An acknowledgment

Former number one, Finland continues to decline, unfortunately.

The Legatum Prosperity Index™ assesses 110 countries, accounting for over 90 percent of the world’s population, and is based on 89 different variables, each of which has a demonstrated effect on economic growth or on personal wellbeing.
The Index consists of eight sub-indexes, and according to The Legatum Prosperity Index™ each of which represents a fundamental aspect of prosperity:
Norway remains at the top of this year’s Index, narrowly ahead of Denmark and Australia, with Finlad (ranking continues to decline, thanks to, inter alia, uncovered large-scale corruption) and the United States ranking 10th, ahead of large European nations such as Britain, Germany and France, which all still make the top 20. The Central African Republic ranks last ahead of Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.

The Index consists of eight sub-indexes, each of which represents a fundamental aspect of prosperity.
Each of the sub-indexes provides to rankings with two important analyses: first, an economic assessment, and second, and then: assessment of a country’s subjective wellbeing, or happiness.

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