As the most comprehensive index of economic freedom in the world this annualreport ranks 141 jurisdictions and countries according to a degree of personalchoice... » 

As the most comprehensive index of economic freedom in the world this annualreport ranks 141 jurisdictions and countries according to a degree of personalchoice voluntary exchange freedom to compete and protection of person andproperty enjoyed by their citizens. Constructed under the leadership of theFraser Institute and Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman the report is the onlyindex that uses reproducible measures appropriate for peerreviewed researchand it remains the most objective and accurate measure of economic freedompublished by any organization to date. «