The Most Libertarian Country in the World is...

[familydog]

My vote is New Zealand. Their millions of sheep love liberty, unlike ours.

 

[Moxxar]

How about economic freedom though conza? Because my country (the Netherlands) might be high up there with a free press and low corruption (this might be disputed though..) but you still have to pay 50% (to 60%) of your income in taxes.

Not exactly what you would call a liberty paradise.

 

[noztnac]

Costa Rica

 

[noztnac]

have you been to florida?!?! I don't speak spanish and find it MUCH harder here than anywhere in TX! I refuse to speak spanish I should say

Why do you refuse to speak Spanish? It's a cool language.

 

[Dan Klaus]

Economically Lithuania seems like it is moving toward libertarian policies. And prospering a lot, obviously.

Taip, labai gerai....with an American as president no less?? Adamkus?

 

[Sweman]

From a european view it looks like rural USA has a lot of live and let live. Am I right?

 

[steph3n]

From a european view it looks like rural USA has a lot of live and let live. Am I right?

I'd say pretty much so, no police only sheriff and he only calls when you call them in, other than the game warden who pretty much has free reign of the land in every way, but only one of them in many miles of land.
He's a cool guy for the most part however, stopping people from illegally poaching animals off the backroads, I have no issue with this, the poachers don't respect private property.

 

[fj45lvr]

I'd say most definetly it is a small third world nation where the people actually can do what they will with their lives (though there are risks not accustomed to) probably in Africa, Pacific Islands, or S. America

 

[Seanmc30]

This is relevant to my interests.

HAHAHAHAHA...well said

 

[ceakins]

I agree. As I said in my first post, we are losing our freedoms fast here. If things go on the way they have been, I think we are all in for a terrible turn of events in America. Things could get really ugly.

United Kingdom above the US? Let's see camera's everywhere, they can actually ban video games. Socialized medicine. You aren't allowed to own guns etc. I think this list is rather dubious.

 

[jmunjr]

No, they are not icy all the time, but the fact remains that you do not have the right to endanger the life of another Swiss citizen with your driving habits.

So the Swiss government gets to decide who is endangering others?

I've driven aggressively and VERY fast nearly all my life. I zip in and out of traffic. I tailgate often. I'll break 100mph often, and easily go 60 in a 35 zone. Been doing it for at least 15 years if not more.

I used to drive like everyone else, and I got in a LOT of accidents. Driving aggressively make me a MUCH better driver, and I haven't been in an accident in a long, long time, back when I drove passively.

In fact, I've avoided plenty of crashes because of my driving "habits", and because of these habits I am way more attentive to the road than any driver who goes the speed limit and drives passively.

Do I endanger others? Not a chance. Would I be a danger to others if I drove like grandma? Absolutely. Paying attention is the most important aspect of driving, and in order to pay attention you have to have some stimuli. Driving like a drone doesn't help. Driving with some spunk does.

 

[rxx]

So the Swiss government gets to decide who is endangering others?

I've driven aggressively and VERY fast nearly all my life. I zip in and out of traffic. I tailgate often. I'll break 100mph often, and easily go 60 in a 35 zone. Been doing it for at least 15 years if not more.

I used to drive like everyone else, and I got in a LOT of accidents. Driving aggressively make me a MUCH better driver, and I haven't been in an accident in a long, long time, back when I drove passively.

In fact, I've avoided plenty of crashes because of my driving "habits", and because of these habits I am way more attentive to the road than any driver who goes the speed limit and drives passively.

Do I endanger others? Not a chance. Would I be a danger to others if I drove like grandma? Absolutely. Paying attention is the most important aspect of driving, and in order to pay attention you have to have some stimuli. Driving like a drone doesn't help. Driving with some spunk does.

I live in Switzerland and it's not stricter than other countries.

The thing is that last year they decided to change the "system". Now there's something called "day/fine" : if you get caught speeding or drunk driving or anything like that, you get fined with "days". Then you can choose to:

a. spend these days in jail
b. pay the fine

Given your salary, you're assigned a "rate". The more you earn, the higher the rate (rates are ranging from 100 for low salaries to 30'000).

The fine is calculated by multiplying day*rate.
For exemple if you earn 2 days and your make peanuts, you're going to pay 200.-. But if you're Bill Gates, you'll have to 60'000.- or spend a couple of days in jail.

 

[Paul.Bearer.of.Injustice]

wherever you have loss of physical freedom (high population density), you will lose other freedoms as well - economic, political, etc. since you are forced to compromise and legislate these agreements - as these people are never out of your physical space - and this inevitably leads to a type of socialism.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

I live in Switzerland and it's not stricter than other countries.

The thing is that last year they decided to change the "system". Now there's something called "day/fine" : if you get caught speeding or drunk driving or anything like that, you get fined with "days". Then you can choose to:

a. spend these days in jail
b. pay the fine

Given your salary, you're assigned a "rate". The more you earn, the higher the rate (rates are ranging from 100 for low salaries to 30'000).

The fine is calculated by multiplying day*rate.
For exemple if you earn 2 days and your make peanuts, you're going to pay 200.-. But if you're Bill Gates, you'll have to 60'000.- or spend a couple of days in jail.

Im sorry, but jail time for speeding qualifies as 'stricter than other countries'.

 

[Vettezuki]

http://freestateproject.org/
I made the move from Los Angeles, and I'm loving it.

Do you still feel that way?

 

[tremendoustie]

http://www.stateofworldliberty.org/report/rankings.html
top ten
1 Estonia
2 Ireland
3 Canada
4 Switzerland
5 Iceland
6 Bahamas
7 United Kingdom
8 United States
9 Cyprus
10 New Zealand

The UK beats the US? Don't they have cameras on every street corner and super high taxes there?

 

[dude58677]

The UK beats the US? Don't they have cameras on every street corner and super high taxes there?

I would say none of these countries as most of them do not have a "individual right to bear arms provision" and the only one that does is Switzerland but they have military conscription.

 

[TCE]

It's sad to see all of these people posting a year and a half ago who no longer do. Anyone know what happened to them?

 

[raystone]

Considering central banks are at the root of taking our liberty, my vote goes to the only country in the world without a central bank...Panama.

http://mises.org/story/2533

"There is no deposit insurance and no lender of last resort, so banks have to act in a responsible manner. Any bad loans will be paid by the stockholders; no one will bail these banks out if they get into trouble."

 

[sgc2c]

If you consider any country with ANY form of
national healthcare to be exempt from being
called libertarian at all, then I come up
with only one truly free nation left in
the world: the Cayman Islands.