[newgeezer]

Especially after seeing Singapore and the UK so high in the list, I can only guess the criteria are weighted much differently than I'd do it.

Any so-called freedoms they enjoy were granted by their governments, and could be (and have been) rescinded overnight.

[eno_]

Any so-called freedoms they enjoy were granted by their governments, and could be (and have been) rescinded overnight. And what we have differs how?

I've been to Singapore. Except for very very high car taxes, the government stays out of your life. You can have a truly private bank account, and, being a small island with a well-traveled population, the government knows it's futile to try to hold Singaporean's money hostage, so they don't.