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Denmark (1st) is the most prosperous country in 2021, ranking in the top ten for all but one pillar. It leads the world in Social Capital, with citizens reporting high levels of confidence in key institutions like the judicial system and courts (86%) as well as strong generalised interpersonal trust (74%).
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Iceland
Ranked 8th of 167
Ranks
8
th
on the Legatum
8
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
8th
7th
10th
5th
19th
20th
19th
21st
10th
8th
11th
13th
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Iceland is 8th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Iceland has moved up the rankings table by 3 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Iceland performs most strongly in Social Capital and Personal Freedom but is weakest in Economic Quality. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Iceland compares to other countries.
How to read this graph:
When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
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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.