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    The best and worst countries to eat, drink, smoke & vape in the EU

    The Index 2021

    least free less free freer freest
    Countries Alcohol E-cigarettes Food/Soft Drinks Tobacco TOTAL 2019 ranking
    1 Norway 22.4 13.9 5.3 9.9 51.5 –
    2 Lithuania 24.1 9.9 3 9.2 46.2 2
    3 Finland 20.4 10 1.7 9 41.1 1
    5= Hungary 6.9 10.4 10 11.9 39.2 5
    5= Latvia 14.9 8.9 5 10.4 39.2 7
    6 Estonia 16.5 10.6 3 9 39.1 3
    7 Iceland 21.6 5 1.3 8.1 36 –
    8 Ireland 16.9 3 4.7 11.3 35.9 6
    9 Poland 12.2 9.2 5.7 8.6 35.7 12
    10 Sweden 18.2 7.7 1 5.9 32.8 8
    11 Greece 9.6 10.1 1.3 10.7 31.7 11
    12 UK 11 3 5 12.4 31.4 4
    13 Croatia 10 7 3 9.4 29.4 15
    14 Slovenia 9.5 7.2 1.3 10 28 9
    15 France 9.6 4.5 3 10.5 27.6 10
    16 Romania 7.8 7.5 0 12 27.3 17
    17 Portugal 6.6 9.3 3.7 6.8 26.4 14
    18 Netherlands 6.3 7.9 0.7 9.6 24.5 21
    19 Cyprus 5.7 9.4 0 8.1 23.2 13
    21= Austria 5.8 7.9 0.7 6.8 21.2 26
    21= Belgium 3.3 7.6 2 8.3 21.2 16
    22 Bulgaria 4.5 3.5 2 10.8 20.8 18
    24= Malta 7.3 3.3 0 8.6 19.2 19
    24= Slovakia 5.9 5.3 0 8 19.2 26
    25 Denmark 3.6 3.7 3.3 6.9 17.5 20
    26 Italy 5 4.5 0.7 7 17.2 23
    27 Spain 4.3 4.7 0.3 7.6 16.9 23
    28 Luxembourg 4 6.9 0 5.3 16.2 24
    29 Czechia 4.2 3.3 0 7.7 15.2 27
    30 Germany 3 3 0 4.7 10.7 28

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    The Nanny State Index (NSI) is a league table of the worst places in the European Union to eat, drink, smoke and vape. The initiative was launched in March 2016 and was a media hit right across Europe. It is masterminded and led by IEA’s Christopher Snowdon with partners from all over Europe.

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    About the Editor

    Christopher Snowdon is the head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. His research focuses on lifestyle freedoms, prohibition and policy-based evidence. He is a regular contributor to the Spectator, Telegraph and Spiked and often appears on TV and radio discussing social and economic issues.

    Snowdon’s work encompasses a diverse range of topics including ‘sin taxes’, state funding of charities, happiness economics, ‘public health’ regulation, gambling and the black market. Recent publications include ‘Drinking, Fast and Slow’, ‘The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s Fat Tax Fiasco’, ‘A Safer Bet’, and ‘You Had One Job’. He is also the author of ‘Killjoys’ (2017), ‘Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism’ (2015), ‘The Art of Suppression’ (2011), ‘The Spirit Level Delusion’ (2010), ‘Velvet Glove, Iron Fist’ (2009).


    The Index 2021

    least free less free freer freest
    Countries Alcohol E-cigarettes Food/Soft Drinks Tobacco TOTAL 2019 ranking
    1 Norway 22.4 13.9 5.3 9.9 51.5 –
    2 Lithuania 24.1 9.9 3 9.2 46.2 2
    3 Finland 20.4 10 1.7 9 41.1 1
    5= Hungary 6.9 10.4 10 11.9 39.2 5
    5= Latvia 14.9 8.9 5 10.4 39.2 7
    6 Estonia 16.5 10.6 3 9 39.1 3
    7 Iceland 21.6 5 1.3 8.1 36 –
    8 Ireland 16.9 3 4.7 11.3 35.9 6
    9 Poland 12.2 9.2 5.7 8.6 35.7 12
    10 Sweden 18.2 7.7 1 5.9 32.8 8
    11 Greece 9.6 10.1 1.3 10.7 31.7 11
    12 UK 11 3 5 12.4 31.4 4
    13 Croatia 10 7 3 9.4 29.4 15
    14 Slovenia 9.5 7.2 1.3 10 28 9
    15 France 9.6 4.5 3 10.5 27.6 10
    16 Romania 7.8 7.5 0 12 27.3 17
    17 Portugal 6.6 9.3 3.7 6.8 26.4 14
    18 Netherlands 6.3 7.9 0.7 9.6 24.5 21
    19 Cyprus 5.7 9.4 0 8.1 23.2 13
    21= Austria 5.8 7.9 0.7 6.8 21.2 26
    21= Belgium 3.3 7.6 2 8.3 21.2 16
    22 Bulgaria 4.5 3.5 2 10.8 20.8 18
    24= Malta 7.3 3.3 0 8.6 19.2 19
    24= Slovakia 5.9 5.3 0 8 19.2 26
    25 Denmark 3.6 3.7 3.3 6.9 17.5 20
    26 Italy 5 4.5 0.7 7 17.2 23
    27 Spain 4.3 4.7 0.3 7.6 16.9 23
    28 Luxembourg 4 6.9 0 5.3 16.2 24
    29 Czechia 4.2 3.3 0 7.7 15.2 27
    30 Germany 3 3 0 4.7 10.7 28

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