THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Malta has the highest turnout for elections in the world, despite not having compulsory voting it ranks higher than a number of countries where voting is compulsory, such as Australia.

Chile

Ranked 38^th of 149

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38 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 41st

Business Environment 44th

Governance 28th

Education 61st

Health 51st

Safety & Security 54th

Personal Freedom 39th

Social Capital 61st

Natural Environment 26th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Chile has fallen by 1 position from 37 to 38 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Chile has moved down the rankings table by 1 place.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Chile performs best on Natural Environment and Governance and scores lowest on the Education pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Social Capital increasing by 13 places, whereas they dropped 8 places on Health.

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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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Chile

38 th 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

38 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™