THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™2016Bringing Prosperity to LifeHomeKey FindingsResearchRankingsGlobeData ExplorerAbout > SummaryMethodologyMind the gap!DownloadsMediaFAQsThe TeamContactdid you know...Nepal, one of the world’s poorest countries, delivers one of Asia’s largest prosperity surpluses.Read MoreTHE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™2016                                                Bringing Prosperity to LifeThe Legatum Prosperity Index™ offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™2016                                                Bringing Prosperity to LifeThe Legatum Prosperity Index™ offers a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.Key FindingsGlobal prosperity is at its highest point in the past decadeWhether 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 moreNewsWhat is prosperity?Regional AnalysisNorth American prosperity: still high, but stagnatingNewsWhat's new in this edition?Key FindingsThe Commonwealth EffectRegional AnalysisMENA: The UAE joins Israel to lead prosperity in the MENA regionKey FindingsWhy is the UK world-class at generating prosperity but not so great at sharing it?Key FindingsChina and India:  Biggest drivers of prosperityRegional AnalysisSub-Saharan Africa : Prosperity is Growing yet still below World AverageKey FindingsWhy do some people think bad governments are good?Key FindingsThe world has never been more free, but some regions are freer than othersRegional AnalysisLatin America: A decade of prosperity gains about to disappear?Key FindingsProsperity grows rapidly from peaceIt looks like you’re visiting us from United States, ranked 17th on the 2016 Legatum Prosperity Indexexplore your country on the prosperity globe >                     Or, click here to see a full list of countriesExplore the2016 Rankings TableExplore theInteractive Data ToolTo mark the tenth anniversary of the Legatum Prosperity Index™  we commissioned ten special reports from around the world.see all Stories >10X10The bright stars of Southeast Asian prosperity
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Beating the oil curse: The UAE leads the way to prosperity beyond commodity dependency
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Why is populism stirring beneath the surface of Europe’s growing prosperity?
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Free markets, free people, strong society: New Zealand and delivering prosperity the Anglosphere way
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Forget the BRICs – Make Way for the VIPPs!
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Is prosperity declining in the United States? The politics of relative decline
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Rising prosperity across Africa has not lifted educational outcomes
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Economic deficit, prosperity surplus : The social revolution driving rising UK prosperity
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Corruption in Southern Europe: Is the remedy as dangerous as the disease?
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Why has Latin America not learned how to deliver prosperit