Freedom in Numbers
How many people in the world live in freedom?
How many people in the world live in freedom? The 大象传媒鈥檚 Freedom 2014 season got Tim Harford and the More or Less team wondering about this. It鈥檚 actually pretty hard to put a number on freedom, so Tim begins by looking at something more quantifiable: how many people live in a democracy? And are people in democracies happier? Tim Harford looks at the numbers with Simon Baptist from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Plus, he examines the price of a cup of coffee, and whether Ruth Alexander can be persuaded to pay for his. The programme was broadcast live from the Media Caf茅 at 大象传媒 New Broadcasting House in London.
Picture: Children jumping, Fabian Bimmer AFP Getty
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Ruth Alexander
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