There are socialist countries at the bottom of the list as well.
Let's see the rankings in terms of taxes, bureaucratic red tape, regulations, ease of starting a business, dealing with construction permits, etc...I imagine those countries listed have it better in some if not all of those areas...
Here's something a bit more substantive than a meme...actual methodology...
http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/rankings
Notice, when you click on USA it has listed "City Covered: New York, and LA"...the two most liberal cities...If those are the cities the research looked into, no wonder we're not ranked very high...