THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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United States

Ranked 17th 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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Key Findings

2018 Key Findings: Prosperity is growing, but not equally

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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News

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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Regional Analysis

North America: Top-ranked again

North America: Top-ranked again

28 November, 2018

While the US actually improved its score more than Canada, this didn’t translate into any change in global rank and it remains at 17th; Canada moved up from 11th to 8th.

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2017 Key Findings: Prosperity is growing, but not everywhere

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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