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PANAMA

CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO & THE CARIBBEAN

Ranking

PERSONAL FREEDOM

Score

48/159

7.88/10

HUMAN
FREEDOM

Ranking

Score

46/159

7.67/10

Ranking

ECONOMIC FREEDOM

37/159

Score

7.47/10

Rule of Law

4.64

Size of Government

7.50

Procedural Justice

5.70

Government Consumption

6.96

Civil Justice

4.99

Transfers and Subsidies

8.56

Criminal Justice

3.22

Government Enterprises

8.00

Top Marginal Tax Rat

6.50

Security and Safety

7.71

Homicide

3.14

Legal System and Prop. Rights

5.47

Disappearance, Conflict, Terrorism

10.00

Judicial Independence

2.75

Women Security, Safety

10.00

Impartial Courts

3.74

Protection of Property Rights

6.09

Movement

10.00

Military Interference

8.33

Freedom of Foreign Movement

10.00

Integrity of the Legal System

5.00

Freedom of Domestic Movement

10.00

Legal Enforcement of Contracts

2.99

Womens Freedom of Movement

10.00

Regulatory Restrictions

8.79

Reliability of Police

5.88

Business Cost of Crime

5.62

Sound Money

9.24

Money Growth

9.85

Religion

10.00

Freedom to Establish Religious Org.

10.00

Autonomy of Religious Org.

10.00

Association

10.00

Standard Deviation of Inflation

7.66

Freedom of Association

10.00

Inflation: Most Recent Year

9.47

Assembly and Demonstration

10.00

Freedom to Own Frgn. Currency

10.00

Autonomy of Organizations

10.00

Freedom to Establish Organizations

10.00

Freedom to Trade Intl

8.51

Expression and Information

7.92

Regulatory Trade Barriers

7.24

Press Killings

10.00

Black-Market Exchange Rates

10.00

Laws and Reg. that Influence Media

4.33

Movement of Capital and People

8.92

Political Pressure, Control Media

5.25

Freedom of Access to Frgn. Info.

10.00

Regulation

6.64

State Control over Internet Access

10.00

Credit Market Regulations

8.53

Labor Market Regulations

5.10

Business Regulation

6.28

7.89

Relationship

10.00

Parental Rights

10.00

Same-Sex Relationships

10.00

Divorce

10.00

Human Freedom Score Over Time

World Avg.

Human Freedom Ranking Over Time

Regional Avg.
25

8
35
45

55

46

6
65

7.46

7.34

7.38

7.53

7.57

7.67

2008

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

56

55

2010

2011

49

49

2012

2013

46

76
2008

2009

2014