Incorrect nation classification

[Fairbourne]

My nation is classified as a Father Knows Best state, which is supposed to have moderate economic freedom, but my economic freedom is in the minuses! Shouldn't I be a
Corrupt Dictatorship?

[SherpDaWerp]

My nation is classified as a Father Knows Best state, which is supposed to have moderate economic freedom, but my economic freedom is in the minuses! Shouldn't I be a
Corrupt Dictatorship?

This is because you have the Socialism policy, which applies a blanket -100 penalty to your economic freedom. Your classification is calculated without this penalty, which means your effective Economic Freedom score is 40.22, which meets the requirement for medium range. Medium range is from about 33 to about 67 (or -67 to -33), while low range is 0 to 33 (or -100 to -67).

[Fairbourne]

My nation is classified as a Father Knows Best state, which is supposed to have moderate economic freedom, but my economic freedom is in the minuses! Shouldn't I be a
Corrupt Dictatorship?

This is because you have the Socialism policy, which applies a blanket -100 penalty to your economic freedom. Your classification is calculated without this penalty, which means your effective Economic Freedom score is 40.22, which meets the requirement for medium range. Medium range is from about 33 to about 67 (or -67 to -33), while low range is 0 to 33 (or -100 to -67).

Ok, thanks for clearing that up!