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Sweden
Ranked 2nd of 167
Ranks
2
nd
on the Legatum
2
nd
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
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OVERALL PROSPERITY
Sweden is 2nd in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Sweden has moved down the rankings table by 1 place.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Sweden performs most strongly in Natural Environment and Living Conditions but is weakest in Enterprise Conditions. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Health.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Sweden 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.