The Freedom Meta-Index is a meta-index maintained by Free Existence which combines several existing freedom indices, including the Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom

Index of Economic Freedom

The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations....

, the Freedom House Freedom In the World index, the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

Corruption Perceptions Index

Since 1995, Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index annually ranking countries "by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as "the misuse of public power for private...

, and the Free Existence Gun Rights Index

Gun Rights Index

The Gun Rights Index is a numerical index compiled by Free Existence that claims to measure the legality of gun ownership and use around the world...

 and Drug Freedom Index

Drug Freedom Index

The Drug Freedom Index is a numerical index compiled by Free Existence that claims to measure the liberality of drug laws around the world. The index rates the legality of recreational drug usage, possession, and sales in 246 countries and semi-autonomous regions around the world on a numeric scale...

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The various indices are incorporated into a single interactive user interface which allows ranking of 196 different countries and semi-autonomous regions around the world. Users have the ability to weight the liberties they value most, and these preferences are used to prioritize or exclude individual freedom index values and produce a final score reflecting the most free country given the user's set of values. This weight-value multiplication approach can be used to selectively rank only values from a specific subset of freedom indices, or to enable a user to identify the country or countries that best match his or her philosophical preferences.

See also

• Freedom House
  Freedom House
  Freedom House is an international non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights...
  
  
• Freedom in the World
• List of indices of freedom
• Index of Economic Freedom
  Index of Economic Freedom
  The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations....
  
  
• Transparency International
  Transparency International
  Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide...
  
  
• Drug Freedom Index
  Drug Freedom Index
  The Drug Freedom Index is a numerical index compiled by Free Existence that claims to measure the liberality of drug laws around the world. The index rates the legality of recreational drug usage, possession, and sales in 246 countries and semi-autonomous regions around the world on a numeric scale...
  
  
• Corruption Perceptions Index
  Corruption Perceptions Index
  Since 1995, Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index annually ranking countries "by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as "the misuse of public power for private...
  
  
• Gun Rights Index
  Gun Rights Index
  The Gun Rights Index is a numerical index compiled by Free Existence that claims to measure the legality of gun ownership and use around the world...