THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2017

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Serbia (58th) is one of only two countries to improve its score in all nine pillars of the Index in 2017.

Belgium

Ranked 16^th of 149

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16 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 17th

Business Environment 17th

Governance 15th

Education 9th

Health 11th

Safety & Security 33rd

Personal Freedom 11th

Social Capital 25th

Natural Environment 26th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Belgium has remained consistent when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Belgium has moved up the rankings table by 1 place.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Belgium performs best on Education and Personal Freedom and scores lowest on the Safety & Security pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Business Environment increasing by 2 places, whereas they dropped 3 places on Safety & Security.

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Regional Analysis

Western Europe: Leading the way as American prosperity declines

29 November, 2017

Norway and Malta saw the largest rises in their prosperity score this year, while Greece and France saw the largest falls.

North America
Europe

Spotlights

Distinct models of success: Nordics and the Anglosphere

29 November, 2017

Since the middle of the last century, the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) have been regarded as model social democracies (with relatively…

Norway
Europe
New Zealand

Regional Analysis

North America: Falls in latest rankings

29 November, 2017

Despite being a region of only two countries, North America is home to 350 million people. Canada fell three ranks in the Index this year to eighth, and now has its lowest…

North America
Europe

Spotlights

Protecting personal freedom in an insecure world

29 November, 2017

Personal Freedom as defined here has two distinct but complementary parts. First, we consider the classic liberty of individuals from state oppression: does the law protect…

North America
Global
Europe

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Belgium

16 th on the Legatum Prosperity Index™

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Western Europe: Leading the way as American prosperity declines

Distinct models of success: Nordics and the Anglosphere

North America: Falls in latest rankings

Protecting personal freedom in an insecure world

16 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™