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88APPENDIX H: 2012 FREEDOM INDEX RANKINGS(BY PERSONAL FREEDOM)Rank Country Personal Freedom Economic Freedom Freedom Index1 Denmark 9.58 7.66 8.622 Sweden 9.53 7.47 8.503 Norway 9.43 7.52 8.484 Austria 9.42 7.48 8.454 Finland 9.42 7.84 8.636 Switzerland 9.40 8.19 8.807 Iceland 9.37 7.43 8.408 Netherlands 9.34 7.45 8.408 Luxembourg 9.34 7.40 8.378 Germany 9.34 7.55 8.4511 Ireland 9.28 7.80 8.5412 Australia 9.23 7.87 8.5513 United Kingdom 9.22 7.81 8.5114 Canada 9.20 8.00 8.6015 Belgium 9.19 7.27 8.2316 Malta 9.14 7.63 8.3817 Czech Republic 9.11 7.38 8.2518 Hong Kong 9.09 8.98 9.0419 Slovenia 9.03 6.57 7.8020 Poland 9.02 7.31 8.1721 Portugal 9.01 7.37 8.1922 Italy 8.99 6.92 7.9623 New Zealand 8.97 8.25 8.6124 Estonia 8.85 7.61 8.2325 Latvia 8.83 7.36 8.1026 Chile 8.81 7.84 8.3227 Lithuania 8.80 7.56 8.1827 Slovakia 8.80 7.34 8.0729 Taiwan 8.73 7.71 8.2230 France 8.72 7.21 7.9731 United States of America 8.71 7.81 8.2632 Japan 8.68 7.60 8.1433 Korea, Republic of 8.61 7.46 8.0334 Uruguay 8.60 7.33 7.9635 Spain 8.57 7.29 7.9336 Hungary 8.50 7.30 7.9037 Mauritius 8.46 8.09 8.2837 Cyprus 8.46 7.45 7.95