THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2023

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Côte d’Ivoire (120th) has experienced the greatest improvement in its prosperity of any country in the world in the past decade. It has seen major improvements in all pillars apart from Personal Freedom and Natural Environment, rising 24 places in the global rankings as a result. It has made particularly strong progress in Economic Quality since 2011, with high-tech manufactured exports more than doubling as a share of total exports.

Cyprus

Ranked 34^th of 167

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34 th on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Safety & Security 43rd

Personal Freedom 32nd

Governance 35th

Social Capital 69th

Investment Environment 37th

Enterprise Conditions 32nd

Infrastructure & Market Access 35th

Economic Quality 42nd

Living Conditions 32nd

Health 29th

Education 34th

Natural Environment 38th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

Cyprus is 34th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Cyprus has moved down the rankings table by 3 places.

PILLAR RANKINGS

Cyprus performs most strongly in Health and Living Conditions but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Infrastructure & Market Access.

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