THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2021

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Malaysia

Ranked 42nd of 167
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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New Zealand (Ranked 8th)

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31 August, 2016

New Zealand has ranked first in the Prosperity Index for six of the last ten years. Bar a small prosperity drop as a result of the 2008 global financial crisis and the…

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United Kingdom (Ranked 13th)

United Kingdom (Ranked 13th)

31 August, 2016

Much has been made of the UK’s economic recovery and strong business environment after the financial crisis. However, the Index shows that the UK has been in decline on the…

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Guyana (Ranked 94th)

Guyana (Ranked 94th)

31 August, 2016

Since 2007, Guyana has not managed to improve much in its Economic Quality and Business Environment pillars, which remains among the country’s weakest performances. Education…

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