Comparative prosperity
Country-level evidence on living conditions, resources and institutions. World Bank data, transparent calculations and experimental research.
Country rankings Experimental · 2023
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170 of 197 economies have complete 2023 observations. Equal domain weights: 20% each.
| Rank | Rank range3 weightings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia | 94.3 | 99.4 | 94.1 | 97.0 | 94.7 | 86.4 | 1–2 |
| 2 | NorwayEurope & Central Asia | 93.1 | 91.7 | 82.2 | 97.6 | 100.0 | 94.1 | 2–7 |
| 3 | AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific | 92.5 | 92.3 | 96.4 | 88.8 | 92.3 | 92.9 | 1–3 |
| 4 | SwedenEurope & Central Asia | 92.2 | 95.0 | 84.0 | 89.3 | 98.2 | 94.7 | 3–5 |
| 5 | LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia | 92.1 | 95.0 | 80.5 | 99.4 | 96.4 | 89.3 | 5–9 |
| 6 | DenmarkEurope & Central Asia | 91.6 | 84.6 | 92.3 | 92.9 | 99.4 | 88.8 | 6–8 |
| 7 | FinlandEurope & Central Asia | 91.2 | 82.2 | 89.9 | 86.4 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 4–10 |
| 8 | IcelandEurope & Central Asia | 91.1 | 89.3 | 85.2 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 96.4 | 6–11 |
| 9 | San MarinoEurope & Central Asia | 91.1 | 100.0 | 98.5 | 95.3 | 89.3 | 72.2 | 2–12 |
| 10 | BelgiumEurope & Central Asia | 89.6 | 88.8 | 90.5 | 89.9 | 93.5 | 85.2 | 10–12 |
| 11 | AndorraEurope & Central Asia | 89.2 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 92.3 | 74.0 | 82.8 | 4–11 |
| 12 | MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 88.9 | 96.4 | 98.5 | 88.2 | 83.4 | 78.1 | 6–13 |
Scores are cohort percentiles (0–100), not percentages of prosperity achieved. Rank ranges show three specified weighting choices, not confidence intervals. Global ranks stay fixed when filtering by region.
Indicator atlas
Explore 47 source indicators by year and economy.
Darker colors indicate a higher value, which is not always better. The atlas shows source indicators, not a composite prosperity ranking. Gray places have no comparable observation for the selected year. Borders are illustrative.
Compare economies
Six observed measures at a common observation year.
Common observation year: 2023. Bar scales: 90 years for life expectancy, $150,000 for GDP per person, and 100% for service access. Bars are capped at their display scale.