13 Charts Measuring Economic Freedom Around the Globe

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The results are in. When it comes to economic freedom, Hong Kong takes the gold, with Singapore following closely behind and New Zealand rounding out the top three in The Heritage Foundation’s 2015 Index of Economic Freedom.

The annual index, now in its 21st year, is a guide for measuring improvements in 186 countries’ economic freedom. This year’s index put the United States 12th on the list.

According to Anthony B. Kim, the Index’s co-editor, the index tracks four primary areas:

The Daily Signal pulled together 13 charts from this year’s Index of Economic Freedom to reveal some of the most interesting facts and figures:

entrepreneruail dynamism (1)

global econ expands and poverty falls (3)

gdp per capita (2) purchasing power parity

advancing econ freedom

Democratic Governance

Social Progress

Corporate Tax Rate
growth in four large states
Hong Kong

freer nations

econ freedom rises

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