NZ third top in human freedom index
Cato has published their 2016 Human Freedom Index. The top 10 are:
- Hong Kong
- Switzerland
- New Zealand
- Ireland
- Denmark
- Canada
- UK
- Australia
- Finland
- Netherlands
NZ is up one place from 2014. We are ranked 22nd for personal freedom and 3rd for economic freedom.
Our group scores (out of 10) are”
- Movement 10.00
- Relationship 10.00
- Security and safety 9.86
- Sound money 9.45
- Expression and information 9.33
- Association 8.75
- Legal system & property rights 8.73
- Freedom to trade 8.65
- Regulation 8.51
- Rule of law 7.9
- Religion 7.50
- Size of Government 6.39