THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2017

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Portugal

Ranked 25th 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

Western Europe: Leading the way as American prosperity declines

Western Europe: Leading the way as American prosperity declines

29 November, 2017

Norway and Malta saw the largest rises in their prosperity score this year, while Greece and France saw the largest falls.

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Distinct models of success: Nordics and the Anglosphere

Distinct models of success: Nordics and the Anglosphere

29 November, 2017

Since the middle of the last century, the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) have been regarded as model social democracies (with relatively…

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North America: Falls in latest rankings

North America: Falls in latest rankings

29 November, 2017

Despite being a region of only two countries, North America is home to 350 million people. Canada fell three ranks in the Index this year to eighth, and now has its lowest…

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Protecting personal freedom in an insecure world

Protecting personal freedom in an insecure world

29 November, 2017

Personal Freedom as defined here has two distinct but complementary parts. First, we consider the classic liberty of individuals from state oppression: does the law protect…

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