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| Country | Economic Freedom 2004 | Economic Freedom | Trade Freedom 2004 | Trade Freedom | Competitiveness Rank | Technology Rank | Days to Start a Business | Corruption Index | Personal Freedom Index |
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| Albania | 3.10 | -.49 | 4 | 1 | na | na | 47 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| Algeria | 3.31 | -.32 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 96 | 26 | 7.4 | 5.5 |
| Angola | na | na | na | na | 100 | 98 | 146 | 8.2 | 5.5 |
| Argentina | 3.48 | .73 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 45 | 32 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| Armenia | 2.63 | -.87 | 2 | 0 | na | na | 25 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Australia | 1.88 | -.31 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Austria | 2.08 | .06 | 2 | -1 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Azerbaijan | 3.39 | -1.19 | 3 | -2 | na | na | 123 | 8.2 | 5.5 |
| Bahamas | 2.25 | .20 | 5 | 0 | na | na | na | na | 1.0 |
| Bahrain | 2.08 | .28 | 3 | 1 | na | na | na | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| Bangladesh | 3.70 | -.06 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 95 | 35 | 8.7 | 4.0 |
| Barbados | 2.41 | -.52 | 4 | 0 | na | na | na | na | 1.0 |
| Belarus | 4.09 | .14 | 4 | -1 | na | na | 79 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Belgium | 2.19 | .17 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Belize | 2.69 | -.02 | 4 | -1 | na | na | na | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Benin | 3.44 | .00 | 4 | 0 | na | na | 32 | na | 2.0 |
| Bolivia | 2.59 | .03 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 88 | 59 | 7.7 | 3.0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.30 | na | 3 | na | na | na | 54 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| Botswana | 2.55 | -.20 | 3 | -2 | 36 | 59 | 108 | 4.3 | 2.0 |
| Brazil | 3.10 | -.18 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 155 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| Bulgaria | 3.08 | -.45 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 63 | 32 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Burkina Faso | 3.28 | -.53 | 4 | -1 | na | na | 135 | na | 4.0 |
| Burundi | na | na | na | na | na | na | 43 | na | 5.0 |
| Cambodia | 2.90 | -.78 | 4 | -1 | na | na | 94 | na | 5.5 |
| Cameroon | 3.63 | -.32 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 93 | 37 | 8.2 | 6.0 |
| Canada | 1.98 | -.10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Cape Verde | 2.86 | -.94 | 5 | 0 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Central African Republic | 3.38 | na | 5 | na | na | na | 14 | na | 6.0 |
| Chad | 3.54 | -.70 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 102 | 75 | na | 5.5 |
| Chile | 1.91 | -.35 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| China, PRC | 3.64 | -.09 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 65 | 41 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Colombia | 3.13 | -.10 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 60 | 43 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | na | na | na | na | na | na | 188 | na | 6.0 |
| Congo, Rep. | 3.90 | -.43 | 5 | 1 | na | na | 67 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| Costa Rica | 2.71 | -.32 | 3 | -1 | 51 | 46 | 77 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 3.18 | -.62 | 4 | -1 | na | na | 58 | 7.9 | 5.5 |
| Croatia | 3.11 | -.45 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 41 | 49 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| Cuba | 4.08 | -.82 | 3 | -2 | na | na | na | 5.4 | 7.0 |
| Cyprus | 1.95 | -.68 | 2 | -1 | na | na | na | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| Czech Republic | 2.39 | .10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 40 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Denmark | 1.80 | -.18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .5 | 1.0 |
| Djibouti | 3.23 | .06 | 5 | 1 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Dominican Republic | 3.51 | .27 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 52 | 78 | 6.7 | 2.5 |
| Ecuador | 3.60 | .39 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 76 | 92 | 7.8 | 3.0 |
| Egypt | 3.28 | -.21 | 4 | -1 | 58 | 68 | 43 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| El Salvador | 2.24 | -.36 | 2 | -1 | 48 | 67 | 115 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3.69 | na | 5 | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Estonia | 1.76 | -.70 | 1 | -1 | 22 | 10 | 72 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Ethiopia | 3.33 | -.47 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 100 | 32 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| Fiji | 3.06 | -.17 | 4 | -1 | na | na | na | na | 3.5 |
| Finland | 1.95 | -.23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .3 | 1.0 |
| France | 2.63 | .31 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| Gabon | 3.43 | .12 | 5 | 0 | na | na | na | na | 4.5 |
| Gambia | 3.54 | -.01 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 80 | na | 7.5 | 4.0 |
| Georgia | 3.19 | -.69 | 4 | 1 | na | na | 25 | 8.2 | 4.0 |
| Germany | 2.03 | -.22 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Ghana | 3.40 | -.13 | 4 | -1 | 71 | 86 | 85 | 6.7 | 2.0 |
| Greece | 2.80 | -.01 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Guatemala | 3.16 | .27 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 79 | 39 | 7.6 | 4.0 |
| Guinea | 3.24 | -.15 | 5 | 0 | na | na | 49 | na | 5.0 |
| Guinea Bissau | 3.90 | na | 5 | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Guyana | 3.13 | -.22 | 4 | 0 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Haiti | 3.78 | -.57 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 101 | 203 | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Honduras | 3.53 | -.05 | 3 | -1 | 94 | 87 | 62 | 7.7 | 3.0 |
| Hong Kong | 1.34 | -.20 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Hungary | 2.60 | -.44 | 3 | -1 | 33 | 32 | 52 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Iceland | 2.00 | -.30 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | na | .4 | 1.0 |
| India | 3.53 | -.35 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 89 | 7.2 | 2.5 |
| Indonesia | 3.76 | .71 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 78 | 151 | 8.1 | 3.5 |
| Iran | 4.26 | -.54 | 2 | -3 | na | na | 48 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Iraq | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 7.8 | 6.0 |
| Ireland | 1.74 | -.40 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 24 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Israel | 2.36 | -.28 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Italy | 2.26 | -.15 | 2 | -1 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Jamaica | 2.81 | -.05 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 53 | 31 | 6.2 | 2.5 |
| Japan | 2.53 | .37 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Jordan | 2.73 | -.12 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 48 | 36 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.70 | na | 4 | na | na | na | 25 | 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Kenya | 3.26 | .00 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 75 | 47 | 8.1 | 3.0 |
| Korea, North | 5.00 | .05 | 5 | 0 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Korea, South | 2.69 | .38 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Kuwait | 2.70 | .31 | 2 | 0 | na | na | 35 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3.36 | na | 4 | na | na | na | 21 | 7.9 | 5.5 |
| Lao PDR | 4.45 | -.25 | 5 | 0 | na | na | 198 | na | 6.5 |
| Latvia | 2.36 | -.55 | 2 | -2 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Lebanon | 3.13 | .36 | 4 | 2 | na | na | 46 | 7.0 | 5.5 |
| Lesotho | 3.50 | -.20 | 4 | 0 | na | na | 92 | na | 2.5 |
| Libya | 4.55 | -.40 | 5 | 0 | na | na | na | 7.9 | 7.0 |
| Liechtenstein | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 1.0 |
| Lithuania | 2.19 | -.86 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Luxembourg | 1.71 | -.25 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 42 | na | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Macedonia, FYR | 3.04 | na | 4 | na | 81 | 70 | 48 | 7.7 | 3.0 |
| Madagascar | 3.14 | -.30 | 3 | -1 | 96 | 97 | 44 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
| Malawi | 3.46 | -.40 | 3 | -2 | 76 | 94 | 35 | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| Malaysia | 3.16 | .31 | 3 | -2 | 29 | 20 | 30 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Mali | 3.34 | -.16 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 42 | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| Malta | 2.51 | -.74 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 17 | na | na | 1.0 |
| Mauritania | 2.94 | -1.09 | 3 | -2 | na | na | 82 | na | 5.5 |
| Mauritius | 2.99 | na | 5 | na | 46 | 49 | na | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Mexico | 2.90 | -.45 | 2 | -1 | 47 | 43 | 58 | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| Moldova | 3.09 | -.56 | 2 | -1 | na | na | 30 | 7.6 | 3.5 |
| Mongolia | 2.90 | -.33 | 2 | -1 | na | na | 20 | na | 2.0 |
| Morocco | 2.93 | -.07 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 71 | 11 | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| Mozambique | 3.28 | -.87 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 92 | 153 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
| Myanmar | 4.45 | .08 | 5 | 0 | na | na | na | 8.4 | 7.0 |
| Namibia | 2.96 | .16 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 62 | 85 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| Nepal | 3.53 | -.36 | 5 | 1 | na | na | 21 | na | 4.5 |
| Netherlands | 2.04 | .17 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| New Zealand | 1.70 | -.05 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 12 | .5 | 1.0 |
| Nicaragua | 2.94 | -.86 | 2 | -3 | 90 | 85 | 45 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
| Niger | 3.43 | -.76 | 4 | -1 | na | na | 27 | na | 4.0 |
| Nigeria | 3.95 | .53 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 82 | 44 | 8.6 | 4.0 |
| Norway | 2.35 | -.04 | 2 | -1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Oman | 2.80 | .01 | 3 | 0 | na | na | 34 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| Pakistan | 3.40 | .11 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 83 | 24 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Panama | 2.83 | .29 | 3 | -1 | 59 | 50 | 19 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
| Papua New Guinea | na | na | na | na | na | na | 56 | 7.9 | 3.0 |
| Paraguay | 3.39 | .48 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 91 | 74 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
| Peru | 2.83 | -.20 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 61 | 98 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| Philippines | 3.05 | -.01 | 2 | -3 | 66 | 56 | 50 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| Poland | 2.81 | -.28 | 3 | -1 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Portugal | 2.38 | -.03 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 78 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Qatar | 2.86 | na | 3 | na | na | na | na | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Romania | 3.66 | .36 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 55 | 28 | 7.2 | 2.0 |
| Russia | 3.46 | -.37 | 3 | -2 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 7.3 | 5.0 |
| Rwanda | 3.36 | -1.24 | 3 | -2 | na | na | 21 | na | 5.5 |
| Samoa | -2.79 | -3 | na | na | na | na | na | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 3.05 | .10 | 4 | 0 | na | na | 64 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| Senegal | 3.00 | -.64 | 3 | -2 | 79 | 89 | 57 | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | na | na | na | na | 77 | 66 | 51 | 7.7 | 2.5 |
| Sierra Leone | 3.73 | -.06 | 5 | 1 | na | na | 26 | 7.8 | 3.5 |
| Singapore | 1.61 | -.06 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 8 | .6 | 4.5 |
| Slovak Republic | 2.44 | -.74 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 33 | 52 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Slovenia | 2.75 | -.70 | 3 | -1 | 31 | 24 | 61 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Somalia | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| South Africa | 2.79 | -.20 | 4 | -1 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Spain | 2.31 | -.19 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 108 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| Sri Lanka | 3.06 | .45 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 72 | 50 | 6.6 | 3.0 |
| Sudan | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 7.7 | 7.0 |
| Suriname | 3.96 | -.04 | 5 | 0 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Swaziland | 3.18 | -.13 | 4 | 0 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Sweden | 1.90 | -.35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .7 | 1.0 |
| Switzerland | 1.84 | -.07 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Syria | 3.88 | -.26 | 4 | -1 | na | na | 47 | 6.6 | 7.0 |
| Taiwan | 2.43 | .22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 4.3 | 2.0 |
| Tajikistan | 4.15 | na | 3 | na | na | na | na | 8.2 | 5.5 |
| Tanzania | 3.29 | -.17 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 81 | 35 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| Thailand | 2.86 | .29 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 39 | 33 | 6.7 | 2.5 |
| Togo | 3.73 | na | 3 | na | na | na | 53 | na | 5.5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2.45 | -.23 | 2 | -3 | 49 | 47 | na | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| Tunisia | 2.94 | .05 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 57 | 14 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| Turkey | 3.39 | .69 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 54 | 9 | 6.9 | 3.5 |
| Turkmenistan | 4.31 | na | 5 | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Uganda | 2.70 | -.05 | 3 | -1 | 80 | 77 | 36 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
| Ukraine | 3.49 | -.34 | 3 | -1 | 84 | 84 | 34 | 7.7 | 4.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2.60 | .25 | 2 | 0 | na | na | 54 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| United Kingdom | 1.79 | -.16 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| United States | 1.85 | -.02 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Uruguay | 2.55 | -.05 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Uzbekistan | 4.29 | na | 5 | na | na | na | 35 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Venezuela | 4.18 | .61 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 58 | 116 | 7.6 | 3.5 |
| Vietnam | 3.93 | -.53 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 73 | 56 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Yemen | 3.70 | -.25 | 3 | -2 | na | na | 63 | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| Zambia | 3.50 | .63 | 4 | 2 | 88 | 90 | 35 | 7.5 | 4.0 |
| Zimbabwe | 4.54 | .85 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 75 | 96 | 7.7 | 6.0 |
1. Economic & Trade Freedom: Heritage Foundation's "2004 Index of Economic Freedom". Http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/countries.html
2004-1997 = 2004 value - 1997 value.
2. Competitiveness & Technology ranks: World Economic Forum's "Global Competitiveness Report, 2003-2004", Chapter 1.1, Table 3. The technology index is one of the three sub-indices in the competitiveness index. Http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Gcr/GCR_2003_2004/GCI_Chapter.pdf
3. Days to start a business: World Bank, Http://rru.worldbank.org/DoingBusiness/ExploreTopics/StartingBusiness/CompareAll.aspx
4. Corruption Index: Transparency International's "Global Corruption Report 2004", Published values were rescaled (New value = 10 - old value) to have low values representing best values in order to be consistent with other columns in this table. Http://www.globalcorruptionreport.org/download.htm
5. Personal Freedom Index: Freedom House's "Freedom in the World, 2004". Http://www.freedomhouse.org/ratings/index.htm
Note: Updated 8/17/2004. Next update unknown.