The United States, which came in 17th in this year's index, has been dropping in rank over the past decade both for economic reasons and because of challenges to security and safety.Still, the U.S. nails one category: We rank at the top of the list for entrepreneurial environment, business infrastructure and low barriers to innovation.Across the globe, people are healthier, better educated and living under better governments within healthier economies than ever before. Jonathan Borg / Associated Press A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation.It's an annual survey that ranks countries by prosperity — according to Legatum, this is calculated by combining scores on 12 metrics, made up of around 300 variables.The 12 categories are: governance, social capital, safety and security, personal freedom, living conditions, education, health, natural environment, investment environment, enterprise conditions, market access and infrastructure, and economic quality.The 2019 edition ranked 167 countries, which together are home to 99.4% of the world's population. The U.K. is really good at generating prosperity — third in the world. Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images The Netherlands was ranked in the sixth position followed by SNew Zealand, Germany, Luxembourg, and Iceland in …

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Ireland is the 3rd strongest country for economic quality, and is the most improved in that category since 2009, according to Legatum.Since 2009, the UK has moved up the rankings table by five places.The UK performs most strongly in investment environment and enterprise conditions, but is weakest in natural environment.The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago is in safety and security.Iceland experienced the greatest improvement in social capital, and has risen five places in that category to rank third.Since 2009, Luxembourg has moved down the rankings table by two places.Luxembourg performs most strongly in market access & infrastructure and safety and security but is weakest in education.The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in education.Since 2009, Germany has remained at the same position.Germany performs most strongly in enterprise conditions and economic quality but is weakest in safety & security.The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in economic quality.Since 2009, New Zealand has moved up the rankings table by three places.New Zealand performs most strongly in investment environment and governance but is weakest in living conditions.The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in safety and security.Since 2009, the Netherlands has remained at the same position.Netherlands performs most strongly in living conditions and governance but is weakest in natural environment.Finland has come 5th in the rankings for 10 years in a row.Sweden is the best country in the world for empowering its citizens, according to the ranking.Switzerland is now the safest country in the world, up from 17th in 2009, and has the lowest level of violent crime of any nation.Norway was ranked the number one most prosperous country by Legatum in 2018, but lost out this year. The index shows global prosperity is up three percentage points from 2007 — to its highest point in a decade.Here are the top 10 most prosperous places to live.Life has improved for folks in the U.K. over the past decade. Sweden: 5. Zeroing in on which countries prosper and share wealth among citizens — and which don't — is the goal of an annual The study examined 149 countries around the globe across nine broad factors: economic opportunities and growth, business environment, effective government with political participation, access to education, quality health care, national security and personal safety, personal freedoms, social support and civic participation and investment in natural resources.Surprise, surprise: America isn't great at sharing the wealth it has among its people.

Denmark is the world's most prosperous country, by Legatum's count.It ranked in the top 10 for all 12 major categories, as well as being the number one Like what you see here? New Zealand: 4. It comes in number three for accessibility and quality of its health care and number four for its economic opportunities and strong economy.Switzerland's lowest marks come in personal freedoms and social tolerance, but its ranking is on par with Western Europe, which still outperforms much of the world.Finland was ranked as having the most effective government, with an emphasis on democracy and political participation, in the world.

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