THE LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX™ 2023

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Côte d’Ivoire (120th) has experienced the greatest improvement in its prosperity of any country in the world in the past decade. It has seen major improvements in all pillars apart from Personal Freedom and Natural Environment, rising 24 places in the global rankings as a result. It has made particularly strong progress in Economic Quality since 2011, with high-tech manufactured exports more than doubling as a share of total exports.

Nigeria

Ranked 142^nd of 167

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142 nd on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™

Safety & Security 153rd

Personal Freedom 106th

Governance 132nd

Social Capital 84th

Investment Environment 123rd

Enterprise Conditions 125th

Infrastructure & Market Access 138th

Economic Quality 146th

Living Conditions 132nd

Health 157th

Education 136th

Natural Environment 129th

OVERALL PROSPERITY

Nigeria is 142nd in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Nigeria has moved down the rankings table by 1 place.

PILLAR RANKINGS

Nigeria performs most strongly in Social Capital and Personal Freedom but is weakest in Health. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.

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