Finland is the world's most prosperous nation, not only in monetary matters but in the quality of its democracy and governance, according to the latest Prosperity Index, to be launched by Legatum, the London-based think-tank, this week.
Finland took first prize – up from third last year – and is followed by Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Zimbabwe ranks last, just ahead of Sudan and Yemen.
The United States comes in ninth, beating Britain, Germany and France, which all ranked in the top 20. Four-fifths of the top 20-ranked countries are in North America and Europe.
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