedom 6.80 | 2023 |
| PortugalEurope | 8.62of 10 | rank #18 of 165 · personal freedom 9.28 · economic freedom 7.71 | 2023 |
| QatarAsia | 5.49of 10 | rank #128 of 165 · personal freedom 4.61 · economic freedom 6.71 | 2023 |
| RomaniaEurope | 8.06of 10 | rank #38 of 165 · personal freedom 8.59 · economic freedom 7.32 | 2023 |
| RussiaEurope | 4.86of 10 | rank #152 of 165 · personal freedom 4.70 · economic freedom 5.09 | 2023 |
| RwandaAfrica | 5.67of 10 | rank #125 of 165 · personal freedom 5.16 · economic freedom 6.37 | 2023 |
| Saudi ArabiaAsia | 4.97of 10 | rank #148 of 165 · personal freedom 3.55 · economic freedom 6.95 | 2023 |
| SenegalAfrica | 6.49of 10 | rank #102 of 165 · personal freedom 6.73 · economic freedom 6.15 | 2023 |
| SerbiaEurope | 7.06of 10 | rank #74 of 165 · personal freedom 7.41 · economic freedom 6.56 | 2023 |
| SeychellesAfrica | 8.24of 10 | rank #32 of 165 · personal freedom 8.70 · economic freedom 7.58 | 2023 |
| Sierra LeoneAfrica | 6.34of 10 | rank #107 of 165 · personal freedom 6.88 · economic freedom 5.60 | 2023 |
| SingaporeAsia | 7.73of 10 | rank #51 of 165 · personal freedom 7.19 · economic freedom 8.50 | 2023 |
| SlovakiaEurope | 8.14of 10 | rank #36 of 165 · personal freedom 8.71 · economic freedom 7.33 | 2023 |
| SloveniaEurope | 8.14of 10 | rank #36 of 165 · personal freedom 8.95 · economic freedom 7.00 | 2023 |
| SomaliaAfrica | 4.87of 10 | rank #151 of 165 · personal freedom 3.86 · economic freedom 6.28 | 2023 |
| South AfricaAfrica | 7.07of 10 | rank #71 of 165 · personal freedom 7.40 · economic freedom 6.61 | 2023 |
| South KoreaAsia | 8.15of 10 | rank #35 of 165 · personal freedom 8.59 · economic freedom 7.53 | 2023 |
| SpainEurope | 8.37of 10 | rank #28 of 165 · personal freedom 8.83 · economic freedom 7.73 | 2023 |
| Sri LankaAsia | 6.23of 10 | rank #112 of 165 · personal freedom 6.53 · economic freedom 5.81 | 2023 |
| SudanAfrica | 3.98of 10 | rank #162 of 165 · personal freedom 3.97 · economic freedom 4.00 | 2023 |
| SurinameSouth America | 7.04of 10 | rank #77 of 165 · personal freedom 8.14 · economic freedom 5.50 | 2023 |
| SwedenEurope | 8.74of 10 | rank #12 of 165 · personal freedom 9.58 · economic freedom 7.56 | 2023 |
| SwitzerlandEurope | 9.15of 10 | rank #1 of 165 · personal freedom 9.77 · economic freedom 8.28 | 2023 |
| SyriaAsia | 3.27of 10 | rank #165 of 165 · personal freedom 2.31 · economic freedom 4.62 | 2023 |
| TaiwanAsia | 8.72of 10 | rank #14 of 165 · personal freedom 9.22 · economic freedom 8.03 | 2023 |
| TajikistanAsia | 5.26of 10 | rank #137 of 165 · personal freedom 4.49 · economic freedom 6.33 | 2023 |
| TanzaniaAfrica | 6.53of 10 | rank #100 of 165 · personal freedom 6.71 · economic freedom 6.27 | 2023 |
| ThailandAsia | 6.79of 10 | rank #90 of 165 · personal freedom 6.57 · economic freedom 7.10 | 2023 |
| Timor-LesteAsia | 7.44of 10 | rank #64 of 165 · personal freedom 8.48 · economic freedom 5.97 | 2023 |
| TogoAfrica | 6.25of 10 | rank #111 of 165 · personal freedom 6.38 · economic freedom 6.07 | 2023 |
| Trinidad and TobagoNorth America | 7.37of 10 | rank #67 of 165 · personal freedom 7.89 · economic freedom 6.65 | 2023 |
| TunisiaAfrica | 5.69of 10 | rank #123 of 165 · personal freedom 5.56 · economic freedom 5.88 | 2023 |
| TürkiyeAsia | 5.10of 10 | rank #144 of 165 · personal freedom 4.87 · economic freedom 5.44 | 2023 |
| UgandaAfrica | 5.91of 10 | rank #117 of 165 · personal freedom 5.23 · economic freedom 6.87 | 2023 |
| UkraineEurope | 5.87of 10 | rank #119 of 165 · personal freedom 6.33 · economic freedom 5.24 | 2023 |
| United Arab EmiratesAsia | 5.81of 10 | rank #121 of 165 · personal freedom 4.78 · economic freedom 7.25 | 2023 |
| United KingdomEurope | 8.60of 10 | rank #19 of 165 · personal freedom 9.12 · economic freedom 7.88 | 2023 |
| United StatesNorth America | 8.71of 10 | rank #15 of 165 · personal freedom 9.15 · economic freedom 8.10 | 2023 |
| UruguaySouth America | 8.18of 10 | rank #33 of 165 · personal freedom 8.91 · economic freedom 7.16 | 2023 |
| VenezuelaSouth America | 4.44of 10 | rank #159 of 165 · personal freedom 5.39 · economic freedom 3.11 | 2023 |
| VietnamAsia | 5.29of 10 | rank #134 of 165 · personal freedom 4.64 · economic freedom 6.21 | 2023 |
| YemenAsia | 3.98of 10 | rank #162 of 165 · personal freedom 3.19 · economic freedom 5.08 | 2023 |
| ZambiaAfrica | 6.80of 10 | rank #88 of 165 · personal freedom 7.21 · economic freedom 6.24 | 2023 |
| ZimbabweAfrica | 5.02of 10 | rank #146 of 165 · personal freedom 5.82 · economic freedom 3.91 | 2023 |
What is counted, and how the file was made
A score from 0 to 10 for personal, civil and economic freedom, built from 87 indicators such as the rule of law, freedom of movement, religion, expression and association, and the size of government, trade and regulation. It covers 165 jurisdictions.
The official data file as published by the Cato Institute, saved on 20 October 2026 and not edited. It has a row for every jurisdiction and year from 2000 to 2023; the site uses the overall, personal and economic freedom scores and the overall rank for 2023.
The file belongs to Cato and Fraser Institutes and keeps its terms; cite the publisher when you use it.