THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Belize

Ranked 72^nd of 149

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72 nd on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 70th

Business Environment 126th

Governance 79th

Education 82nd

Health 84th

Safety & Security 87th

Personal Freedom 60th

Social Capital 88th

Natural Environment 25th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Belize has climbed by 1 position from 73 to 72 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Belize has moved down the rankings table by 12 places.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Belize performs best on Natural Environment and Personal Freedom and scores lowest on the Business Environment pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Social Capital increasing by 11 places, whereas they dropped 4 places on Economic Quality.

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Key Findings

2018 Key Findings: Prosperity is growing, but not equally

28 November, 2018

The gap between the largest and smallest scores has been growing steadily since 2013, and this year the gap is the largest it has ever been.

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Executive Summary

28 November, 2018

Prosperity has grown over the last year to its highest ever point. In the last five years, 113 countries have improved their prosperity. In many respects the world is getting…

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Regional Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean: Slowing growth

28 November, 2018

The prosperity in the region’s countries remain closely grouped, with the exception of Venezuela, which is ranked 126th. Whilst 15 countries increased their prosperity over…

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Governance: Strengthening around the world, mostly

29 November, 2017

The Prosperity Index measures four critical aspects of Governance. First, government must share a commitment to the rule of law, meaning that citizens have confidence in the…

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Belize

72 nd on the Legatum Prosperity Index™

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2018 Key Findings: Prosperity is growing, but not equally

Executive Summary

Latin America and the Caribbean: Slowing growth

Governance: Strengthening around the world, mostly

72 nd on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™