Index of Economic Freedom For over a decade, The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, Washington’s think tank, have released every year the Index of Economic Freedom. The Index of Economic Freedom measures and ranks 161 countries across 10 specific freedoms, things like tax rates and property rights. View scores and rankings for any country, along with detailed data and background analysis in Countrieswith businesscorruptioneconomygrowthinvestmentlabourpodcastrankingratingtaxtradeworldwide