Japan beats France in freedom...

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TORONTO, ON, 8 July 2003 --- The Economic Freedom of the World: 2003 Annual Report...Global Economic Freedom Rankings
Hong Kong retains the highest economic freedom rating, followed by Singapore, the United States, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
The rankings of other large economies are Japan, 26; Germany, 20; Italy, 35; France, 44; Mexico, 69; China, 100; India, 73; Brazil, 82; and Russia, 112. The bottom five nations are Guinea-Bissau, Algeria, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Myanmar.

Check out the raw data athttp://www.freetheworld.com/2003/EFW2003Dataset.xls