On 17 December 2020, 

the Human Freedom Index (HFI), a global

ranking of civil, economic and personal freedom, released its
report. The HFI 2020 used 34 personal freedom variables and
covered 162 countries for the year 2018 (the most recent year for
which sufficient data was available), representing around 94% of the
world's population. In this article, we have provided a list of 162
countries along with their Human Freedom Scores and Ranks. 
Human Freedom Index 2020: Sixth Annual Report
Human Freedom Index 2020 is the sixth annual report by the Cato
Institute in the United States and Fraser Institute in Canada. 76
indicators of personal, civil, and economic freedoms were taken
into consideration before ranking 162 countries from 2008 to 2018. 
Human Freedom Index 2020: Ratings
The countries were rated on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 represents
more freedom. 
Human Freedom Index 2020: Weightage
1- The Economic Freedom subindex comprises half of the weightage in
the overall index. 
2- The Personal Freedom subindex comprises remaining half of the
weightage in the overall index. 
Human Freedom Index 2020: Findings of the Report
The report suggested an unequal distribution of freedom in the world,
with only 15% population of the world's population living in the top
quartile while 34% in the bottom quartile in the Human Freedom
Index 2020. The report also highlighted that the gap in human freedom
between the top and bottom countries has