NZ Ranked Fourth in Global Prosperity Index
New Zealand has been ranked fourth in the annual global Prosperity Index, which ranks countries based on how wealthy, healthy and happy they are.
NZ was identified as “the most prosperous non-European nation” thanks to its impressive social cohesion,” according to the ranking.
For the top 10 countries please see below.
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Canada
- Australia
- The Netherlands
- Finland
- Ireland
Variables examined in the ranking “include economic measures, as well as scores based on the number of secure internet servers a country has and how well rested people feel on a day-to-day basis.”
According to Gulf Today, these are then divided into “eight subindexes: economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital.”
London based think tank, the Legatum Institute, is responsible for the rankings.
Article Source: The Sun, George Harrison, May 30, 2016
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