Elsewhere in the mises forum, someone asked whether or not government size correlates with lower corruption. I investigated the issue. It appears not to be the case. My data for economic freedom came from the EFW "Economic Freedom of the World" (the 2012 Annual Report). Here's the pdf. There were 5 components of economic freedom, each composed of several sub-components (more information in the appendix of the pdf). The 5 components I was using are :