2009 Index of Economic Freedom
The Link Between Economic Opportunity & Prosperity
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Distribution of Global Economic Freedom
100-80
79.9-70
69.9-60
59.9-50
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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
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