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Uruguay #1 for Prosperity in South America; Venezuela and Bolivia the Worst in the Region, Finds Legatum Prosperity Index
Date:10/26/2009

Paraguay 12. United Kingdom 60. El Salvador 13. Belgium 61. Peru 14. Germany 65. Colombia 15. Austria 66. Honduras 16. Japan 67. Guatemala 17. France 71. Ecuador 18. Hong Kong 72. Nicaragua 19. Spain 73. Bolivia 20. Slovenia 74. Venezuela BOTTOM TEN COUNTRIES 95. Kenya 96. Algeria 97. Tanzania 98. Nigeria 99. Pakistan 100. Cameroon 101. Central African Republic 102. Yemen 103. Sudan 104. Zimbabwe

How the Index is constructed

The Prosperity Index accounts for 90 percent of the world's population, using a combination of objective data and subjective responses to surveys. This data comprises 79 different variables, and each is then distilled into one of the nine different sub-indexes identified as a foundation of prosperity. A country's performance in each sub-index is given a score, and the overall Prosperity Index rankings are produced by averaging the equally-weighted scores of the 9 sub-indexes for each country. Those countries that perform well across each sub-index score highest in the overall rankings.

The nine foundations of prosperity that define successful nations are:

  • Economic Fundamentals - a growing, sound economy that provides opportunities for wealth creation
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation - an environment friendly to new enterprises and the commercialisation of new ideas
  • Education - an accessible, high-quality educational system that fosters human development
  • Democratic Institutions - transparent and accountable governing institutions that promote economic growth
  • Governance - an
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