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https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new “The jurisdictions that took the top 10 places, in order, were New Ze
by igravious 6y ago
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new
“The jurisdictions that took the top 10 places, in order, were New Zealand, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Luxembourg (tied in 6th place), Finland and Germany (tied in 8th place), and Ireland”
6 out of the top 10 most free countries are in Europe according to this one index.
"2020 World Press Freedom Index" https://rsf.org/en/ranking_table https://rsf.org/en/ranking_table
1 Norway 0 7.84 7.84 0.02 0
2 Finland 0 7.93 7.93 0.03 0
3 Denmark 0 8.13 8.13 -1.74 2
4 Sweden 0 9.25 9.25 0.94 -1
5 Netherlands 0 9.96 9.96 1.33 -1
6 Jamaica 0 10.51 10.51 -0.62 2
7 Costa Rica 0 10.53 10.53 -1.71 3
8 Switzerland 0 10.62 10.62 0.10 -2
9 New Zealand 0 10.69 10.69 -0.06 -2
10 Portugal 0 11.83 11.83 -0.80 2
7 out the top 10 most free countries in the world for press freedoms are in Europe.
edit: for those downvoting me for speaking the truth, why are you doing it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_by_country#Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_by_country#E...
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), signed on 4 November 1950, guarantees a broad range of human rights to inhabitants of member countries of the Council of Europe, which includes almost all European nations. These rights include Article 10, which entitles all citizens to free expression. Echoing the language of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this provides that:
> Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include
> freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without
> interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall
> not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or
> cinema enterprises.
- chillacy 6y agoOff the top of my head, the Cato human freedom index isn't the same thing as "free speech" the OP mentioned, and while Europe I think strikes a balance very well its rights to guarantee its citizens a happy life, the US in particular is also known for having a kind of extreme position on free speech owing to the original constitution. Google "freedom of speech in us vs europe" to see some of the differences. These differences aren't common enough in day-to-day life to affect quality of life, but in certain controversial situations it leads to different laws being passed. I think that's what OP is getting at.