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The Economic Freedom Network
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Appendix II: Area Ratings for 1997 and Summary Ratings
for 1990 and 1997 by Country |
|
1997 Area Ratings |
|
1997 Summary |
|
1990 Summary |
Country |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
|
Weighted |
Unweighted |
|
Weighted |
Unweighted |
Albania |
7.5 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
|
3.1 |
|
4.1 |
|
4.1 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Algeria |
7.0 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
9.1 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.4 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
3.3 |
Argentina |
8.1 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
|
8.7 |
|
8.7 |
|
|
4.8 |
|
4.7 |
Australia |
6.7 |
6.3 |
9.1 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.5 |
9.3 |
|
8.6 |
|
8.6 |
|
|
8.2 |
|
8.1 |
Austria |
4.8 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.8 |
7.6 |
|
7.9 |
|
7.8 |
|
|
7.3 |
|
7.2 |
Bahamas |
8.7 |
6.7 |
9.2 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
|
6.1 |
|
6.3 |
|
|
5.8 |
|
6.0 |
Bahrain |
6.0 |
6.0 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
7.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
|
7.6 |
|
7.6 |
Bangladesh |
8.4 |
2.0 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
|
4.4 |
|
4.8 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
4.0 |
Barbados |
8.5 |
6.1 |
8.7 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
|
6.1 |
|
6.3 |
|
|
5.7 |
|
5.9 |
Belgium |
5.3 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
|
8.2 |
|
8.2 |
|
|
8.1 |
|
8.0 |
Belize |
8.6 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
0.0 |
|
4.7 |
7.9 |
|
5.6 |
|
5.9 |
|
|
5.0 |
|
5.3 |
Benin |
9.3 |
1.9 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
|
4.6 |
|
4.7 |
|
5.1 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Bolivia |
8.9 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
|
7.8 |
|
7.7 |
|
|
6.4 |
|
6.3 |
Botswana |
5.1 |
6.2 |
8.7 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
|
6.6 |
|
6.6 |
|
|
5.5 |
|
5.5 |
Brazil |
6.4 |
7.2 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
4.5 |
|
5.5 |
|
5.3 |
|
|
4.0 |
|
3.9 |
Bulgaria |
7.7 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
4.8 |
|
5.1 |
|
4.8 |
|
|
3.6 |
|
3.7 |
Burundi |
9.3 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
3.4 |
6.9 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
|
4.8 |
|
5.0 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
3.8 |
Cameroon |
9.0 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
7.8 |
6.7 |
3.2 |
|
5.0 |
|
5.2 |
|
|
5.1 |
|
5.4 |
Canada |
5.9 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
|
8.8 |
|
8.7 |
|
|
8.6 |
|
8.5 |
C. African Rep. |
8.2 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.5 |
|
|
4.3 |
|
4.7 |
Chad |
9.1 |
1.8 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
2.5 |
|
4.8 |
|
5.0 |
|
|
4.8 |
|
5.1 |
Chile |
8.0 |
6.3 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
|
7.9 |
|
7.9 |
|
|
7.0 |
|
7.0 |
China |
7.7 |
3.2 |
7.6 |
3.4 |
9.1 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
|
5.6 |
|
5.8 |
|
|
4.2 |
|
4.5 |
Colombia |
8.3 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
6.2 |
7.5 |
7.1 |
|
5.7 |
|
5.8 |
|
|
4.7 |
|
4.8 |
Congo, Dem. R. |
8.9 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
|
3.2 |
|
3.3 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
2.9 |
Congo, Rep. of |
5.5 |
1.6 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
2.9 |
|
4.5 |
|
4.5 |
|
|
4.3 |
|
4.6 |
Costa Rica |
7.6 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
|
7.9 |
|
7.9 |
|
|
7.1 |
|
7.2 |
Cote d' Ivoire |
8.6 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
|
5.2 |
|
5.4 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
4.7 |
Croatia |
5.5 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.9 |
|
|
4.0 |
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Cyprus |
7.1 |
4.3 |
9.6 |
0.0 |
9.5 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
|
6.2 |
|
6.3 |
|
|
5.4 |
|
5.6 |
Czech Rep. |
3.9 |
5.2 |
8.1 |
3.4 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
5.4 |
|
6.6 |
|
6.4 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Czechoslovakia |
|
|
|
N/R |
|
|
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
|
4.1 |
|
4.2 |
Denmark |
4.0 |
6.1 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
|
8.3 |
|
8.2 |
|
|
7.8 |
|
7.7 |
Dominican Rep. |
9.5 |
6.4 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
6.1 |
7.8 |
|
6.8 |
|
7.0 |
|
|
4.1 |
|
4.2 |
Ecuador |
9.0 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
|
7.1 |
|
7.0 |
|
|
5.2 |
|
5.2 |
Egypt |
8.3 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
|
5.9 |
|
6.1 |
|
|
4.8 |
|
5.2 |
El Salvador |
9.3 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
8.4 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
|
8.2 |
|
8.3 |
|
|
4.5 |
|
4.8 |
Estonia |
5.1 |
5.6 |
3.8 |
6.4 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
6.8 |
|
6.7 |
|
6.4 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Fiji |
8.6 |
5.3 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
|
7.3 |
4.7 |
|
5.5 |
|
5.8 |
|
|
5.1 |
|
5.4 |
Finland |
4.8 |
5.4 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
|
8.2 |
|
8.1 |
|
|
7.3 |
|
7.3 |
|
1997 Area Ratings |
|
1997 Summary |
|
1990 Summary |
Country |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
|
Weighted |
Unweighted |
|
Weighted |
Unweighted |
France |
4.5 |
5.5 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.5 |
8.8 |
8.2 |
|
8.1 |
|
8.0 |
|
|
7.4 |
|
7.3 |
Gabon |
8.0 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
4.0 |
|
5.3 |
|
5.4 |
|
|
4.8 |
|
5.0 |
Germany |
5.4 |
5.2 |
9.4 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
|
8.2 |
|
8.1 |
|
|
8.3 |
|
8.2 |
Ghana |
9.0 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
4.4 |
|
6.0 |
|
6.0 |
|
|
4.3 |
|
4.4 |
Greece |
5.7 |
4.6 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
6.4 |
|
7.5 |
|
7.4 |
|
|
5.5 |
|
5.5 |
Guatemala |
10.0 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
|
7.7 |
|
7.8 |
|
|
6.3 |
|
6.4 |
Guinea-Bissau |
4.3 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
|
4.4 |
|
3.1 |
|
3.0 |
|
|
2.2 |
|
2.1 |
Guyana |
6.6 |
4.0 |
|
3.6 |
8.3 |
|
3.8 |
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Haiti |
|
|
5.3 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
|
3.6 |
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
|
|
4.7 |
|
5.2 |
Honduras |
8.8 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
5.4 |
|
6.9 |
|
7.0 |
|
|
5.8 |
|
6.0 |
Hong Kong |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
8.8 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
|
9.6 |
|
9.5 |
|
|
9.3 |
|
9.3 |
Hungary |
6.0 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
10.0 |
8.1 |
6.2 |
|
7.2 |
|
7.1 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
4.5 |
Iceland |
6.9 |
6.2 |
9.4 |
6.9 |
10.0 |
8.5 |
5.9 |
|
7.7 |
|
7.7 |
|
|
7.1 |
|
7.0 |
India |
7.6 |
3.5 |
8.8 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
|
5.3 |
|
5.5 |
|
|
3.8 |
|
4.2 |
Indonesia |
9.4 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
5.8 |
|
7.2 |
|
7.4 |
|
|
7.0 |
|
7.2 |
Iran |
8.6 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
3.4 |
8.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
|
5.1 |
|
5.2 |
|
|
4.5 |
|
4.9 |
Ireland |
6.1 |
7.3 |
9.4 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.9 |
8.3 |
|
8.6 |
|
8.6 |
|
|
6.6 |
|
6.6 |
Israel |
4.9 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
3.4 |
9.1 |
8.0 |
4.9 |
|
6.0 |
|
6.0 |
|
|
4.6 |
|
4.5 |
Italy |
4.7 |
4.2 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
7.8 |
|
7.9 |
|
7.8 |
|
|
7.1 |
|
7.0 |
Jamaica |
8.4 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
|
7.2 |
|
7.0 |
|
|
5.4 |
|
5.5 |
Japan |
7.7 |
5.0 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
|
8.3 |
|
8.3 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
8.4 |
Jordan |
7.8 |
2.1 |
9.2 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
6.4 |
|
5.8 |
|
5.9 |
|
|
4.6 |
|
4.8 |
Kenya |
8.5 |
5.3 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
|
7.0 |
|
7.0 |
|
|
4.8 |
|
5.0 |
Kuwait |
6.4 |
5.8 |
8.7 |
10.0 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
5.2 |
|
7.6 |
|
7.7 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Latvia |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
5.1 |
|
6.1 |
|
6.0 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Lithuania |
7.1 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
6.8 |
|
6.5 |
|
6.2 |
|
|
N/R |
|
N/R |
Luxembourg |
5.2 |
6.6 |
9.4 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
|
8.6 |
|
8.5 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
8.2 |
Madagascar |
9.0 |
0.1 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.4 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
3.9 |
Malawi |
8.1 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
|
2.8 |
|
4.1 |
| |