World's: World's most prosperous nations [1/1/2012] [Robinsan Jeyaratnam ]
Webster's dictionary defines prosperity as "the condition of being successful or ..." — OK, we're not going to start with an intro that cheesy. Nonetheless, in 2011, in a world no longer measured by the flimsiness of extreme wealth, prosperity is an important gauge on a planet still struggling after a devastating recession. What countries can still claim a well-off population? What countries can't? And who envies who? To get a grasp on prosperity around the world, public policy group The Legatum Institute studied the prospects of 110 countries, accounting for over 90 per cent of the globe's population. Countries were ranked in eight all-encompassing categories*, each of which were deemed to have an effect on economic growth or personal well-being. After the downturn, Canada has maintained a high level of prosperity, but what nations are doing better than us? Click through to find the most prosperous countries on earth.
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