
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.
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Indonesia is 49th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Indonesia has moved up the rankings table by 28 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Indonesia performs best on Social Capital and Governance and scores lowest on the Personal Freedom pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Economic Quality increasing by 6 places, whereas they dropped 7 places on Natural Environment.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Indonesia compares to other countries.
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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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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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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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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