http://www.prosperity.com/Ranking.aspx Legatum recently published its 2012 Prosperity Index, which ranks 110 countries – covering 90pc of the world's population. Each nation was evaluated according to 89 variables sorted into eight subsections: economy, entrepreneurship, governance, education, health, safety, personal freedom and social capital. The UK ranked 13th. Here are the top ten, along with their rankings in each category: 1. Norway 2. Denmark 3. Sweden 4. Australia 5. New Zealand 6. Canada 7. Finland 8. Netherlands 9. Switzerland 10. Ireland. One huge surprise was a country that didn't make the top 10. The U.S. finished 12th. The least prosperous nations These are the countries that ranked bottom in the report. 133. Ethipoia 134. Yemen 135. Zimbabwe 136. Togo 137. Burundi 138. Haiti 139.Chad 140. Afghanistan 141. Congo (DR) 142. Central African Republic
