The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20080124041217/http://www.heritage.org:80/research/features/index/topten.cfm
 Top 10 Countries
Your search included the following criteria:
  • Year: 2008

    •  
    		Country Year Overall
    Score    		 Business
    Freedom    		 Trade Freedom Fiscal
    Freedom    		 Government
    Size    		 Monetary
    Freedom    		 Investment
    Freedom    		 Financial
    Freedom    		 Property
    Rights    		 Freedom from
    Corruption    		 Labour
    Freedom
    Hong Kong 2008 90.25 88.18 95.0 92.8 93.07 87.21 90 90 90 83 93.3
    Singapore 2008 87.38 97.79 90.0 90.3 93.87 88.86 80 50 90 94 99
    Ireland 2008 82.35 92.22 86.0 71.5 64.5 84.91 90 90 90 74 80.4
    Australia 2008 82 89.32 83.8 59.2 62.83 83.68 80 90 90 87 94.2
    United States 2008 80.56 91.69 86.8 68.3 59.81 83.67 80 80 90 73 92.3
    New Zealand 2008 80.25 99.9 80.8 60.5 55.99 83.67 70 80 90 96 85.5
    Canada 2008 80.18 96.74 87.0 75.5 53.67 80.98 70 80 90 85 82.9
    Chile 2008 79.79 67.48 82.2 78.1 88.24 78.82 80 70 90 73 90
    Switzerland 2008 79.72 83.89 87.2 68.0 61.55 83.57 70 80 90 91 82
    United Kingdom 2008 79.55 90.79 86.0 61.2 40.06 80.75 90 90 90 86 80.7