Libertarian Countries 2025

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5 Most Libertarian Countries

Country
Human Freedom 2023 (0-10)
Personal Freedom 2023
Economic Freedom Score 2023
Switzerland9.019.398.47
New Zealand8.889.28.43
Denmark8.839.358.1
Ireland8.799.278.11
Sweden8.759.437.81
Estonia8.759.327.95
Iceland8.739.317.93
Luxembourg8.719.297.91
Finland8.79.337.81
Norway8.589.237.67
Netherlands8.579.147.76
Taiwan8.568.987.97
Canada8.558.967.98
Australia8.528.868.05
Latvia8.458.987.71
Japan8.48.837.79
United States8.398.578.14
United Kingdom8.398.668.01
Lithuania8.398.717.95
Czech Republic8.388.787.81
Germany8.378.827.73
Belgium8.338.977.43
Portugal8.278.797.54
Austria8.248.647.69
Malta8.28.537.73
Chile8.168.527.66
Cyprus8.158.567.57
South Korea8.128.587.47
Slovakia8.048.447.49
Costa Rica8.048.257.76
Spain8.038.387.52
Cape Verde88.457.38
Armenia7.998.297.58
Croatia7.968.477.25
Uruguay7.968.67.06
Italy7.958.457.25
Romania7.98.057.7
Slovenia7.98.387.23
France7.868.187.4
Seychelles7.858.377.12
Bahamas7.828.736.55
Georgia7.87.877.71
Montenegro7.87.957.59
Singapore7.757.178.56
Barbados7.728.276.94
Hong Kong7.77.18.55
Poland7.698.097.12
Bulgaria7.687.847.46
Albania7.677.727.6
Moldova7.668.017.18
North Macedonia7.648.067.06
Mauritius7.617.467.82
Panama7.577.627.51
Peru7.567.67.52
Dominican Republic7.567.747.3
Jamaica7.567.627.46
Greece7.497.896.94
Trinidad and Tobago7.458.046.63
Israel7.437.327.57
Mongolia7.437.717.04
Bosnia and Herzegovina7.337.816.66
Namibia7.318.136.16
Botswana7.317.646.84
Timor-Leste7.268.295.82
Hungary7.247.157.36
Ghana7.197.756.41
Fiji7.167.766.32
Serbia7.147.356.85
Guatemala7.096.797.5
Suriname7.078.175.52
Paraguay7.067.097.02
Ecuador7.037.436.46
Brazil6.927.166.58
South Africa6.927.196.53
Papua New Guinea6.887.486.05
Benin6.867.176.41
Argentina6.858.344.77
El Salvador6.856.677.11
Malawi6.837.525.87
Bolivia6.837.366.08
Belize6.827.475.91
Guyana6.747.675.43
Ukraine6.727.126.17
Honduras6.726.556.97
Nepal6.717.016.3
Senegal6.717.076.2
Bhutan6.696.746.62
Thailand6.676.397.07
Malaysia6.666.287.19
Kyrgyzstan6.646.486.88
Gambia6.646.37.11
Indonesia6.626.396.93
Kenya6.576.386.82
Burkina Faso6.576.886.14
Mexico6.556.227.02
Colombia6.546.56.6
Mozambique6.516.866.03
Sierra Leone6.516.945.91
Guinea-Bissau6.517.215.53
Gabon6.57.285.41
Lesotho6.496.875.95
Ivory Coast6.486.796.04
Philippines6.466.077.01
Kazakhstan6.45.887.13
Liberia6.396.795.82
Haiti6.376.536.15
Madagascar6.366.685.92
Jordan6.325.637.3
India6.296.066.62
Niger6.296.645.8
Kuwait6.255.986.63
Tunisia6.226.366.02
Zambia6.216.475.84
Togo6.26.176.24
Tanzania6.166.086.27
Sri Lanka6.136.136.13
Cambodia6.085.546.82
Nigeria5.965.456.67
Mali5.95.975.8
Rwanda5.895.276.77
Russia5.815.486.28
Angola5.766.035.38
Uganda5.755.116.64
Lebanon5.746.165.15
United Arab Emirates5.734.577.35
Azerbaijan5.655.415.99
Brunei5.654.617.12
Turkey5.635.146.32
Oman5.564.836.58
Bangladesh5.515.35.81
Vietnam5.514.976.26
Pakistan5.495.135.98
DR Congo5.485.595.33
Morocco5.484.86.42
Belarus5.484.946.23
Nicaragua5.484.736.52
Bahrain5.474.057.44
Comoros5.455.325.63
Tajikistan5.444.776.38
Republic of the Congo5.415.84.85
Qatar5.394.546.58
Laos5.344.76.24
Central African Republic5.345.585.01
Mauritania5.345.025.78
Djibouti5.324.995.79
Cameroon5.355.72
Guinea5.214.915.62
Ethiopia5.25.035.44
China5.154.426.18
Eswatini5.074.895.33
Chad4.994.775.31
Libya4.945.154.65
Zimbabwe4.865.613.81
Burundi4.854.465.4
Algeria4.824.824.82
Iraq4.734.195.49
Saudi Arabia4.533.026.64
Somalia4.493.655.66
Egypt4.243.365.47
Venezuela4.225.093.01
Iran4.033.674.53
Myanmar3.882.845.33
Sudan3.813.683.98
Yemen3.432.894.18
Syria2.962.293.9
  • Libertarianism generally values personal liberty and minimal government. The CATO Institute’s Human Freedom Index (HFI), which tracks these same qualities, is frequently used as a measure of a country’s libertarianism.
  • The Human Freedom Index compiles dozens of distinct indicators (86 in 2023) into two sub-indexes: Personal Freedom and Economic Freedom, then combines the two into one unified Human Freedom score.
  • The Human Freedom Index processes data on a two-year cycle. For example, the 2023 HFI included data from 2021, while the 2024 HFI includes data from 2022.