10. Netherlands
Fraiser 2012 – 8.40/10
Cato 2013 – 8.42/10
Freedom House – 2016 – 99/100
Did you know that in Amsterdam it’s completely legal to open a brothel or to smoke pot in the middle of the day while sitting and relaxing at the coffee shop? It’s not just legal – drug and sex trade gave a real boost to the Dutch economy since 0.4% of gross domestic product can be accounted to this industry. Moreover, this open-minded society was the pioneer in the legalization of same-sex marriages, back in 2001. The land of tulips, windmills, and clogs is so safe that eight prisons have been closed because there aren’t enough prisoners to fill them. With more than 30,000 km of cycle paths, the Netherlands is a cycling utopia, where helmet free Dutches can ride borrowed bikes for free. And now, let’s see what else we have in our list of freest countries in the world.
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