Economic Freedom of the World

Laissez Faire Today Exclusive Interview with Robert Lawson

Here is the executive summary of this point from this year’s report:

“Nations in the top quartile of economic freedom had an average per capita GDP of $37,691 in 2010, compared to $5,188 for bottom quartile nations in 2010 current international dollars
In the top quartile, the average income of the poorest 10% was $11,382, compared to $1,209 in the bottom in 2010 current international dollars
Interestingly, the average income of the poorest 10% in the most economically free nations is more than twice the overall average income in the least free nations.
Life expectancy is 79.5 years in the top quartile compared to 61.6 years in the bottom quartile
Political and civil liberties are considerably higher in economically free nations than in unfree nations.”