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Ireland
Ranked 11th of 167
Ranks
11
th
on the Legatum
11
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
11th
8th
13th
16th
14th
16th
24th
4th
19th
23rd
12th
17th
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Ireland is 11th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Ireland has moved up the rankings table by 5 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Ireland performs most strongly in Economic Quality and Personal Freedom but is weakest in Infrastructure & Market Access. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Ireland compares to other countries.
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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.