The Canadian think tank Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World index has placed Morocco as the leader among North African countries. The index evaluates five main criteria: government size, legal system and property rights security, sound money management, international trade freedom, and regulation. In the North African context, Morocco ranked 90th out of 165 nations with a score of 6.46 out of 10, ahead of Tunisia (118th with a score of 5.94), Mauritania (120th with 5.91), Egypt (142nd with 5.36), Libya (157th with 4.65), and Algeria (161st with 4.64).
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