THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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China

Ranked 82^nd of 149

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82 nd on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 27th

Business Environment 43rd

Governance 118th

Education 44th

Health 54th

Safety & Security 50th

Personal Freedom 133rd

Social Capital 132nd

Natural Environment 119th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, China has climbed by 1 position from 83 to 82 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, China has moved up the rankings table by 11 places.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, China performs best on Economic Quality and Business Environment and scores lowest on the Personal Freedom pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Social Capital increasing by 8 places, whereas they dropped 7 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

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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