North Korea is at the bottom, termed “Repressed”, and Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand are at the top, termed, with some exaggeration, “Free”. (Some countries, including Liechtenstein and Syria, are left unranked.)
Here’s the summary of Israel:
Israel’s economic freedom score is 72.2, making its economy the 31st freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.5 points, with significant improvements in government integrity, fiscal health, and property rights easily outpacing a decline in the score for the trade freedom indicator. Israel is ranked 3rd among 14 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, and its overall score is above the regional and world averages.
Strong trade and investment ties outside of the Middle East insulate Israel’s technologically advanced free-market economy from regional political instability. The government plans further economic liberalization, but fiscal consolidation has been deferred in favor of populist spending and tax measures demanded by the governing coalition. Competitiveness is enhanced by strong protection of property rights, efficient coordination of regulatory processes, and a sound judicial framework that sustains the rule of law…