Most Prosperous Countries in the World 2019, Legatum Prosperity Index

Life, as they say, is good. And living in a prosperous country is even better. And experts at London-based think tank Legatium Institute know exactly which countries are best to live in. They make up annually World Prosperity Indexwhich takes into account over 100 variables, including traditional measures such as gross domestic product per capita and the number of people in full-time employment.

Experts also analyze more specific data, such as the number of secure Internet servers in the country and whether people feel well rested in their daily lives.

This is what the ranking of the most prosperous countries in the world looks like in 2019, according to a 2018 study by the Legatium Institute.

№	Country	Economy	Business	Power	Freedom	Wealth	Safety	Education	Health	Ecology
1	Norway	7	11	3	9	3	1	4	8	8
2	New Zealand	14	2	2	2	1	24	18	17	4
3	Finland	12	6	1	11	14	11	1	25	3
4	Switzerland	4	10	4	21	13	13	2	4	10
5	Denmark	8	8	9	16	5	9	10	18	11
6	Sweden	5	13	6	10	22	12	16	7	12
7	United Kingdom	16	4	11	18	8	14	12	26	2
8	Canada	21	3	8	1	11	17	15	21	19
9	Netherlands	6	14	5	7	9	7	5	11	49
10	Ireland	10	16	14	5	7	5	6	27	14
11	Iceland	1	15	13	3	4	10	31	14	27
12	Luxembourg	3	37	7	4	18	15	37	2	5
13	Australia	28	9	12	14	2	22	8	12	17
14	Germany	11	12	10	19	16	16	20	24	13
15	Austria	17	21	15	25	17	8	19	6	9
16	Belgium	24	18	16	12	24	30	13	13	22
17	United States	13	1	19	23	6	43	9	35	23
18	Slovenia	31	41	32	20	20	18	7	34	1
19	Malta	15	54	24	13	10	6	40	20	42
20	France	30	17	21	28	34	31	29	15	7
21	Singapore	2	5	18	98	15	3	3	1	90
22	Hong Kong	20	7	30	31	51	4	23	9	86
23	Japan	19	19	17	46	99	2	21	3	39
24	Portugal	35	34	25	6	39	20	42	37	35
25	Spain	49	31	31	17	26	19	36	22	20
26	Estonia	33	25	20	34	69	38	11	44	6
27	Czech	25	26	33	30	71	21	14	28	24
28	Cyprus	26	33	34	24	28	25	46	30	60
29	Mauritius	36	28	26	26	21	46	67	45	46
30	Uruguay	52	42	23	8	47	52	63	42	58
31	Costa Rica	53	40	27	15	46	72	47	29	32
32	Slovakia	37	62	45	41	59	26	26	36	34
33	Poland	38	47	38	54	76	23	24	41	47
34	Italy	48	68	44	32	41	27	35	39	64
35	South Korea	29	32	39	75	78	32	17	19	73
36	Lithuania	56	58	35	37	98	39	30	72	18
37	Israel	32	22	22	100	40	53	27	16	94
38	Chile	41	44	28	39	61	54	61	51	26
39	United Arab Emirates	18	20	51	119	25	28	53	10	50
40	Latvia	54	55	46	45	113	41	28	77	16
41	Croatia	64	104	55	36	109	33	34	60	15
42	Hungary	44	46	57	57	77	34	32	43	65
43	Panama	45	24	59	33	54	71	68	70	38
44	Malaysia	22	23	47	124	27	55	41	38	44
45	Romania	60	39	60	59	83	37	39	81	51
46	Qatar	23	35	61	104	30	42	75	5	67
47	Bulgaria	76	86	62	64	85	40	38	76	31
48	Trinidad and Tobago	71	63	48	52	32	84	69	63	45
49	Indonesia	50	49	42	115	12	49	71	94	70
50	Suriname	78	139	53	29	67	60	72	59	53
51	Bahrain	9	45	88	118	19	62	57	23	113
52	Greece	102	80	54	70	131	48	59	46	29
53	Argentina	110	85	64	22	75	66	74	57	79
54	Jamaica	72	30	50	53	64	109	84	53	66
55	Macedonia	101	38	72	68	121	44	49	78	62
56	Serbia	95	81	68	66	91	35	33	86	107
57	Colombia	74	29	87	38	70	131	78	64	33
58	Montenegro	61	64	58	65	82	36	54	99	118
59	Mexico	66	27	82	48	122	127	58	52	48
60	Peru	65	57	67	67	80	95	81	88	43
61	Paraguay	73	92	108	49	50	64	89	47	61
62	Philippines	57	82	52	63	33	140	60	98	30
63	Dominican Republic	79	91	85	40	52	116	90	82	21
64	Albania	109	59	74	47	126	70	64	48	103
65	Brazil	77	114	75	42	81	86	91	73	36
66	Kuwait	43	97	99	105	29	47	93	31	63
67	Sri Lanka	59	95	71	107	35	83	79	49	54
68	South Africa	125	53	41	27	31	123	88	118	98
69	Oman	62	52	98	108	68	29	76	33	129
70	Namibia	118	76	29	35	57	119	109	108	80
71	Ecuador	93	116	86	62	72	92	73	61	37
72	Belize	70	126	79	60	88	87	82	84	25
73	Kazakhstan	46	61	115	128	93	56	25	68	83
74	Thailand	34	56	100	125	53	81	70	32	97
75	Mongolia	81	78	69	84	37	101	62	102	74
76	Guyana	86	98	63	73	44	76	95	89	68
77	Nicaragua	89	101	114	43	65	88	101	55	52
78	Kyrgyzstan	68	73	112	97	62	79	55	65	77
79	Honduras	99	70	113	58	56	130	85	67	40
80	Georgia	92	67	56	74	124	68	65	93	122
81	Vietnam	47	74	90	117	89	58	51	79	91
82	China	27	43	118	133	132	50	44	54	119
83	Botswana	108	71	37	61	84	112	98	87	111
84	Ghana	67	93	43	72	42	96	110	114	89
85	Guatemala	88	65	91	80	58	103	106	96	28
86	Saudi Arabia	51	72	96	135	49	80	80	40	76
87	Bolivia	87	133	102	50	90	94	50	105	59
88	Armenia	82	89	95	89	133	78	48	92	72
89	Belarus	40	90	131	136	125	51	45	75	56
90	Nepal	39	87	80	44	63	74	125	113	128
91	Jordan	112	110	76	122	79	65	86	66	69
92	El Salvador	84	75	83	71	115	122	92	58	112
93	Turkey	55	96	93	113	100	110	83	50	75
94	India	58	51	40	99	102	104	104	109	130
95	Rwanda	75	36	36	85	110	126	121	95	131
96	Russia	63	60	124	143	114	105	22	90	78
97	Kenya	111	48	70	94	23	132	100	117	109
98	Moldova	90	83	110	93	118	67	56	104	133
99	Azerbaijan	83	69	119	112	137	59	52	69	139
100	Cambodia	42	94	130	77	128	85	96	107	115
101	Tajikistan	100	103	111	131	73	63	66	74	132
102	Tunisia	119	99	73	120	135	77	103	85	81
103	Morocco	96	84	120	130	134	45	117	91	55
104	Tanzania	107	77	66	102	111	93	113	121	87
105	Zambia	135	50	81	92	45	117	112	125	93
106	Senegal	124	112	49	56	86	102	133	110	106
107	Lebanon	103	107	135	114	101	90	94	71	71
108	Iran	94	115	126	142	55	98	77	62	99
109	Bangladesh	85	123	89	101	97	61	111	100	135
110	Malawi	134	79	78	81	116	111	120	119	85
111	Ukraine	97	106	129	90	119	128	43	137	105
112	Djibouti	80	138	122	91	129	75	114	111	82
113	Laos	69	118	109	121	142	82	108	97	116
114	Lesotho	140	113	65	69	87	120	116	116	136
115	Burkina Faso	105	122	105	83	95	73	140	120	110
116	Algeria	115	135	128	145	120	57	102	80	102
117	Liberia	129	102	94	87	36	125	136	136	88
118	Zimbabwe	114	132	132	103	94	113	99	106	126
119	Benin	120	120	77	51	146	99	137	145	100
120	Mozambique	148	128	97	55	96	100	138	134	92
121	Comoros	123	134	125	109	92	69	131	115	108
122	Egypt	121	109	117	149	141	97	105	101	84
123	Go	98	127	127	78	147	108	128	131	95
124	Sierra Leone	127	130	84	86	38	106	142	142	125
125	Madagascar	146	121	116	76	106	91	126	146	114
126	Venezuela	132	149	149	79	112	142	97	83	41
127	Uganda	91	100	104	110	60	134	122	140	143
128	Cote d'Ivoire	128	108	103	88	138	118	139	132	96
129	Nigeria	139	66	107	111	48	145	123	143	104
130	Swaziland	138	105	141	140	74	89	107	103	141
131	Cameroon	116	88	133	134	105	138	115	130	101
132	Gabon	142	124	136	95	130	121	118	124	124
133	Libya	126	145	147	132	43	141	87	56	138
134	Guinea	133	119	123	116	108	107	144	147	57
135	Mali	122	111	121	82	104	137	146	129	120
136	Pakistan	104	117	92	127	107	136	124	122	148
137	Ethiopia	106	129	106	126	117	124	134	138	140
138	Congo	147	136	146	96	143	129	119	133	121
139	Niger	113	125	101	123	123	133	149	141	127
140	Burundi	137	140	134	106	148	139	130	112	134
141	Angola	141	146	142	129	139	114	129	139	146
142	Mauritania	145	141	137	144	136	115	141	123	145
143	Iraq	117	147	138	141	66	149	132	128	142
144	Dem Rep Congo	136	131	144	139	127	146	127	144	149
145	Sudan	144	144	140	147	103	143	143	126	144
146	Chad	131	143	145	138	140	135	147	148	117
147	Yemen	149	148	148	146	145	144	135	127	137
148	Central African Republic	143	142	139	137	144	147	148	149	123
149	Afghanistan	130	137	143	148	149	148	145	135	147

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10. Ireland

Ireland Due to its independent status and its policy of military neutrality, Ireland is considered one of the safest countries in the world. This, as well as the magnificent nature and positive publicity have contributed to the development of tourism in Ireland in recent years.

And thanks to Brexit, many companies are looking to join multinational companies already operating in Ireland. After all, after Brexit, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will become the only land border between England and the European Union.

As a result, the country's economy grew by 7.3 percent in 2017, making it the fastest growing among European countries.

9. Netherlands

Netherlands One of the most prosperous countries is famous not only for free access to soft drugs, but also for its tolerant attitude towards all who respect the law. Dutch people are friendly and easily get along with people from other cultures. They have one of the highest living standards in the world.

The minimum monthly wage in the Netherlands is 1,400 euros (over 102,000 rubles), while in Russia it is 9,489 rubles. And the subsistence minimum is 800 euros per month, while in Russia it is 9,691 rubles per capita.

High salaries, excellent quality of education and medicine, good housing conditions and a number of other positive factors allow the Netherlands to enter the top ten most prosperous countries in the world.

8. Canada

Canada The Commonwealth countries - especially English-speaking countries such as the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - have done better in ensuring the well-being of their citizens than any other comparable block of countries, including the Nordic countries or Western Europe.

Canada is one of the world leaders in the supply of agricultural goods and pharmaceutical products. It is also known for its well-developed labor market, excellent infrastructure, good medicine and high educational standards. The country is steadily included in the top ten happiest countries in the world.

7.UK

United Kingdom Like most OECD countries, the UK economy is highly globalized and highly dependent on the service sector.

Ranked second in environmental quality, fourth in business environment and eighth in social capital, the UK is an excellent place to live according to the Legatium Institute.

In June 2016, the UK held a referendum that resulted in the decision to leave the European Union. The UK is expected to leave the EU by May 2019, despite the fact that many experts predict that this could ultimately have negative consequences for the country's economy.

6. Sweden

Sweden The combination of beautiful wilderness with excellent urban infrastructure is not all Sweden's strengths. This country is in the top ten of the European Union in terms of the number of submitted requests for political asylum.

Immigrants are attracted by factors such as the high quality of life, free education in universities, the availability and quality of medical care, and the wide variety of forms of social security in the country.

And for tourists, Stockholm is perhaps the most beautiful city in all of Scandinavia.

5. Denmark

Denmark A beautiful and safe country to travel and live in, it is characterized by low crime rates, a high degree of political stability, freedom of the press and respect for human rights. The working day in the country, on average, lasts 6.5 hours, and a paid 6-week vacation is given annually.

The Danish nation is one of the healthiest in the worldMany large companies have gyms and give employees discounts on access to the fitness room or pool.

4. Switzerland

Switzerland An unchanging member of the top 10 wealthiest countries in the world, thanks to its favorable tax regime, thriving economy, phenomenal infrastructure and quality educational services.

The Swiss can admire the alpine landscapes and breathe clean air for a long time. After all, the average life expectancy in this country reaches 82.90 years.

3. Finland

Finland Finland has a population of only 0.07 percent of the world's population, and its area is the same as the total area of the world. But even a small country can be on top of the world, and this is exactly what Finland, recognized as the most prosperous country on Earth, did.

The people of Finland have more forests per square mile than any other European country. The "land of a thousand lakes" has extremely high environmental standards and a very low level of terrorist threat, which makes it one of the most peaceful places on Earth.

The Finnish judiciary is the most independent in the world according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2018: Judicial Independence, presented at the World Economic Forum. In addition, Finland is the most politically and economically stable country in the world, according to the Weakness of Nations 2018 Index.

2. New Zealand

Slightly larger than the UK but lagging behind in population (only 4.8 million), New Zealand ranks first in the world when it comes to educational quality and salary levels. She also received near-perfect scores in areas such as social capital, personal freedom, and business environment.

However, the gap between rich and poor is considered to be the main economic challenge facing New Zealand over the past decade.

1. Norway

Norway The most prosperous country on Earth has proven itself especially well in terms of personal and national security, as well as social protection of the population. In Norway, there are special "apartment" and medical programs, unemployment benefits and benefits for the birth of a child. And the average salary in the country is NOK 240,000 per year. This is almost 2 million rubles.

At the same time, Norway is considered one of the most expensive countries in the world, especially in terms of food prices. This is due to the fact that the country has to import most of the products.

Russia in the ranking of well-being took 96th place, between Rwanda and Kenya. It was bypassed by Belarus (89th place), but Ukraine did not catch up (111th place). And the most disadvantaged country in 2019 is Afghanistan.