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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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Netherlands
Ranked 6th of 167
Ranks
6
th
on the Legatum
6
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
9th
5th
5th
8th
3rd
9th
3rd
10th
1st
11th
6th
39th
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Netherlands is 6th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Netherlands has remained at the same position.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Netherlands performs most strongly in Living Conditions and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Natural Environment. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Natural Environment.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Netherlands 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.