Morocco ranked 134th out of 165 countries in the “Human Freedom Index” ranking for 2021, jointly published by the Canadian “Fraser Institute” and the “Cato” Research Foundation.
Morocco’s total score was 5.90 in terms of “degrees of freedom,” setting the country back 4 ranks from last year.
When it comes to economic freedom, Morocco ranked 102nd internationally with 6.69 points.
The economic freedom index takes 42 indicators into account, such as the state of domestic sound money, in which Morocco scored a good score of 7 points, the size of the government in which Morocco obtained 6.5 points, and freedom of world trade, in which it scored 6.9 points, in addition to overall economic regulation indicators.
The kingdom ranks 146th internationally in the personal freedom index at 5.33 points.
The sub-index of personal freedom is divided into religious freedom, in which Morocco scored 4 points, safety and security, which recorded 9.1 points, freedom of expression, scoring 5.2 points, and sexual relations, in which Morocco scored 3 points.
In the MENA region, Israel came first, ranking 62nd internationally, followed by Jordan, in 94th place, Lebanon (108th), Tunisia (116th), Kuwait (the 121st), the UAE (131st), and Oman (133rd).
Cabo Verde topped the Sub-Saharan Africa ranking, coming 36th globally, followed by Botswana, ranking 53rd place.
Switzerland ranked first overall, while New Zealand came in second, followed by Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, as Finland and Canada tied for the 6th spot, while Australia came 8th, Sweden 9th, and Luxembourg capped the top 10.
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