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France
Ranked 23rd of 167
23
rd
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
OVERALL PROSPERITY
France is 23rd in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, France has moved down the rankings table by 2 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
France performs most strongly in Natural Environment and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Enterprise Conditions.
Visit our Rankings table to see how France compares to other countries.
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further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.