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Sweden (2nd) is the Western European country whose prosperity has deteriorated the most over the last ten years. Since 2011, it has experienced a deterioration in six of the Index’s 12 pillars, with the greatest deteriorations seen in Governance, Social Capital, and Investment Environment.
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Denmark
Ranked 1st of 167
Ranks
1
st
on the Legatum
1
st
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
6th
2nd
3rd
1st
8th
8th
9th
7th
2nd
16th
5th
5th
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Denmark is 1st in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Denmark has moved up the rankings table by 1 place.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Denmark performs most strongly in Social Capital and Personal Freedom but is weakest in Health. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Health.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Denmark compares to other countries.
How to read this graph:
When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.
When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.