THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2016

Bringing Prosperity to Life

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THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™

2016

Bringing Prosperity to Life

The Legatum Prosperity Index™ offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.

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Key Findings

Global prosperity is at its highest point in the past decade

Whether we look at the global average or weight countries' scores by their populations, the picture remains the same: global prosperity is now three percent higher than it was in 2007. Read more

Global prosperity is at its highest point in the past decade
News

What is prosperity?

North American prosperity: still high, but stagnating
Regional Analysis

North American prosperity: still high, but stagnating

What's new in this edition?
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What's new in this edition?

The Commonwealth Effect
Key Findings

The Commonwealth Effect

MENA: The UAE joins Israel to lead prosperity in the MENA region
Regional Analysis

MENA: The UAE joins Israel to lead prosperity in the MENA region

Why is the UK world-class at generating prosperity but not so great at sharing it?
Key Findings

Why is the UK world-class at generating prosperity but not so great at sharing it?

China and India: Biggest drivers of prosperity
Key Findings

China and India: Biggest drivers of prosperity

Sub-Saharan Africa : Prosperity is Growing yet still below World Average
Regional Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa : Prosperity is Growing yet still below World Average

Why do some people think bad governments are good?
Key Findings

Why do some people think bad governments are good?

The world has never been more free, but some regions are freer than others
Key Findings

The world has never been more free, but some regions are freer than others

Latin America: A decade of prosperity gains about to disappear?
Regional Analysis

Latin America: A decade of prosperity gains about to disappear?

Prosperity grows rapidly from peace
Key Findings

Prosperity grows rapidly from peace

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To mark the tenth anniversary of the Legatum Prosperity Index™ we commissioned ten special reports from around the world.

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The bright stars of Southeast Asian prosperity
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The bright stars of Southeast Asian prosperity

Beating the oil curse: The UAE leads the way to prosperity beyond commodity dependency
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Beating the oil curse: The UAE leads the way to prosperity beyond commodity dependency

Why is populism stirring beneath the surface of Europe’s growing prosperity?
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Why is populism stirring beneath the surface of Europe’s growing prosperity?

Free markets, free people, strong society: New Zealand and delivering prosperity the Anglosphere way
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Free markets, free people, strong society: New Zealand and delivering prosperity the Anglosphere way

Forget the BRICs – Make Way for the VIPPs!
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Forget the BRICs – Make Way for the VIPPs!

Is prosperity declining in the United States? The politics of relative decline
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Is prosperity declining in the United States? The politics of relative decline

Rising prosperity across Africa has not lifted educational outcomes
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Rising prosperity across Africa has not lifted educational outcomes

Economic deficit, prosperity surplus : The social revolution driving rising UK prosperity
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Economic deficit, prosperity surplus : The social revolution driving rising UK prosperity

Corruption in Southern Europe: Is the remedy as dangerous as the disease?
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Corruption in Southern Europe: Is the remedy as dangerous as the disease?

Why has Latin America not learned how to deliver prosperity?
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Why has Latin America not learned how to deliver prosperity?

Prosperity is...

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Prosperity is more than just the accumulation of material wealth, it is also the joy of everyday life and the prospect of an even better life in the future. This is true for individuals as well as nations.

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