87.4% of population experienced a decline in freedom from 2020 to 2022

CATO&#x27;s Human Freedom Index uses inflation as a metric.<p>&quot;87.4% of countries experienced pandemic related inflation&quot; is a far less interesting premise.

Freedom of Speech seems to have very minimal consideration in this index, despite it being what I would consider the most foundational freedom of all.

Title should be &quot;87.4% of world’s population experienced a decline in freedom from 2020 to 2022&quot;<p>&quot;World&#x27;s&quot; in there is pretty important.

Ah, the American burger institute strikes again.

Personal freedoms decreased during a global pandemic. Also water is found to be wet.