Question- Legatum Prosperity Index released by the International Non-Governmental Organization Legatum Institute. In this list India has got which place?
(a) 101st
(b) 100th
(c) 98th
(d) 85th
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On November 29th, 2017, the Legatum Prosperity Index-2017 was released by the international non-governmental organization ‘Legatum Institute’.
- This index covers 149 countries of the world.
- It is worth noting that this index is being released every year since 2007, which is based on the prosperity of nations, economic growth and quality of life.
- These conditions have been described as the combination of nine pillars:
- Economic Quality, Business Environment, Governance, Personal Freedom, Social Capital, Safety and Security, Education, Health, and the Natural Environment.
- Norway has been ranked 1st in index.
- Norway was followed by New Zealand, Finland, Switzerland and Sweden respectively.
- The lower-ranked countries in this index are respectively ranked Yemen (149th),
- Central African Republic (148th), Sudan (147th), Afghanistan (146th), and Chad (145th).
- India has been ranked 100th in the Legatum Prosperity Index, while it was at 104th position last year (LIP-2016).
- In this index, India’s the neighboring countries position is as follows: Sri Lanka (53rd), China (90th), Nepal (89th), Bangladesh (111th) and Pakistan (137th).
- The situation in the following 9 sub-indices of India in this index is as follows:
(i) Economic Quality – 56th place
(ii) Business Environment -65th place.
(iii) Administration (Governance) -41st place.
(iv) Personal Freedom – 100th place.
(v) Social Capital – 82nd place.
(vi) Safety and Security – 134th place.
(vii) Education – 99th place.
(viii) Health – 109th place.
(ix) Natural Environment -139th place. - According to the Legatum Prosperity Index, 2017, if the BRICS countries are compared, then India is ranked lower in comparison to other BRICS countries except Russia.
- In this year’s index, the position of BRICS countries is as follows: South Africa (52nd place), Brazil (54th), China (90th) and Russia (101st).
Reference:
http://prosperitysite.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/3515/1187/1128/Legatum_Prosperity_Index_2017.pdf
http://www.prosperity.com/globe/india