THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Spain has seen one of the biggest reductions in unemployment levels in 2018, with 470,000 new jobs created between April and June. Since 2013, unemployment has fallen from 24.8% to 17.4%.

Philippines

Ranked 62^nd of 149

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62 nd on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 57th

Business Environment 82nd

Governance 52nd

Education 60th

Health 98th

Safety & Security 140th

Personal Freedom 63rd

Social Capital 33rd

Natural Environment 30th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Philippines has climbed by 3 positions from 65 to 62 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Philippines has moved up the rankings table by 11 places.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Philippines performs best on Natural Environment and Social Capital and scores lowest on the Safety & Security pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Natural Environment increasing by 24 places, whereas they dropped 13 places on Social Capital.

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Key Findings

2018 Key Findings: Prosperity is growing, but not equally

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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Executive Summary

28 November, 2018

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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Key Findings

2017 Key Findings: Prosperity is growing, but not everywhere

29 November, 2017

What true prosperity is, and how it can be realised, are fundamental questions that must be answered by every country. This year the global findings reveal good news –…

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Executive Summary 2017

29 November, 2017

As our Index shows, prosperity has been growing around the world. This seems remarkable, given our present turbulent times. We have seen the rise of terrorism, through groups…

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