About News Support us Contact us Explore our work FEATURED REPORT 15 November 2021 Legatum Prosperity Index™ 2021 Legatum Prosperity Index™ The 15th edition of the Legatum Prosperity Index™ About the Legatum Institute The Legatum Institute is a London-based think-tank with a bold vision to create a global movement of people committed to creating the pathways from poverty to prosperity and the transformation of society. Learn more about the Legatum Institute COMMENTARY 25 November 2021 Legatum Prosperity Index™ Neil Oliver on the importance of freedom | Launch of the 2021 Legatum Prosperity Index COMMENTARY 16 November 2021 Legatum Prosperity Index™ The Foundational Elements of Prosperity REPORT 12 November 2021 Global Index of Economic Openness Pathway to Prosperity: Perú Case Study COMMENTARY 28 October 2021 Global Index of Economic Openness Ethiopia’s path to middle-income status paved by the AfCFTA REPORT 27 October 2021 Perú 200 años: Plantean urgente necesidad de reformas políticas y judiciales REPORT 27 October 2021 Peru at 200: Urgent need for political and judicial reforms REPORT 25 October 2021 UK Poverty Unit The impact of the Universal Credit cut – 840,000 more people in poverty COMMENTARY 11 October 2021 Global Index of Economic Openness What is Ethiopia’s pathway to prosperity? 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Legatum Prosperity Index Since 2007, the Legatum Prosperity Index™ has evaluated long-term changes in global prosperity, pinpointing drivers of progress and highlighting those nations that have made the greatest strides forward. Learn more about the Legatum Prosperity Index™ Legatum Institute @LegatumInst·18h Our #UnitedStates Prosperity Index measures prosperity across the 50 states of the union, as well as DC. The Index provides an overview of each states' prosperity since 2011, a comparison to the U.S. average, and full ranking information. https://t.co/UYK7v8VcaO Reply on Twitter 1466437054250852374 Retweet on Twitter 1466437054250852374 Like on Twitter 1466437054250852374 1 Legatum Prosperity Index™ @ProsperityIndex·18h The 2021 Index shows that preceding the #covid pandemic, global prosperity had seen a deterioration across all regions in: Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Assembly. This has been correlated with the weakening of political accountability. https://t.co/3OCL570iSk Reply on Twitter 1466435466090188804 Retweet on Twitter 1466435466090188804 1 Like on Twitter 1466435466090188804 1 Deprose Muchena @DeproseM·1 Dec @tmurisa @sivioinstitute At their best they can be admirable. At their worst, post-colonial states in Africa are often feeble structures mimicking the ones they replaced. 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