Poland climbs in World Prosperity Index

Poland came 31st out of 142 countries in the annual World Prosperity Index compiled by the Legatum Institute and published on Tuesday. In 2013 the country had been ranked 34th. Norway was ranked highest in this year’s report, followed by Switzerland and New Zealand. The Central African Republic was ranked lowest. The Czech Republic was 29th in the ranking, while Slovakia came 35th and Hungary came 39th. Poland performed best in the safety and security sub-index and was ranked 24th in this area. It also did well in education (31st) and health (33rd). At the same time the country ranked only 58th in personal freedom.