THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2018

Creating the Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity

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Yemen

Ranked 147^th of 149

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147 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Economic Quality 149th

Business Environment 148th

Governance 148th

Education 135th

Health 127th

Safety & Security 144th

Personal Freedom 146th

Social Capital 145th

Natural Environment 137th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Yemen has climbed by 1 position from 148 to 147 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Yemen has moved down the rankings table by 2 places.

PILLAR RANKINGS

In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Yemen performs best on Health and Education and scores lowest on the Economic Quality pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Social Capital increasing by 2 places, whereas they dropped 2 places on Governance.

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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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Regional Analysis

Middle East and North Africa: Decline at a time of international growth

28 November, 2018

Despite a wide range of scores within MENA (Israel ranks highest at 37th and Yemen lowest at 147th) the region faces a common challenge in Personal Freedom, where all…

MENA

Spotlights

Governance: Strengthening around the world, mostly

29 November, 2017

The Prosperity Index measures four critical aspects of Governance. First, government must share a commitment to the rule of law, meaning that citizens have confidence in the…

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Yemen

147 th on the Legatum Prosperity Index™

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2018 Key Findings: Prosperity is growing, but not equally

Executive Summary

Middle East and North Africa: Decline at a time of international growth

Governance: Strengthening around the world, mostly

147 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™