By
Manoj Govindassamy on 3 November, 2009, 4:11 am
Ever thought of your life’s prosperity and living standards ? How are Education, Health, Security, Governance etc., in your country ? Read on to know more about them. Legatum released 2009 Prosperity Index – a way of measuring of Global Wealth and Wellbeing. The Study identified following nine indexes as the building blocks of prosperity.
Key indexes for measuring Prosperity:
- Ecoomic Fundamentals
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Democratic Institutions
- Education
- Health
- Safety and Security
- Governance
- Personal Freedom
- Social Capital
Countries’ prosperity is ranked based on equal weighting and averaging the above nine key indexes. As usual, European Countries topped this rank list as well. Finland topped the list and been named as the Most Prosperous Country in the world. From thfindings,
Top 10 most prosperous countries in the world are:
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Norway
- Australia
- Canada
- Netherlands
- United States
- New Zealand
Prosperous Countries List – Key Measuring Indexes Ranks
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India is ranked at 45 out of 104 countries. Key indices ranking reveals, India is very good at Social Capital (Developing social networks and relationships that are trustworthy and supportive. Being able to rely on friends, family, and even strangers during times of need is critical to life satisfaction) but bad at Education, Health, Safety & Security.
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