Freedom Index by Country 2022

People’s dignity is recognized when they are given the freedom to pursue their interests.




As long as it does not restrict or penalize the freedom of others, human freedom allows and empowers people to do anything they choose. Human development depends heavily on individual liberty.

Indexing human freedom: what is it for?

In its 2021 edition, the Human Freedom Index will assess human liberties in 165 nations and territories, or 98.1% of the world’s population. As an all-encompassing metric, the HFI considers not just individual liberties but also social and economic opportunities.

All three Cato Institute, Fraser Institute, and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom are involved in producing the Human Freedom Index. According to the Human Freedom Index, the freest nations on the planet (are the freest countries in the world).

For the first time, a full empirical assessment of freedom will be released in 2021 with the Human Freedom Index.




Using data from 2019, the most recent year for which there is adequate information, the index examines and combines 82 different measures to determine the level of freedom in 165 nations and territories worldwide. There are 12 meta-categories for the 82 indicators analyzed.

The following are the Human Freedom Index’s 12 subcategories:

  1. Rule of Law
  2. Security and Safety
  3. Movement
  4. Religion
  5. Association, Assembly, and Civil Society
  6. Expression and Information
  7. Identity and Relationships
  8. Size of Government
  9. Legal System and Property Rights
  10. Access to Sound Money
  11. Freedom to Trade Internationally
  12. Regulation

A country’s Human Freedom Index score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 representing the maximum freedom and 0 representing the complete lack of freedom. There are 82 different indicators included in the Human Freedom Index.

As a result of these scores, each country’s human freedom index score is calculated by averaging the country’s ratings for personal freedom and economic freedom.




A comparison between individual liberties with economic opportunity

Economic and personal freedom is measured by two different yet interwoven sets of variables.

Freedom of movement, assembly, religion, freedom to run for political office, freedom of speech and expression, and freedom to pursue same-sex partnerships or get a divorce are all markers of personal freedom.

A country’s level of economic freedom can be measured by looking at things like how big the government is and how overbearing it is; tax and interest rates; court impartiality; legal system integrity; free trade; minimum wage; the cost of starting a business; whether or not conscription (obligatory government work) exists; and general freedom to prosper financially.

List of the Top 10 Most Human Freedom-Friendly Countries in the World for 2021:

  1. Switzerland — 9.11
  2. New Zealand — 9.01
  3. Denmark — 8.98
  4. Estonia — 8.91
  5. Ireland — 8.90
  6. Canada — 8.85
  7. Finland — 8.85
  8. Australia — 8.84
  9. Sweden — 8.83
  10. Luxembourg — 8.80




The average human freedom score in the 2021 Human Freedom Index was 7.12. The aggregate freedom of the nations covered has fallen by 0.01 percent since 2008. People’s liberties and democracy are strongly linked, according to the study.

North America, Western Europe, and East Asia are the freest areas. North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia have the lowest degrees of freedom. This is an especially dangerous place for women since there is a higher likelihood of repressing their unique liberties.

The 10 countries with the lowest Human Freedom Indexes in the world in 2021

  1. Syria — 3.66
  2. Venezuela — 4.03
  3. Yemen — 4.08
  4. Sudan — 4.48
  5. Egypt — 4.49
  6. Iran — 4.53
  7. Somalia — 4.93
  8. Burundi — 5.02 (tie)
  9. Iraq — 5.02 (tie)
  10. Libya — 5.05

Quartiles of human liberties

The Human Freedom Index further divides countries into four quartiles, with the first quartile being the freest and the fourth quartile being the least.




Only 14.6 percent of individuals are in the top quartile, which provides the most personal, economic, and human freedom, according to the statistics studied for the 2021 study. 40% of people live in the fourth quarter of society, which has the least freedom in terms of personal, economic, or even human freedom. Per capita income for persons in the first quartile was $48,748.

This was a considerable improvement above the fourth quartile’s substantially lower average income of $11,259 per year.

CountryHuman Freedom ScoreHF RankPersonal FreedomEconomic FreedomQuartile
Switzerland9.110019.56008.48001
New Zealand9.010029.33008.56001
Denmark8.980039.56008.17001
Estonia8.910049.48008.11001
Ireland8.900059.40008.21001
Finland8.850069.52007.92001
Canada8.850069.40008.06001
Australia8.840089.30008.20001
Sweden8.830099.63007.72001
Luxembourg8.8000109.48007.84001
Netherlands8.7800119.36007.86001
Iceland8.7700129.40007.90001
Norway8.7600139.50007.72001
United Kingdom8.7500149.19008.15001
Germany8.7300159.32007.91001
Japan8.7300159.26007.98001
United States8.7300159.09008.24001
Portugal8.6900189.33007.79001
Lithuania8.6800199.01008.21001
Taiwan8.6800199.14009.02001
Latvia8.6700219.18007.94001
Austria8.6700219.25007.86001
Czech Republic8.6100239.14007.87001
Belgium8.6100239.31007.62001
Spain8.5600259.04007.89001
Italy8.4900269.12007.61001
Malta8.4500278.75008.03001
Chile8.4400288.86007.85001
Cyprus8.4200298.80007.89001
Hong Kong8.4100308.06008.91001
South Korea8.3900318.94007.61001
Slovenia8.3700329.04007.43001
Uruguay8.3600339.08007.36001
France8.3400348.91007.55001
Romania8.3300358.65007.88001
Costa Rica8.2500378.66007.68001
Bahamas8.2200388.69007.56001
Slovakia8.2100398.63007.61001
Armenia8.2000408.32008.03001
Georgia8.2000408.15008.26001
Croatia8.1600428.73007.36002
Albania8.1400438.38007.81002
Panama8.1200448.35007.79002
Bulgaria8.0800458.30007.76002
Mauritius8.0700468.01008.16002
Mongolia8478.45007.38002
Singapore7.9800487.39008.81002
Poland7.9600498.50007.20002
Peru7.9300508.03007.78002
Barbados7.9200518.65006.91002
Jamaica7.9100528.06007.71002
Botswana7.9000538.10007.62002
Montenegro7.8800548.05007.64002
Dominican Republic7.8800548.09007.58002
Greece7.8600568.37007.15002
Seychelles7.8400577.99007.63002
North Macedonia7.7500588.18007.13002
Hungary7.7300597.88007.53002
Trinidad And Tobago7.7000608.01007.27002
Moldova7.6800617.95007.30002
Israel7.6600627.69007.63002
Belize7.6400638.31006.70002
Suriname7.6400638.63006.14002
Guatemala7.6300657.51007.80002
Namibia7.5600668.12006.76002
Bosnia And Herzegovina7.5400678.03006.86002
Paraguay7.5400677.78007.22002
Serbia7.5400677.77007.22002
Guyana7.4900708.06006.52002
Ghana7.4900708.07006.69002
Ecuador7.4300727.96006.68002
El Salvador7.3900737.39007.39002
Argentina7.3800748.73005.50002
Fiji7.3600757.90006.54002
Benin7.3200767.83006.62002
South Africa7.3000777.53006.97002
Timor-Leste7.2200787.97006.19002
Brazil7.2200787.64006.63002
Haiti7.2100807.71006.51002
Kyrgyzstan7.1800817.18007.17002
Papua New Guinea7.1700827.72006.23003
Malaysia7.1700826.92007.52003
Nepal7.1200847.41006.71003
Indonesia7.1000856.98007.26003
Honduras7.0900866.97007.26003
Senegal7.0700877.66006.25003
Madagascar7.0200887.51006.33003
Lesotho7.0100897.32006.57003
Colombia7.0100897.14006.82003
Malawi6.9900917.72005.96003
Bolivia6.9400927.41006.28003
Mexico6.9200936.72007.20003
Jordan6.9100946.42007.59003
Ivory Coast6.9000957.42006.18003
Thailand6.8900966.90006.87003
Gambia6.8800976.77007.04003
Bhutan6.8600986.90006.82003
Ukraine6.8600987.33006.20003
Burkina Faso6.85001007.44006.04003
Philippines6.83001016.42007.42003
Zambia6.82001026.62007.09003
Liberia6.81001037.14006.35003
Gabon6.80001047.51005.80003
Mozambique6.80001047.27006.15003
Kazakhstan6.77001066.24007.52003
Lebanon6.76001086.76006.76003
Belarus6.73001096.62006.88003
Kenya6.73001096.59006.94003
Sierra Leone6.70001117.12006.15003
Sri Lanka6.58001126.44006.78003
Togo6.50001136.60006.35003
Tanzania6.48001146.29006.75003
Cambodia6.47001155.94007.22003
Brunei6.46001165.87007.30003
Tunisia6.46001166.82005.97003
Niger6.41001186.78005.97003
India6.39001196.20006.66003
Rwanda6.36001205.65007.35003
Kuwait6.34001216.07006.72003
Uganda6.32001225.54007.42003
Nigeria6.28001235.79006.97003
Mali6.25001246.55005.83004
Nicaragua6.24001255.67007.04004
Russia6.23001265.90006.70004
Azerbaijan6.16001275.96006.44004
Qatar6.15001285.48007.09004
Angola6.09001296.50005.50004
Comoros6.07001305.73006.55004
United Arab Emirates6.06001315.20007.28004
Ethiopia5.950013265.87004
Oman5.92001335.36006.69004
Morocco5.90001345.33006.69004
Vietnam5.90001345.63006.26004
Laos5.85001365.30006.60004
Djibouti5.84001375.24006.68004
Guinea5.82001385.96005.62004
Eswatini5.79001395.60006.05004
Turkey5.79001395.25006.54004
Myanmar5.78001415.72005.94004
Bangladesh5.75001425.52006.05004
Bahrain5.73001434.59007.33004
Mauritania5.73001435.18006.49004
Cameroon5.63001455.47005.86004
Pakistan5.63001455.41005.95004
Central African Republic5.62001475.81005.36004
DR Congo5.62001475.81005.36004
Zimbabwe5.60001496.07004.94004
Chad5.57001505.54005.60004
China5.57001504.87006.53004
Republic of the Congo5.55001525.88005.08004
Tajikistan5.52001534.83006.50004
Algeria5.26001545.51004.90004
Saudi Arabia5.12001553.89006.85004
Libya5.05001565.17004.79004
Burundi5.02001574.57005.65004
Iraq5.02001574.49005.74004
Somalia4.93001593.68006.67004
Iran4.53001604.14005.06004
Egypt4.49001613.63005.68004
Sudan4.48001624.74004.19004
Yemen4.08001633.11005.45004
Venezuela4.03001644.90002.83004
Syria3.66001652.60005.19004




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