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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
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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
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.