Index of Freedom in the World

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The Index of Freedom in the World is an index of

Human Freedom Index
, which has been published annually since 2015. The coauthors of both indexes are Ian Vásquez and Tanja Porčnik (née Štumberger).

The index is based on measures of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, individual economic choice, freedom of association, freedom of assembly, violence and crimes, freedom of movement, and women's rights. Other components of the Freedom Index include human trafficking, sexual violence, female genital mutilation, and homicide.[2]

The index rates countries on a scale from 10 (freest) to 0 (least free). In 2012, the freest countries/regions were

personal freedoms were Sweden (9.45) and the Netherlands (9.28).[3] In 2020, United States has dropped to rank 17 according to The Human Freedom Index
.

The Freedom Index does not measure

Democracy Index and the Freedom Index.[3]

The Freedom Index is included as part of the book Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom, written by 13 academics and economists from Canada (Fraser Institute), the United States (Cato Institute, Emory University), Germany (Liberales Institut, Goethe University Frankfurt), and Russia (Institute of Economic Analysis). Among other claims, the report argues that the criminalization of and the war on drugs have restricted many components of freedom.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ryan Craggs (January 14, 2013). "World Freedom Index 2013: Canadian Fraser Institute Ranks Countries". Huffington Post.
  2. ^ a b Fraser Institute (2013). "New Zealand ranked No. 1 in new comprehensive index of human freedom; U.S. and Denmark tied for seventh" (PDF). An Index of Freedom in the World. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  3. ^ a b c Fraser Institute (2012). "Chapter 3, Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom" (PDF). An Index of Freedom in the World. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

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