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The most liberal country in 2014: Netherlands
1. Netherlands 8.57 Very liberal countries
2. Sweden 8.01
3. New Zealand 7.63
4. Belgium 7.31
5. Canada 7.26
6. Spain 7.26
7. Uruguay 7.2
8. Luxembourg 7.17
9. Switzerland 7.14
10. Finland 7.04
11. Norway 7.02 Liberal countries
12. Ireland 6.99
13. Denmark 6.95
14. Iceland 6.93
15. Czech Republic 6.9
16. Slovenia 6.84
17. Andorra 6.73
18. Germany 6.69
19. Japan 6.56
20. United Kingdom 6.52
21. Austria 6.51
22. France 6.5
23. Portugal 6.45
24. Argentina 6.41
25. Hungary 6.41
26. Estonia 6.31
27. Monaco 6.21
28. Australia 6.15
29. Latvia 6.14
30. Slovakia 6.12
31. San Marino 6.07
32. Costa Rica 6.02 Non-liberal countries close to liberal
33. Kosovo 5.88
34. South Africa 5.87
35. Croatia 5.8
36. Hong Kong 5.77
37. Cyprus 5.77
38. Albania 5.77
39. Colombia 5.71
40. Korea South 5.68
41. Mexico 5.58
42. Bosnia & Herzegovina 5.51
43. Cape Verde 5.51
44. Liechtenstein 5.44
45. Italy 5.44
46. Panama 5.4
47. United States 5.39
48. Montenegro 5.37
49. Bulgaria 5.36
50. Marshall Islands 5.34
51. Micronesia 5.32
52. Lithuania 5.3
53. Burkina Faso 5.29
54. Romania 5.21
55. Tuvalu 5.21
56. Jamaica 5.21
57. Taiwan 5.2
58. Chile 5.2
59. Vanuatu 5.17
60. Brazil 5.14
61. Palau 5.07
62. East Timor 5.07
63. Greece 5.04 Non-liberal countries close to anti-liberal
64. Paraguay 4.95
65. Antigua & Barbuda 4.95
66. Macedonia 4.95
67. Namibia 4.92
68. Poland 4.9
69. Dominican Republic 4.87
70. Samoa 4.84
71. Saint Lucia 4.83
72. Kiribati 4.83
73. Malta 4.79
74. Peru 4.76
75. Singapore 4.74
76. El Salvador 4.7
77. Nauru 4.7
78. Nicaragua 4.69
79. Barbados 4.63
80. Bahamas 4.58
81. Belize 4.55
82. Ukraine 4.54
83. Honduras 4.52
84. Mauritius 4.48
85. Grenada 4.48
86. Serbia 4.45
87. Comoros 4.44
88. Trinidad & Tobago 4.43
89. Ghana 4.42
90. Dominica 4.4
91. Saint Vincent & The Grenadines 4.4
92. Israel 4.4
93. Philippines 4.39
94. Georgia 4.39
95. Turkey 4.39
96. Niger 4.38
97. Kenya 4.34
98. Saint Kitts & Nevis 4.32
99. Sao Tome & Principe 4.32
100. Cambodia 4.32
101. Madagascar 4.3
102. Ecuador 4.29
103. Bolivia 4.27
104. Moldova 4.27
105. Cameroon 4.24
106. Suriname 4.24
107. Malawi 4.24
108. Liberia 4.24
109. Senegal 4.24
110. Benin 4.21
111. Lebanon 4.18
112. Botswana 4.16
113. Zambia 4.13
114. Armenia 4.13
115. Mali 4.1
116. India 4.08
117. Fiji 4.02
118. Russia 4.02 Anti-liberal countries
119. Guinea-Bissau 3.99
120. Mongolia 3.99
121. Bhutan 3.98
122. Nepal 3.97
123. Tunisia 3.93
124. Venezuela 3.93
125. Sierra Leone 3.87
126. Guyana 3.87
127. Congo 3.87
128. Guatemala 3.84
129. Azerbaijan 3.82
130. Bahrain 3.78
131. Lesotho 3.77
132. Haiti 3.77
133. Gabon 3.76
134. Tonga 3.76
135. Iraq 3.74
136. Seychelles 3.73
137. Nigeria 3.72
138. Vietnam 3.72
139. Jordan 3.7
140. Maldives 3.66
141. Swaziland 3.66
142. Ivory Coast 3.65
143. Papua New Guinea 3.65
144. Solomon Islands 3.64
145. Central African Republic 3.59
146. Algeria 3.59
147. China 3.58
148. Kyrgyzstan 3.56
149. Malaysia 3.56
150. Djibouti 3.53
151. Egypt 3.48
152. Sri Lanka 3.48
153. Mozambique 3.48
154. Thailand 3.46
155. Morocco 3.43
156. Togo 3.41
157. Indonesia 3.41
158. Oman 3.34
159. Pakistan 3.31
160. Uganda 3.3
161. Congo Democratic Republic 3.21
162. Cuba 3.19
163. Tanzania 3.18
164. Qatar 3.15
165. South Sudan 3.11
166. Rwanda 3.09
167. Bangladesh 3.07
168. Laos 3.02
169. Gambia 3.01
170. Equatorial Guinea 3.01 Extremely anti-liberal countries
171. Kazakhstan 3
172. Belarus 2.96
173. Burma 2.93
174. Mauritania 2.93
175. Burundi 2.89
176. Afghanistan 2.88
177. Guinea 2.86
178. Angola 2.85
179. Zimbabwe 2.85
180. Tajikistan 2.74
181. Chad 2.74
182. Syria 2.7
183. Uzbekistan 2.69
184. Brunei 2.63
185. Saudi Arabia 2.63
186. United Arab Emirates 2.62
187. Libya 2.56
188. Somalia 2.55
189. Kuwait 2.49
190. Turkmenistan 2.39
191. Ethiopia 2.3
192. Yemen 2.12
193. Iran 2.12
194. Eritrea 2.06
195. Sudan 1.72 The most anti-liberal country in 2014: Korea North
196. Korea North 1.33
Liberal countries
Very liberal (11 countries, 6% of 196) Score > 7 (0 to 10 points)
Liberal (21, 11%) Score > 6
Non-liberal countries
Close to liberal (31, 16%) Score > 5
Close to anti-liberal (55, 28%) Score < 5
Anti-liberal countries
Anti-liberal (52, 27%) Score < 4
Extremely anti-liberal (26, 13%) Score < 3
We take into account 196 countries:
all UN members
new: Kosovo, South Sudan
Taiwan, Hong Kong
We do not take into account:
dependent teritories
independent islands which are not UN members
West Sahara under control of Front Polisario
Palestine Autonomy, Abkhasia, Tibet, Vatican City
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