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Originally Posted by bobcowan

And now you know why so many people want to come to America. Despite all of our restrictions, we are still the freest country the planet has ever seen.

Not everyone agrees.

Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new

The jurisdictions that took the top 10 places, in order, were New Zealand, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Luxembourg (tied in 6th place), Finland and Germany (tied in 8th place), and Ireland. Selected countries rank as follows: Sweden (11), United Kingdom (14), United States (15), Taiwan (19), Japan (25), South Korea (27), Chile (28), France (33), South Africa (64), Argentina (77), Mexico (92), India (94), Brazil (109), Russia (114), Turkey (122), China (126), Saudi Arabia (149), Iran (154), Egypt (157), Venezuela (161), and Syria (162).


World Population Review ranks USA 17th: https://worldpopulationreview.com/co...eest-countries

Heritage.org ranks USA 17th: https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

The United States’ economic freedom score is 76.6, making its economy the 17th freest in the 2020 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.2 point due primarily to a lower trade freedom score. The United States is ranked 3rd among 32 countries in the Americas region, and its overall score is well above the regional and world averages.


2020 World Press Freedom Index lists USA 45th: https://rsf.org/en/ranking_table