Actually, we should have moved there five years ago to beat the rush. Norway has been ranked the most prosperous country in the world for the 6th year running according to a global prosperity report by the Legatum Institute.
Some highlights from the report;
- The Swiss and New Zealand rank 2 & 3
- Russia has fallen the most in Europe
- Canada has the highest life satisfaction levels, Syria the worst
- Singapore had the biggest rise in GDP per capita, Greece the biggest fall
- US gains 7 places on the economy sub index, ranks 10th overall
- China is 6th on economics but 54th on overall prosperity
- UK offers the 3rd lowest start up costs
- Austria, Finland and Netherlands are the only eurozone countries in the top 10
Out of all the majors, the US has seen the least change in prosperity over the last 5 years. It looks to be a fair reflection of the the real sentiment on Main St compared to what we gauge from the data.
Prosperity change
And here’s the scores on the various components.
Prosperity table
Who love’s their governments?
Prosperity governments
The report makes for some interesting reading on a quick browse through and it would be interesting to hear if you agree or disagree with the findings. The full report can be found here
