According to the Freedom House's report "Freedom in the world 2012", 35.2% (or 2.45 billion) of people in the world are NOT free in terms of political and civil rights. Diagonal of unfree countries on the world map goes from Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba in Latin and Central America, through Central Africa and Middle East to Asian countries including China.
"The Reporters Without Borders index, which is published each year, measures the state of media freedom throughout the world. It reflects the degree of freedom that journalists, news media and netizens enjoy in each country, and the efforts made by the authorities to respect and ensure respect for this freedom." - the Press Freedom Index Report. The lower Press Freedom Index, the more free the state of media.
The index of Economic Freedom have been tracked by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation since 1995.These indices are benchmarks that gauge the economic succes around the world. This pages has countries ranked by different economic index built using the data from the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom.
The index of Economic Freedom have been tracked by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation since 1995.These indices are benchmarks that gauge the economic succes around the world. This pages has content built using the data from the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom.
The index of Economic Freedom have been tracked by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation since 1995.These indices are benchmarks that gauge the economic succes around the world. This pages has content built using the data from the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom.