
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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Iran is 108th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Iran has moved up the rankings table by 5 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Iran performs best on Social Capital and Health and scores lowest on the Personal Freedom pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Health increasing by 16 places, whereas they dropped 2 places on Natural Environment.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Iran 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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28 November, 2018
Despite a wide range of scores within MENA (Israel ranks highest at 37th and Yemen lowest at 147th) the region faces a common challenge in Personal Freedom, where all…
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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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