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The 2007 Legatum Prosperity Index
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Material WealthLife Satisfaction
ImageImageImageInvests ProductivelyCommercialises New IdeasAvoids DependenceImageFosters Free Choice and OpportunityAlleviates Sources of MiseryDevelops Social Supports
ImageCountryImage 
 Image  Norway1=392241615519-4-26-10592142261023115-11-425-14
 Image  Sweden1=590141614518126439215299613134-11-325-17
 Image  United States1=690201316120-10-16629412-116102384-4-1266
 Image  Austria4492201311021-11657901318101116115-3-34-4
 Image  Canada5=886161416117-3060492154121617113-17-360
 Image  New Zealand5=1183111516116-2-265195161614119106-1-614-9
 Image  Denmark7108519171511501648901721861794-1-725-18
 Image  Finland8=985181614115-3464118816219514102-18-519-8
 Image  Germany8=297161413125-526618821316901411-1-1-66-16
 Image  Switzerland10787261614-215146614841597715135-16-56-7
 Image  Australia111382191515-115-6-362108915811915125-1-58-9
 Image  Netherlands12=1680181613198761989162101714105-1021-13
 Image  Singapore12=19916-1174-144826524759012-13129412-2-95
 Image  Ireland141877161415-46172366158415-3762295-1752
 Image  Iceland15247118151517-4-3661386161711-218126-309-6
 Image  Mexico163559-1492-1-426469151019-7-347-87-411
 Image  Israel17=177711512410-135625756-244911-1-21-32
 Image  United Kingdom17=2173121416-29-416521791536014105-1-74-8
 Image  Belgium19=2571171413331336720801319-21414101-1-81-10
 Image  Spain19=26701412906-4-266198012200910120-344-8
 Image  Argentina21306315-3112-6-3621684-2199-4-14-4-29-86
 Image  South Korea22128310812-115-476536667-35-14576-8-130-10
 Image  France231580171310212-6166346911-4-4613110-1-3-4-16
 Image  Czech Republic2419761117-2158354327010112572-1-9-2-19
 Image  Italy2522711611116-7-2663171101-6213122-4630
 Image  Chile263261011115-30-36-2227814-16-7-263-58-37
 Image  Greece272767810-406-7-36628739-33-27102-54-30
 Image  Croatia28=296415-7-282-1542773352-3-25-2-24-5-1
 Image  Japan28=1480261015010-12-167426310-8-10-615145-4-210-12
 Image  El Salvador304148-633Image-11-4-34617824010Image-7-23218-913
 Image  Portugal31=336091491-3-2-266267512516583-5-3-102
 Image  Venezuela31=4742-3-5-153-11-3-36-171288-9120-3-63-596-812
 Image  Slovakia33207411110-4158-1524064110-6725-7-10-2-8-4
 Image  Brazil343950-34-710-10-8-26423763-89-1-4-20106-1612
 Image  Hungary3523715124-4881055416412-6-87244-4-4-4-11
 Image  Philippines364049-60-87-2-1265630720-11-11-7-301711-1312
 Image  Bulgaria3728650660114-232436266-713-330-1-2-1-12
 Image  Poland38=34606122-31-3-355396594-7004-8-122-65
 Image  South Africa38=3658-291121-6-35437667170-2-1-19-1605-109
 Image  Indonesia404544-6-4-99-5-7-1612972-4-57-14-8-46861614
 Image  Romania413757-647416-2-24438652-502-522-131-127
 Image  China424347-4-16-1Image-5-63663369-10457-636-4318-11
 Image  Jordan434248-5-72Image-64-2133568-3-115-29-7-1-1720014
 Image  Russia4431612-8-2-7517-6-25-74841-7-7-1512-2-33-15-34-3-11
 Image  Turkey453852-3-1-1Image-5-6-3664549-1-12-16-9-500-66-69
 Image  India464445-73-9-1-6-9-3664649-2-8-14-12-9-918496
 Image  Bangladesh474842-8-70Image-8-10-3374454-9-2-14Image-10-851910-312
 Image  Egypt484642-7-11-152-1-5-3434747-8-15-17-26-8-3-146712
 Image  Pakistan494941-8-1423-9-10-3464940-125-27Image-9-91410-1110
 Image  Zimbabwe505035-7-15-13Image-8-5-32-95032-180-13Image-9-30-620-26-1112

Prosperity Index scores for all countries are shown above. Each factor in the Index is scaled so that zero represents the world average. The Material Wealth and Life Satisfaction scores for each country are calculated based on a weighted average of the Index factors and rounded to the nearest integer. The weights for the Index factors are assigned based on statistical analysis of historical data. The overall Prosperity Index rank is based on the average of a country's Material Wealth and Life Satisfaction ranks. An equals sign ('=') indicates a tie.