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Liberal component index

· higher is better · 175 countries

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  1. 1Denmark0.98
  2. 2Sweden0.98
  3. 3Switzerland0.97
  4. 4Germany0.97
  5. 5Finland0.97
  6. 5Norway0.97
  7. 6Australia0.96
  8. 7Estonia0.95
  9. 8Costa Rica0.95
  10. 9Czechia0.95
  11. 10Chile0.95
  12. 11Netherlands0.95
  13. 12New Zealand0.94
  14. 13France0.94
  15. 14Ireland0.93
  16. 15Uruguay0.93
  17. 16Lithuania0.92
  18. 17Korea, Rep.0.91
  19. 18Spain0.91
  20. 18Austria0.91
  21. 18Seychelles0.91
  22. 19Brazil0.91
  23. 19Latvia0.91
  24. 20Japan0.91
  25. 21United Kingdom0.9
  26. 22Iceland0.9
  27. 23Luxembourg0.89
  28. 24Belgium0.89
  29. 25Taiwan0.89
  30. 26Mauritius0.87
  31. 27Canada0.87
  32. 28Croatia0.87
  33. 28Portugal0.87
  34. 29Italy0.87
  35. 30Cyprus0.86
  36. 31South Africa0.86
  37. 32Vanuatu0.86
  38. 33Ghana0.86
  39. 34Slovenia0.85
  40. 35Israel0.85
  41. 36Barbados0.85
  42. 36Trinidad and Tobago0.85
  43. 37Cabo Verde0.85
  44. 38Jamaica0.84
  45. 39Poland0.83
  46. 40Bulgaria0.83
  47. 41Malawi0.82
  48. 42Sao Tome and Principe0.82
  49. 42Namibia0.82
  50. 43Guatemala0.81
  51. 44Colombia0.81
  52. 45Gambia, The0.81
  53. 46Moldova0.79
  54. 47Bhutan0.79
  55. 48Suriname0.78
  56. 49Papua New Guinea0.78
  57. 50Panama0.77
  58. 51Malta0.77
  59. 51Montenegro0.77
  60. 52Singapore0.77
  61. 52Kenya0.77
  62. 53Botswana0.76
  63. 53Mongolia0.76
  64. 54Lesotho0.76
  65. 55Slovak Republic0.76
  66. 56Solomon Islands0.76
  67. 56Jordan0.76
  68. 56Sri Lanka0.76
  69. 57United States0.75
  70. 58Fiji0.75
  71. 59Romania0.75
  72. 60Nepal0.75
  73. 61Senegal0.74
  74. 62Albania0.74
  75. 63Greece0.74
  76. 64Peru0.74
  77. 65Argentina0.74
  78. 66Morocco0.72
  79. 67Maldives0.72
  80. 68Timor-Leste0.71
  81. 69Zambia0.71
  82. 70Tanzania0.7
  83. 71Honduras0.69
  84. 72Sierra Leone0.67
  85. 73Hungary0.67
  86. 74Thailand0.67
  87. 75Liberia0.65
  88. 76Malaysia0.64
  89. 76Philippines0.64
  90. 77Dominican Republic0.63
  91. 78Bosnia and Herzegovina0.62
  92. 79North Macedonia0.61
  93. 80Georgia0.59
  94. 81Benin0.59
  95. 81Paraguay0.59
  96. 82India0.58
  97. 83Ecuador0.57
  98. 84Tunisia0.57
  99. 85Guyana0.57
  100. 86Indonesia0.56
  101. 87Lebanon0.54
  102. 88Nigeria0.54
  103. 89Armenia0.53
  104. 90Serbia0.52
  105. 91Ukraine0.52
  106. 92Niger0.51
  107. 93Bolivia0.51
  108. 94Mali0.49
  109. 95Iraq0.48
  110. 96Hong Kong SAR, China0.47
  111. 97Cote d'Ivoire0.47
  112. 98Mozambique0.45
  113. 99Oman0.44
  114. 100Uganda0.44
  115. 101Kuwait0.43
  116. 102Gabon0.43
  117. 103Pakistan0.43
  118. 104Kyrgyz Republic0.42
  119. 105Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.41
  120. 106Madagascar0.39
  121. 107Zimbabwe0.37
  122. 108Lao PDR0.36
  123. 109Mexico0.36
  124. 110Qatar0.35
  125. 111Burkina Faso0.34
  126. 112Egypt, Arab Rep.0.34
  127. 113Bangladesh0.34
  128. 114Angola0.34
  129. 115Viet Nam0.33
  130. 116Kazakhstan0.33
  131. 117Eswatini0.32
  132. 118Iran, Islamic Rep.0.32
  133. 119Togo0.32
  134. 120Algeria0.31
  135. 121Comoros0.3
  136. 122Djibouti0.29
  137. 123Congo, Rep.0.29
  138. 124Libya0.28
  139. 125Guinea0.27
  140. 126Cameroon0.27
  141. 127United Arab Emirates0.27
  142. 128Mauritania0.25
  143. 129Rwanda0.25
  144. 130Haiti0.24
  145. 131Congo, Dem. Rep.0.23
  146. 132Ethiopia0.23
  147. 133Turkiye0.23
  148. 134Guinea-Bissau0.22
  149. 135Central African Republic0.21
  150. 136South Sudan0.2
  151. 137Uzbekistan0.19
  152. 137Bahrain0.19
  153. 138Saudi Arabia0.18
  154. 139Syrian Arab Republic0.17
  155. 140Burundi0.15
  156. 141Russian Federation0.15
  157. 142Cuba0.15
  158. 143El Salvador0.14
  159. 144China0.14
  160. 145Azerbaijan0.13
  161. 146Yemen, Rep.0.13
  162. 147Cambodia0.12
  163. 148Equatorial Guinea0.11
  164. 148Chad0.11
  165. 149Tajikistan0.11
  166. 150Sudan0.09
  167. 151Venezuela, RB0.09
  168. 152Belarus0.09
  169. 153Turkmenistan0.08
  170. 154Afghanistan0.06
  171. 155Myanmar0.04
  172. 156Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.03
  173. 157Nicaragua0.02
  174. 158Eritrea0.02

Liberal component index