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The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual index and ranking created in 1995 by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. The creators of the index claim to take an approach inspired by that of Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations, that "basic institutions that protect the liberty of individuals to pursue their own economic interests result in greater prosperity for the larger society".
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entrusted power for private gain". The index is published annually by the non-governmental organisation Transparency International since 1995.
The following are links to international rankings of the United States.
The following are the international rankings of Jordan.
The following are international rankings of Egypt.
This is a list of key international rankings of Costa Rica
The following is a list of international rankings of Greece.
The following are international rankings of Vietnam.
The following are international rankings of Cuba.
Canada ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, education levels, gender equality, public services, public security and environmental sustainability. It ranks among the lowest of the most developed countries for housing affordability, healthcare services and foreign direct investment.
The following are international rankings of Ethiopia.
There are the international rankings of Ghana.
These are the international rankings of Cyprus
These are the international rankings of Kazakhstan.
These are the international rankings of Latvia.
The following are international rankings of Israel:
The following are links to international rankings of Denmark.
The following are some international rankings of Norway.
North Korea ranks as the least democratic country in the world in The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, while The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal's Index of Economic Freedom places the country as the one with least economic freedom. According to the Press Freedom Index, North Korea has the least free press in the world.
The following are international rankings of Sri Lanka.
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- ↑ "Global Peace Index 2019" (PDF). visionofhumanity.org. Institute of Economics & Peace. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "Republic of North Macedonia - 2019 World Press Freedom Index". rsf.org. Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "Index of Economic Freedom 2019". heritage.org. The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2019". transparency.org. Transparency International. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "2019 Human Development Index Ranking". hdr.undp.org. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "Ease of doing business ranking" (PDF). doingbusiness.org. World Bank. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2020.