xsited1
Agent P
Brought to you by the Cato Institute, the American libertarian think tank founded in 1974 by Murray Rothbard, Ed Crane and the totally EVIL Charles Koch.
Economic Freedom of the World
Global economic freedom bounced back slightly in this year's report. After falling for two consecutive years following a long trend of increases, the average score rose from 6.79 in 2009 to 6.83 in 2010, the most recent year for which data is available. In this year's index, Hong Kong retains the highest rating for economic freedom, 8.90 out of 10 (down slightly from 9.01 last year). The rest of this year's top scores are Singapore, 8.69; New Zealand, 8.36; Switzerland, 8.24; Australia, 7.97; Canada, 7.97; Bahrain, 7.94; Mauritius, 7.90. Finland, 7.88; and Chile, 7.84. Bahrain and Finland are new to the top 10 replacing, notably, the United Kingdom (fell to 12th) and the United States (a sizable drop to 18th).
Economic Freedom of the World