THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2017

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Venezuela (132nd) has seen its overall prosperity fall more than any other nation in the world in the last decade, losing 47 ranks since 2007.

United Kingdom

Ranked 10^th of 149

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10 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 7th

Business Environment 5th

Governance 10th

Education 8th

Health 19th

Safety & Security 17th

Personal Freedom 18th

Social Capital 16th

Natural Environment 9th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, United Kingdom has remained consistent when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, United Kingdom has moved up the rankings table by 1 place.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, United Kingdom performs best on Business Environment and Economic Quality and scores lowest on the Health pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Economic Quality increasing by 3 places, whereas they dropped 4 places on Social Capital.

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Regional Analysis

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.

North America
Europe

Spotlights

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…

Norway
Europe
New Zealand

Regional Analysis

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…

North America
Europe

Spotlights

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…

North America
Global
Europe

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10 th on the Legatum Prosperity Index™

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Western Europe: Leading the way as American prosperity declines

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10 th on the Legatum
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