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Legatum Prosperity Index

Denmark ranks 1st on Legatum Prosperity Rank in 2023, followed by Sweden (2nd) and Norway (3rd); rank 1 is the best. South Sudan ranks last (167th).

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Legatum Prosperity Rank, 2023

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 167 countries; rank 1 is the best.

Data

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167 countries · # = rank by Legatum Prosperity Rank
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1Denmark1st6th2nd2nd3rd1st7th8th8th9th16th5th5th
2Sweden2nd10th3rd4th7th4th8th6th15th7th9th8th1st
3Norway3rd3rd4th1st2nd3rd5th9th14th20th7th10th9th
4Finland4th15th7th3rd1st7th20th2nd12th10th15th2nd2nd
5Switzerland5th2nd5th12th4th12th2nd12th1st11th10th4th6th
6Netherlands6th9th1st5th5th8th10th3rd9th3rd11th6th39th
7Luxembourg7th1st6th6th8th18th6th20th4th6th12th36th10th
8Iceland8th8th10th7th10th5th21st19th20th19th8th11th13th
9Germany9th19th8th9th9th20th11th21st6th5th13th19th12th
10New Zealand10th32nd30th11th6th2nd22nd7th21st23rd25th18th11th
11Ireland11th11th19th8th13th16th4th14th16th24th23rd12th17th
12United Kingdom12th21st9th17th15th15th15th10th10th12th34th14th22nd
13Canada13th18th13th14th12th10th32nd13th13th15th32nd17th20th
14Austria14th12th21st15th14th14th25th16th19th14th22nd22nd7th
15Australia15th20th15th20th11th6th23rd22nd24th28th21st7th19th
16Japan16th5th17th27th17th141st28th5th5th8th2nd13th15th
17Singapore17th7th14th107th18th21st1st4th11th1st1st1st87th
18Belgium18th30th18th10th16th23rd27th11th25th17th18th15th35th
19United States19th69th29th29th23rd9th16th17th3rd4th69th20th28th
20Taiwan20th4th31st26th20th44th12th23rd7th34th4th16th73rd
21Estonia21st28th22nd13th19th34th14th28th23rd32nd37th21st8th
22Hong Kong22nd16th27th98th28th68th3rd1st2nd2nd14th9th30th
23France23rd38th20th28th21st43rd30th18th18th16th20th28th14th
24Spain24th24th11th21st27th11th52nd24th27th13th26th30th34th
25Czechia25th13th24th22nd32nd36th17th26th42nd40th28th31st27th
26Portugal26th29th23rd16th24th29th46th29th31st18th40th39th32nd
27Slovenia27th14th28th35th37th30th35th30th33rd29th24th25th4th
28Malta28th17th16th24th29th13th18th38th30th38th19th38th104th
29South Korea29th37th26th42nd30th107th9th25th37th21st3rd3rd63rd
30Italy30th27th25th31st39th41st54th31st28th25th17th32nd31st
31Latvia31st31st39th23rd31st79th33rd39th36th41st59th27th3rd
32Lithuania32nd25th38th25th26th129th31st33rd34th42nd61st24th16th
33Israel33rd124th12th49th22nd83rd19th15th17th33rd6th26th96th
34Cyprus34th43rd32nd32nd35th69th42nd37th32nd35th29th34th38th
35Slovakia35th22nd35th30th40th39th37th34th59th45th45th48th24th
36Chile36th77th40th33rd34th48th39th36th35th27th51st44th44th
37Poland37th26th33rd55th48th27th36th42nd45th39th48th37th43rd
38Uruguay38th46th44th18th25th17th60th40th70th62nd35th53rd52nd
39Costa Rica39th48th58th19th33rd25th59th52nd46th56th30th50th23rd
40Greece40th34th34th40th43rd101st86th69th49th26th41st33rd29th
41Croatia41st33rd36th36th52nd103rd47th51st88th30th53rd43rd26th
42Hungary42nd35th37th76th92nd47th29th45th96th44th46th41st36th
43Malaysia43rd73rd64th113th50th63rd34th27th29th37th42nd46th46th
44United Arab Emirates44th50th47th146th38th78th26th32nd22nd22nd33rd42nd119th
45Romania45th36th54th39th51st116th44th44th80th49th72nd54th45th
46Qatar46th23rd48th149th47th51st13th43rd26th36th38th60th134th
47Mauritius47th42nd60th52nd36th37th72nd41st54th53rd81st62nd120th
48Bulgaria48th58th51st51st61st81st43rd53rd52nd52nd65th47th64th
49Montenegro49th41st50th48th55th49th69th72nd40th58th103rd51st100th
50Panama50th49th79th54th66th45th50th59th84th4th57th93rd25th
51Seychelles51st52nd63rd71st44th53rd90th67th61st61st39th68th54th
52Serbia52nd44th41st75th96th38th61st78th82nd66th80th45th131st
53Georgia53rd82nd78th59th53rd104th78th47th58th55th90th49th128th
54China54th86th46th162nd74th31st24th64th38th43rd5th56th139th
55North Macedonia55th55th52nd60th73rd77th73rd49th72nd73rd74th88th92nd
56Trinidad and Tobago56th84th55th41st60th75th70th79th98th75th64th69th107th
57Jamaica57th120th71st37th56th87th91st62nd51st74th67th76th112th
58Argentina58th80th56th34th67th26th118th87th129th85th60th58th49th
59Peru59th89th99th57th77th90th62nd73rd69th83rd52nd71st33rd
60Kuwait60th51st42nd119th87th99th51st63rd76th64th43rd75th137th
61Armenia61st75th76th70th64th125th83rd75th44th71st68th59th99th
62Bahrain62nd95th45th156th98th55th56th35th60th31st50th63rd142nd
63Indonesia63rd78th98th95th57th42nd58th65th53rd65th87th89th77th
64Thailand64th117th69th118th114th28th40th46th64th51st31st72nd111th
65Albania65th57th80th73rd75th128th101st76th73rd63rd66th57th57th
66Brazil66th119th57th67th86th35th81st77th120th87th83rd91st18th
67Oman67th40th67th142nd83rd88th63rd58th48th48th55th83rd153rd
68Dominican Republic68th108th88th46th90th50th66th81st79th69th89th99th55th
69Kazakhstan69th81st53rd126th99th108th38th74th83rd91st77th35th126th
70Moldova70th67th62nd66th79th72nd93rd84th114th92nd93rd52nd115th
71Mexico71st148th86th80th101st61st49th66th81st47th71st77th60th
72Bosnia and Herzegovina72nd47th49th69th122nd80th75th83rd116th80th95th84th135th
73Vietnam73rd83rd92nd139th80th19th48th105th89th5th44th67th114th
74Ukraine74th131st74th68th91st59th77th124th78th76th101st40th88th
75South Africa75th136th102nd38th49th40th74th48th63rd68th129th102nd140th
76Paraguay76th64th82nd74th103rd32nd84th89th119th89th88th103rd37th
77Russia77th139th68th140th111th54th41st85th97th60th84th23rd76th
78Belarus78th72nd43rd143rd136th134th45th103rd117th79th62nd29th42nd
79Saudi Arabia79th98th75th163rd82nd105th55th56th43rd54th56th64th138th
80Cape Verde80th39th100th43rd42nd94th127th109th99th118th73rd101st80th
81Colombia81st156th89th82nd88th62nd85th61st93rd70th36th80th40th
82Suriname82nd63rd72nd47th81st95th108th120th115th93rd123rd97th21st
83Botswana83rd70th114th56th41st118th57th60th68th95th131st100th143rd
84Philippines84th146th109th83rd93rd22nd53rd82nd71st78th96th86th71st
85Ecuador85th88th97th64th105th66th114th100th118th81st82nd82nd51st
86Jordan86th74th61st116th68th152nd121st50th41st67th100th90th146th
87Sao Tome and Principe87th45th112th45th62nd97th82nd88th75th122nd94th110th91st
88Mongolia88th61st107th58th70th57th80th111th111th113th110th61st148th
89Guyana89th96th85th61st71st96th64th101st113th109th120th96th47th
90Namibia90th65th122nd53rd46th92nd133rd80th55th100th125th109th98th
91Sri Lanka91st134th104th96th78th71st128th90th74th97th47th70th58th
92Azerbaijan92nd111th65th144th113th132nd65th54th47th72nd85th79th149th
93Belize93rd90th91st44th97th117th123rd113th110th98th91st104th53rd
94Kyrgyzstan94th71st84th103rd108th100th88th99th124th110th76th85th95th
95Turkey95th147th59th152nd128th137th71st68th65th50th63rd74th86th
96Morocco96th62nd95th114th89th162nd95th55th90th57th86th122nd132nd
97El Salvador97th125th90th88th102nd85th107th92nd94th77th98th108th121st
98Ghana98th79th115th50th58th114th134th98th50th114th119th118th106th
99Tunisia99th122nd73rd86th63rd156th111th95th105th94th79th95th147th
100Uzbekistan100th53rd103rd147th123rd46th79th107th121st104th49th73rd162nd
101Guatemala101st116th113th91st125th91st76th93rd85th86th104th124th81st
102Senegal102nd104th117th62nd59th65th122nd102nd56th116th117th148th75th
103India103rd138th125th112th54th124th89th70th39th84th112th106th161st
104Cuba104th103rd77th155th131st33rd131st116th159th105th27th55th83rd
105Honduras105th129th111th94th141st56th100th91st100th88th99th117th65th
106Bolivia106th99th101st79th127th74th139th112th154th111th113th94th48th
107Turkmenistan107th66th66th161st156th24th67th121st153rd121st54th66th159th
108Kenya108th144th131st92nd84th67th98th71st66th108th114th113th122nd
109Algeria109th60th70th128th107th155th132nd131st138th99th70th92nd144th
110Nepal110th94th123rd84th72nd73rd102nd117th112th130th118th119th133rd
111Rwanda111th126th147th115th45th139th87th57th57th115th116th133rd109th
112Lebanon112th128th83rd100th143rd165th161st104th104th101st102nd65th116th
113Tajikistan113th76th105th145th129th52nd109th122nd135th125th75th81st150th
114Nicaragua114th109th110th124th153rd70th116th125th146th103rd78th120th67th
115Laos115th56th120th157th119th136th97th145th101st90th111th111th72nd
116Gambia116th92nd129th102nd65th64th150th108th67th135th139th142nd82nd
117Tanzania117th105th137th111th85th133rd96th119th103rd131st128th130th70th
118Cambodia118th100th127th137th157th140th68th126th133rd96th92nd127th78th
119Gabon119th106th108th108th139th110th113th141st148th126th140th107th90th
120Ivory Coast120th118th128th93rd100th144th92nd115th107th123rd151st138th89th
121Egypt121st142nd93rd160th140th161st136th86th62nd82nd107th105th156th
122Djibouti122nd85th118th130th115th142nd104th97th109th112th126th132nd154th
123Benin123rd68th143rd78th69th159th110th130th77th137th147th139th123rd
124Bangladesh124th141st121st125th133rd112th103rd133rd91st106th106th126th151st
125Malawi125th102nd155th72nd76th153rd147th114th95th141st121st145th66th
126Iran126th130th81st165th146th122nd138th129th162nd102nd58th78th158th
127Zambia127th101st150th109th106th113th162nd110th87th143rd137th134th59th
128Comoros128th59th134th97th150th82nd155th139th137th145th130th135th74th
129Uganda129th135th140th121st124th109th117th94th86th127th133rd137th113th
130Papua New Guinea130th113th158th63rd112th89th126th142nd132nd144th149th141st62nd
131Equatorial Guinea131st91st116th151st152nd93rd94th118th150th129th156th129th56th
132Lesotho132nd97th142nd77th95th130th137th132nd136th133rd164th123rd165th
133Togo133rd93rd141st105th126th145th140th135th122nd148th142nd131st127th
134Eswatini134th114th126th150th134th148th106th106th123rd120th161st125th145th
135Burkina Faso135th143rd152nd65th94th120th125th134th126th152nd132nd161st85th
136Pakistan136th149th119th120th118th123rd129th96th102nd124th124th140th166th
137Madagascar137th121st164th81st120th111th143rd136th127th140th145th146th79th
138Liberia138th112th145th89th109th98th149th146th106th163rd160th159th61st
139Zimbabwe139th110th139th134th147th135th145th156th147th132nd141st98th110th
140Iraq140th163rd87th133rd135th138th105th127th144th107th115th121st167th
141Guinea141st123rd151st110th130th102nd154th128th92nd136th159th156th68th
142Nigeria142nd153rd132nd106th132nd84th146th123rd125th138th157th136th129th
143Myanmar143rd154th130th164th142nd58th142nd159th145th117th109th114th84th
144Sierra Leone144th107th156th85th104th86th157th152nd141st158th162nd151st105th
145Venezuela145th151st96th136th167th60th166th167th167th119th97th87th41st
146Libya146th162nd94th129th160th115th99th157th161st128th105th112th157th
147Cameroon147th155th135th127th148th127th112th137th128th134th152nd115th118th
148Republic of the Congo148th133rd133rd131st151st149th151st138th151st147th146th116th94th
149Guinea-Bissau149th54th154th99th138th121st153rd158th142nd155th155th162nd69th
150Mozambique150th132nd157th101st121st126th158th140th143rd146th150th160th50th
151Mali151st158th136th87th117th131st119th148th134th142nd144th163rd97th
152Niger152nd140th160th90th110th76th124th147th131st164th143rd167th117th
153Ethiopia153rd150th146th138th116th106th115th155th130th160th122nd149th108th
154Mauritania154th87th124th123rd154th119th135th161st166th154th138th154th164th
155Angola155th115th144th122nd137th154th120th162nd163rd150th158th152nd124th
156Haiti156th127th149th104th158th150th144th164th164th151st148th143rd141st
157Burundi157th152nd165th154th144th146th163rd151st108th157th134th150th101st
158Sudan158th159th138th153rd145th164th167th149th155th139th127th144th163rd
159Syria159th164th106th167th165th167th148th143rd165th149th108th128th160th
160Eritrea160th137th162nd166th163rd158th156th144th152nd161st135th153rd130th
161DR Congo161st161st163rd117th159th151st159th166th158th162nd154th147th102nd
162Chad162nd145th161st132nd162nd147th141st163rd157th167th165th166th103rd
163Somalia163rd160th159th141st161st143rd165th153rd140th165th163rd158th136th
164Afghanistan164th166th153rd148th149th166th152nd154th139th159th153rd157th155th
165Central African Republic165th157th167th135th155th160th130th160th149th166th167th165th93rd
166Yemen166th165th148th159th166th157th164th165th160th156th136th155th152nd
167South Sudan167th167th166th158th164th163rd160th150th156th153rd166th164th125th

What correlates with Legatum Prosperity Rank (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,465 other country metrics sharing at least 101 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Legatum Prosperity Rank tend to score higher on these

  1. Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 162
    Plot
  2. Foundations & WellbeingSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 161
    Plot
  3. Global Food Security Index (GFSI) ScoreFood Self Sufficiency Rate by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 113
    Plot
  4. OpportunitySocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 161
    Plot
  5. Information & CommunicationSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 161
    Plot
  6. GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 160
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Legatum Prosperity Rank tend to score lower on these

  1. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 157
    Plot
  2. Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 157
    Plot
  3. Fragile States Index
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 165
    Plot
  4. Failed States IndexFailed States
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 164
    Plot
  5. Public ServicesFailed States
    r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 164
    Plot
  6. Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
    r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 155
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Legatum Prosperity Rank?
Denmark ranks first on Legatum Prosperity Rank in 2023, at 1st, followed by Sweden (2nd) and Norway (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
Which country ranks last on Legatum Prosperity Rank?
South Sudan ranks last of the 167 countries with data in 2023, at 167th.
Where does this legatum prosperity index data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Legatum Prosperity Index 2023.

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