THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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South Africa has seen the largest decrease in tuberculosis deaths over the past decade, but it remains the biggest cause of mortality in the country.

Sri Lanka

Ranked 67^th of 149

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67 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 59th

Business Environment 95th

Governance 71st

Education 79th

Health 49th

Safety & Security 83rd

Personal Freedom 107th

Social Capital 35th

Natural Environment 54th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Sri Lanka has fallen by 17 positions from 50 to 67 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Sri Lanka has moved up the rankings table by 11 places.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Sri Lanka performs best on Social Capital and Health and scores lowest on the Personal Freedom pillar. Sri Lanka did not show an improvement in any pillar rankings when compared to last year , whereas they dropped 22 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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