
Singapore leads the world in confidence in their police, with 96% of people reporting confidence. In contrast in Venezuela, only 24% are reported as having confidence.
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Lebanon is 107th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Lebanon has moved down the rankings table by 18 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Lebanon performs best on Natural Environment and Health and scores lowest on the Governance pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Social Capital increasing by 14 places, whereas they dropped 16 places on Safety & Security.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Lebanon 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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