Human Freedom Index
Published by: Cato Institute and Fraser Institute
Website: https://www.cato.org/search/category/human-freedom-index
Human Freedom Index
| Rank | Rank Δ | Country | Score | Score Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | = |  Switzerland | 9.15 | = |
| #2 | +1 |  Denmark | 9.03 | +0.8% |
| #3 | -1 |  New Zealand | 9.02 | +0.2% |
| #4 | = |  Ireland | 8.92 | +0.2% |
| #5 | = |  Luxembourg | 8.88 | +0.2% |
| #6 | +3 |  Estonia | 8.85 | +1.1% |
| #7 | -1 |  Finland | 8.83 | = |
| #8 | +2 |  Czech Republic | 8.82 | +1.0% |
| #9 | +5 |  Netherlands | 8.81 | +1.4% |
| #10 | -3 |  Australia | 8.79 | +0.1% |
| #11 | = |  Iceland | 8.76 | +0.5% |
| #12 | = |  Canada | 8.74 | +0.3% |
| #12 | -4 |  Sweden | 8.74 | -0.2% |
| #14 | +1 |  Taiwan | 8.72 | +0.6% |
| #15 | = |  United States | 8.71 | +0.5% |
| #16 | -1 |  Norway | 8.69 | +0.2% |
| #17 | -2 |  Germany | 8.67 | = |
| #18 | +2 |  Portugal | 8.62 | +0.2% |
| #19 | = |  United Kingdom | 8.60 | -0.1% |
| #19 | -6 |  Japan | 8.60 | -1.1% |
| #21 | +1 |  Malta | 8.56 | +0.8% |
| #22 | -1 |  Austria | 8.54 | +0.4% |
| #23 | -1 |  Belgium | 8.53 | +0.5% |
| #24 | = |  Latvia | 8.51 | +0.6% |
| #25 | = |  Chile | 8.47 | +1.4% |
| #26 | +2 |  Lithuania | 8.44 | +1.8% |
| #27 | +4 |  Cabo Verde | 8.41 | +2.2% |
| #28 | -2 |  Spain | 8.37 | +0.4% |
| #29 | +1 |  Costa Rica | 8.36 | +1.5% |
| #29 | -2 |  Cyprus | 8.36 | +0.5% |
| #31 | -2 |  Italy | 8.28 | +0.4% |
| #32 | -1 |  Seychelles | 8.24 | +0.1% |
| #33 | +3 |  France | 8.18 | -0.1% |
| #33 | -2 |  Uruguay | 8.18 | -0.6% |
| #35 | -1 |  South Korea | 8.15 | -0.9% |
| #36 | +1 |  Slovakia | 8.14 | -0.2% |
| #36 | -1 |  Slovenia | 8.14 | -0.9% |
| #38 | = |  Romania | 8.06 | +0.4% |
| #39 | +1 |  Albania | 8.03 | +0.9% |
| #40 | +1 |  Panama | 7.92 | +0.1% |
| #41 | +2 |  Dominican Republic | 7.90 | +0.6% |
| #42 | +3 |  Jamaica | 7.89 | +0.9% |
| #43 | +4 |  Montenegro | 7.86 | +1.2% |
| #44 | +6 |  Bulgaria | 7.85 | +1.9% |
| #45 | -6 |  Croatia | 7.83 | -1.9% |
| #46 | = |  Barbados | 7.81 | +0.3% |
| #47 | -5 |  Bahamas | 7.79 | -1.4% |
| #48 | +1 |  Mauritius | 7.76 | +0.5% |
| #48 | +2 |  Poland | 7.76 | +0.8% |
| #50 | +3 |  Greece | 7.74 | +1.2% |
| #51 | -3 |  Armenia | 7.73 | = |
| #51 | -7 |  Singapore | 7.73 | -1.3% |
| #53 | -3 |  Hong Kong | 7.68 | -0.3% |
| #54 | +2 |  North Macedonia | 7.64 | +0.5% |
| #55 | +2 |  Mongolia | 7.61 | +0.4% |
| #56 | +5 |  Moldova | 7.55 | +1.3% |
| #57 | -3 |  Georgia | 7.52 | -1.2% |
| #57 | -3 |  Israel | 7.52 | -1.2% |
| #59 | +1 |  Namibia | 7.50 | +0.3% |
| #60 | +6 |  Paraguay | 7.49 | +1.8% |
| #61 | = |  Belize | 7.48 | +0.4% |
| #62 | -1 |  Botswana | 7.47 | +0.3% |
| #63 | +8 |  Fiji | 7.45 | +4.1% |
| #64 | -5 |  Peru | 7.44 | -0.9% |
| #64 | +1 |  Timor-Leste | 7.44 | +0.5% |
| #66 | +3 |  Brazil | 7.40 | +3.1% |
| #67 | -3 |  Hungary | 7.37 | -0.8% |
| #67 | -9 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 7.37 | -2.3% |
| #69 | +6 |  Bhutan | 7.17 | +1.0% |
| #70 | +8 |  Malaysia | 7.11 | +1.0% |
| #71 | -3 |  Guatemala | 7.07 | -2.6% |
| #71 | +5 |  Papua New Guinea | 7.07 | -0.3% |
| #71 | +3 |  South Africa | 7.07 | -0.6% |
| #74 | -4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.06 | -1.5% |
| #74 | +3 |  Serbia | 7.06 | +0.1% |
| #76 | -4 |  Ghana | 7.05 | -1.3% |
| #77 | -10 |  Suriname | 7.04 | -4.1% |
| #78 | +4 |  Benin | 7.01 | +0.9% |
| #79 | +4 |  Honduras | 6.99 | +0.9% |
| #80 | = |  Nepal | 6.97 | +0.1% |
| #81 | -2 |  Argentina | 6.91 | -0.9% |
| #81 | +4 |  Colombia | 6.91 | +0.1% |
| #83 | -3 |  El Salvador | 6.88 | -1.1% |
| #84 | +2 |  Guyana | 6.86 | -0.1% |
| #85 | -12 |  Ecuador | 6.85 | -3.8% |
| #86 | +3 |  Gambia | 6.83 | +0.6% |
| #87 | -3 |  Bolivia | 6.81 | -1.4% |
| #88 | +4 |  Madagascar | 6.80 | +1.5% |
| #88 | +1 |  Zambia | 6.80 | +0.1% |
| #90 | +3 |  Thailand | 6.79 | +1.5% |
| #91 | +3 |  Mexico | 6.72 | +0.9% |
| #92 | +5 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 6.67 | +0.9% |
| #92 | -4 |  Indonesia | 6.67 | -2.1% |
| #94 | +5 |  Jordan | 6.63 | +0.8% |
| #94 | -7 |  Malawi | 6.63 | -2.9% |
| #96 | +4 |  Philippines | 6.60 | +1.4% |
| #97 | -2 |  Kenya | 6.59 | -0.9% |
| #97 | -1 |  Lesotho | 6.59 | -0.6% |
| #99 | -1 |  Liberia | 6.57 | -0.3% |
| #100 | +9 |  Tanzania | 6.53 | +3.7% |
| #101 | +1 |  Mozambique | 6.52 | +0.9% |
| #102 | -13 |  Senegal | 6.49 | -4.4% |
| #103 | +8 |  Niger | 6.47 | +4.2% |
| #104 | -3 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.43 | -0.8% |
| #105 | +1 |  Kazakhstan | 6.38 | +0.6% |
| #106 | +4 |  Guinea-Bissau | 6.37 | +1.6% |
| #107 | -4 |  Sierra Leone | 6.34 | -1.7% |
| #108 | -4 |  Gabon | 6.31 | -1.3% |
| #109 | -4 |  Burkina Faso | 6.29 | -1.3% |
| #110 | -3 |  India | 6.26 | -0.9% |
| #111 | -4 |  Togo | 6.25 | -1.1% |
| #112 | = |  Sri Lanka | 6.23 | +0.6% |
| #113 | = |  Kuwait | 6.18 | = |
| #114 | +1 |  Cambodia | 6.13 | -0.2% |
| #115 | +10 |  Angola | 5.96 | +5.1% |
| #116 | +1 |  Brunei | 5.92 | = |
| #117 | -1 |  Lebanon | 5.91 | -2.5% |
| #117 | +3 |  Uganda | 5.91 | +1.2% |
| #119 | = |  Ukraine | 5.87 | +0.3% |
| #120 | -6 |  Haiti | 5.85 | -5.2% |
| #121 | -1 |  United Arab Emirates | 5.81 | -0.5% |
| #122 | +4 |  Oman | 5.71 | +1.1% |
| #123 | +1 |  Nigeria | 5.69 | +0.2% |
| #123 | -5 |  Tunisia | 5.69 | -3.6% |
| #125 | -3 |  Rwanda | 5.67 | -2.2% |
| #126 | -3 |  Mali | 5.58 | -2.3% |
| #127 | +1 |  Mauritania | 5.54 | +0.9% |
| #128 | +1 |  Qatar | 5.49 | +0.2% |
| #129 | +2 |  Bangladesh | 5.44 | -0.2% |
| #129 | +4 |  Bahrain | 5.44 | +0.7% |
| #129 | -2 |  Djibouti | 5.44 | -1.8% |
| #129 | = |  Morocco | 5.44 | -0.7% |
| #133 | -2 |  Congo, Rep. | 5.39 | -1.1% |
| #134 | +5 |  Azerbaijan | 5.29 | +0.6% |
| #134 | +1 |  Vietnam | 5.29 | -1.7% |
| #136 | +2 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 5.28 | = |
| #137 | +3 |  Guinea | 5.26 | +1.2% |
| #137 | -4 |  Pakistan | 5.26 | -2.6% |
| #137 | +4 |  Tajikistan | 5.26 | +1.3% |
| #140 | +2 |  Belarus | 5.20 | +0.4% |
| #140 | -3 |  Comoros | 5.20 | -1.7% |
| #142 | +2 |  Eswatini | 5.19 | +1.0% |
| #143 | -7 |  Cameroon | 5.13 | -3.2% |
| #144 | +3 |  Turkey | 5.10 | +0.2% |
| #145 | -2 |  Laos | 5.09 | -1.2% |
| #146 | +8 |  Zimbabwe | 5.02 | +2.7% |
| #147 | -1 |  Central African Republic | 5 | -2.5% |
| #148 | +4 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.97 | +1.0% |
| #149 | +2 |  China | 4.93 | -0.2% |
| #150 | +3 |  Iraq | 4.92 | +0.2% |
| #151 | +6 |  Somalia | 4.87 | +4.5% |
| #152 | -8 |  Russia | 4.86 | -5.4% |
| #153 | -4 |  Nicaragua | 4.85 | -3.8% |
| #154 | +2 |  Chad | 4.77 | +1.7% |
| #155 | -7 |  Ethiopia | 4.70 | -7.5% |
| #156 | -6 |  Libya | 4.67 | -5.7% |
| #157 | +1 |  Algeria | 4.50 | -1.3% |
| #158 | -3 |  Burundi | 4.48 | -7.4% |
| #159 | = |  Venezuela | 4.44 | +4.0% |
| #160 | = |  Egypt | 4.08 | -3.3% |
| #161 | +1 |  Myanmar | 4.03 | +2.5% |
| #162 | -1 |  Sudan | 3.98 | -3.4% |
| #162 | +2 |  Yemen | 3.98 | +6.4% |
| #164 | -1 |  Iran | 3.78 | -0.8% |
| #165 | = |  Syria | 3.27 | +10.1% |