Singapore led the Index of Economic Freedom in 2024, with an index score of 83.5 out of 100. Switzerland, Ireland, Taiwan, and Luxembourg rounded out the top five. Economic Freedom Index In order to calculate the Economic Freedom Index, the source takes 12 different factors into account, including the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency, and open markets. All 12 factors are rated on a scale of zero to 100 and are weighted equally. Every country is rated within the Index in order to provide insight into the health and freedom of the global economy. Singapore's economy Singapore is one of the four so-called Asian Tigers, a term used to describe four countries in Asia that saw a booming economic development from the 1950s to the early 1990. Today, the City-State is known for its many skyscrapers, and its economy continue to boom. It has one of the lowest tax-rates in the Asia-Pacific region, and continues to be open towards foreign direct investment (FDI). Moreover, Singapore has one of the highest trade-to-GDP ratios worldwide, underlining its export-oriented economy. Finally, its geographic location has given it a strategic position as a center connecting other countries in the region with the outside world. However, the economic boom has come at a cost, with the city now ranked among the world's most expensive.

The average for 2024 based on 174 countries was 59 index points. The highest value was in Singapore: 84 index points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 3 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2021, Venezuela was the country that had the lowest economic freedom score, scoring **** and ranking 165/165 out of all countries analyzed. Zimbabwe and Syria followed, scoring **** and *** respectively. Out of the lowest scoring ** countries, Guyana had the highest score at ****, ranking at *** out of 165 countries analyzed.

The average for 2024 based on 27 countries was 70 index points. The highest value was in Ireland: 83 index points and the lowest value was in Greece: 55 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Singapore was the country with the highest degree of economic freedom in 2021, scoring **** out of 10. Hong Kong followed closely behind at ****, and Switzerland came next with a score of ****. Most of the highest scoring countries are located in East Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.

The average for 2024 based on 46 countries was 52 index points. The highest value was in Mauritius: 72 index points and the lowest value was in Sudan: 34 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2022, Hong Kong ranked highest in international trade freedom with a score of **** out of 10. Singapore followed closely with ****, while Switzerland, scoring ****, was the top-ranked country in Europe.

The average for 2024 based on 20 countries was 60 index points. The highest value was in Canada: 72 index points and the lowest value was in Cuba: 26 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

India's performance data on Index of Economic Freedom - score and ranking across all indicators, in addition to comparison with global peers.

As of 2024, Tunisia was the leading country in North Africa for press freedom, with almost ** index points. Due to its relatively higher levels of political and economic freedom, the country also ranked first in the democracy index in 2022. However, the freedom of press in Tunisia has seen a significant deterioration over the observed period. Furthermore, all the North African countries scored below ** points in the press freedom index in 2024. Thus, they were classified as "very serious" or "difficult" situation.

Abstract The aim of this study is to verify the effect of economic freedom on national innovation. Linear regression models were used, as well as the DP2 technique to synthesize the indicators of the Global Innovation Index and the Index of Economic Freedom in the period from 2013 to 2018. The sample covers 86 to 105 countries, according to each year analyzed. The relations were verified in light of the Institutional Economic Theory and the countries were analyzed according to the level of economic development. National innovation is made up of inputs and the production of innovation, covering factors that are necessary to develop innovation in a country. Innovation inputs include issues of human capital and research, institutions, infrastructure, market and business, all at a national level. The production of innovation is the output of knowledge and technology and creative results. The results show that economic freedom positively assists national innovation and innovation input, more specifically in developing countries. Regarding the production of innovation, the relationship is greater for developed countries. Economic freedom can promote the determinants that lead to input or to the production of innovation, which will depend on the stage of development that the country is in. National innovation reacts in response to the institutions rooted in the country in question.

The average for 2024 based on 20 countries was 56 index points. The highest value was in Chile: 71 index points and the lowest value was in Cuba: 26 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Freedom in the World, produced by Freedom House, is an annual report assessing political rights and civil liberties in 195 countries and 13 territories. It uses numerical ratings and descriptive texts to evaluate real-world rights and freedoms, emphasizing implementation over legal guarantees. The methodology is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, applying universal standards regardless of geography, ethnicity, or level of economic development.

The purpose of the World Press Freedom Index is to compare the level of freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories. The definition of press freedom used by RSF and its panel of experts to compile the Index is the following: "Press freedom is defined as the ability of journalists as individuals and collectives to select, produce, and disseminate news in the public interest independent of political, economic, legal, and social interference and in the absence of threats to their physical and mental safety." On the basis of this definition, the press freedom questionnaire and map are broken down into five distinct categories or indicators (political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context and safety). The Index is a snapshot of the situation during the calendar year (January-December) prior to its publication. Nonetheless, it is meant to be seen as an accurate reflection of the situation at the time of publication. Therefore, when the press freedom situation changes dramatically in a country between the end of the year assessed and publication, the data is updated to take account of the most recent events possible. This may be related to a new war, a coup d'état, a major attack on journalists, or the sudden introduction of an extreme repressive policy. The Index is based on a score ranging from 0 to 100 that is assigned to each country or territory, with 100 being the best possible score (the highest possible level of press freedom) and 0 the worst. This score is calculated on the basis of two components: - a quantitative tally of abuses against media and journalists in connection with their work; - a qualitative analysis of the situation in each country or territory based on the responses of press freedom specialists (including journalists, researchers, academics and human rights defenders) to an RSF questionnaire available in 24 languages. The scoring classifications are assigned in the source as follows: - 85 - 100 points: good - 70 - 85 points: satisfactory - 55 - 70 points: problematic - 40 - 55 points: difficult - 0 - 40 points: very serious Please refer to: https://rsf.org/en/methodology-used-compiling-world-press-freedom-index-2024?year=2024&data_type=general

The average for 2024 based on 10 countries was 62 points. The highest value was in Australia: 92 points and the lowest value was in Papua New Guinea: 35 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), assesses press freedom in 180 countries and territories. It defines press freedom as journalists’ ability to report independently without political, economic, legal, or social interference and threats to their safety. The Index evaluates five key indicators: political context, legal framework, economic conditions, sociocultural environment, and journalist safety. It reflects the state of press freedom during the previous calendar year but may be updated to account for significant recent events, such as conflicts, coups, or major attacks on journalists.

According to the 2020 ranking, the Middle East and North Africa scored overall **** on the Economic Freedom Index compared to the world average of ****. The MENA region is considered in this regard as moderately free.

Dataset with survey-based indicators of economic dependence on sources of state income (such as salaries, pensions, CCTs) and indicators of postive attitudes towards political authorities (plus three indices of Pro-Authority Attitudes constructed by the author, and used as dependent variables in the analysis) for 26,676 citizens of 18 Latin American. Individual-level data come from the 2016-7 waves of the AmericasBarometer by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP), see www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/about-americasbarometer.php. The dataset also contains three country level-variables: Democracy ("democracy") is the Liberal Democracy Index (model estimates) from the Varieties of Democracy project (www.v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset); Government effectiveness ("gov_effect") comes from the World Bank's Worlwide Governance Indicators (databank.worldbank.org/source/worldwide-governance-indicators); Economic freedom ("efi_index_01") is the Heritage Foundation's Economic Freedom Index (rescaled 0 to 1; www.heritage.org/index/about).

Designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Web Index is the world’s first measure of the World Wide Web’s contribution to social, economic and political progress in countries across the world. http://thewebindex.org/about/ Scores are given in the areas of universal access; freedom and openness; relevant content; and empowerment. First released in 2012, the 2014-15 Index has been expanded and refined to include a total of 86 countries and features an enhanced data set, particularly in the areas of gender, Open Data, privacy rights and censorship. The Index combines existing secondary data with new primary data derived from an evidence-based expert assessment survey. The Web Index provides an objective and robust evidence base to inform public dialogue on the steps needed for societies to leverage greater value from the Web. It is published annually and resources permitting, it will continue to be expanded to cover more countries in the coming years. It will eventually allow for comparisons of trends over time and the benchmarking of performance across countries, continuously improving our understanding of the Web’s value for humanity.

As of 2020, the monetary freedom sub-score on the Economic Freedom Index for Tunisia stood at ****, which was a drop of *** points from the preceding year. Between 2000 and 2020, the monetary freedom index for the country ranged between **** points in 2020 and **** points in 2003. Throughout the period under review, the sub-score for Tunisia was higher than that of the African continent. Moreover, it was below the world average between 2015 and 2017 and in 2020. According to the index, monetary freedom in Tunisia was considered "mostly free" in 2020.