THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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In Sudan just 27% of people are satisfied with the levels of freedom, this stands in contrast to Mauritius where 91% of citizens report being satisfied.

Cambodia

Ranked 100^th of 149

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100 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 42nd

Business Environment 94th

Governance 130th

Education 96th

Health 107th

Safety & Security 85th

Personal Freedom 77th

Social Capital 128th

Natural Environment 115th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Cambodia has fallen by 4 positions from 96 to 100 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Cambodia has moved up the rankings table by 12 places.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Cambodia performs best on Economic Quality and Personal Freedom and scores lowest on the Governance pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Safety & Security increasing by 11 places, whereas they dropped 13 places on Governance.

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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

Asia Pacific: A wide spread

29 November, 2017

The countries within Asia-Pacific have the broadest spread of prosperity – New Zealand sits at number two and Afghanistan at 146.

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Social capital and prosperity

29 November, 2017

Social Capital can take several forms. In his book, Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam defines two types. The first is ‘bonding’ Social Capital, representing links between…

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