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Freedom in Numbers

How many people in the world live in freedom? First broadcast on 01 April 2014, live from 麻豆社 New Broadcasting House in London as part of the 麻豆社鈥檚 Freedom 2014 season.

How many people in the world live in freedom? The 麻豆社鈥檚 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. This programme was first broadcast live on 01 April 2014 from the Media Caf茅 at 麻豆社 New Broadcasting House in London.

Picture: Children jumping, Fabian Bimmer AFP Getty
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Ruth Alexander

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11 minutes

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Mon 7 Apr 2014 08:50GMT

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  • Sun 6 Apr 2014 22:50GMT
  • Mon 7 Apr 2014 01:50GMT
  • Mon 7 Apr 2014 08:50GMT

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