THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2017

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Lesotho

Ranked 114th of 149
How to read this graph:
When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.

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Regional Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth from a low base

Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth from a low base

29 November, 2017

In the last year, 21 countries in the region have increased their Prosperity, while 19 have seen it decrease.

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Middle East and North Africa: Decline

Middle East and North Africa: Decline

29 November, 2017

As well as falls in Safety and Security, Turkey has experienced a decline in Personal Freedom due to decreasing freedom of the press and reduced civil liberties.

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Sub-Saharan Africa : Prosperity is Growing yet still below World Average

Sub-Saharan Africa : Prosperity is Growing yet still below World Average

03 November, 2016

The Prosperity Index records a large variation across Sub-Saharan Africa, from South Africa and Botswana with the best scores, to Sudan and the Central African Republic with…

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Rising prosperity across Africa has not lifted educational outcomes

Rising prosperity across Africa has not lifted educational outcomes

03 November, 2016

When considering why Sub-Saharan Africa has not translated a decade of growth into greater prosperity, the immediate answer is always economic or institutional. Indeed,…

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