The Legatum Institute in England (whose motto is "Prosperity Through Revitalizing Capitalism & Democracy") released their 2015 Legatum Prosperity Index the other day which ranks the countries of the world based on prospertiy, personal freedom, social capital, governance, economy, health, safety, etc.
Some of the highlights from the Index include:
#1 in overall rank - Norway
#1 in personal freedom - Canada
#1 in governance - Switzerland
#1 in entrepreneurship - Sweden
#1 in education - Australia
#1 in safety & security - Hong Kong
#1 in health - USA
#1 in social capital - New Zealand
#1 in economy - Singapore
USA
#11 in overall rank
#15 in personal freedom
#11 in governance
#11 in entrepreneurship
#9 in education
#33 in safety & security
#1 in health
#11 in social capital
#11 in economy
To see more check out the ranking site, which is quite interesting:
http://www.prosperity.com/#!/ 