Philippines climbs in Human Freedom Index
The Philippines improved four places to 96th out of 165 countries and territories in the 2025 edition of the Human Freedom Index (HFI), copublished by the Fraser Institute and the Cato Institute. On a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means more freedom, the country scored 6.60, below the 6.81 global average score. The index, which used 2023 data, measures human freedom globally using 87 indicators of personal and economic freedom.
