The freest countries in the world

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The freest countries of the world according to the Democracy Index of the Economist’s Intelligence Unit. Only listing full democracies.

  1. 1.
    Sweden
    Europe

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  2. 2.
    Iceland
    Europe

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  3. 3.
    Netherlands
    Europe

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  4. 4.
    Norway
    Europe

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  5. 5.
    Denmark
    Europe

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  6. 6.
    Finland
    Europe

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  7. 7.
    Luxembourg
    Europe

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  8. 8.
    Australia
    Australia/Oceania

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  9. 9.
    Canada
    North America

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  10. 10.
    Switzerland
    Europe

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  11. 11.
    Ireland
    Europe

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  12. 12.
    New Zealand
    Australia/Oceania

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  13. 13.
    Germany
    Europe

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  14. 14.
    Austria
    Europe

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  15. 15.
    Malta
    Europe

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  16. 16.
    United States
    North America

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  17. 17.
    Czech Republic
    Europe

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  18. 18.
    Portugal
    Europe

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  19. 19.
    Belgium
    Europe

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  20. 20.
    Japan
    Asia

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  21. 21.
    Greece
    Europe

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  22. 22.
    United Kingdom
    Europe

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  23. 23.
    France
    Europe

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  24. 24.
    Mauritius
    Africa

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  26. 26.
    Slovenia
    Europe

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  27. 27.
    Uruguay

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Created by Teitur on Mar 11, 2007.
 

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Teitur
Helsinki

.. — 1 year ago

Ok.. we’ve got a long way to go towards freedom, and it is debatable how valid each of these countries claim to democracy is.. still.. I wanted to make this list for myself at least.

Here’s the comparative map which came with the wikipedia article

Mar 11, 07:06PM | 4 comments | Reply to this