content: China, Canada, UK and France aren't as high on the index as they used to be, and they aren't as high as you'd think. You should dig a little deeper into the economic freedom of the world indexes. Find out where the scores come from and what they mean. Although China has a low score, Hong Kong has a very high score. China has a few serious issues related to their excessively high GDP, like their huge problem with real estate. Check out the Chinese "ghost towns".