The Legatum Institute, a London based research institute, released on Thursday the annual globalProsperity Index - a survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world.
星期四，總部設在倫敦的列格坦研究所發布了全球年度繁榮指數，這項調查為世界上最繁榮的國家進行了排名。
The organisation compared 104 variables to come up with its list. The variables are split into nine subindexes: economic quality, business environment, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom, social capital, and natural environment.
該組織比較了104個變量，然後給出了這份名單。這些變量被分為九組分類指數：經濟質量、商業環境、管理方式、教育、健康、安全和治安、個人自由、社會資本以及自然環境。
For the last seven years of the index, Norway has taken the top spot, but in 2016 a new nation is the world's most prosperous.
在過去七年的指數排名中，挪威一直高居榜首，然而，2016年世界上最繁榮的這個國家首次登頂榜首。
世界上最繁榮的國家TOP10
10. United Kingdom: Despite Brexit, Britain has jumped in this year's Prosperity Index, climbing from 15th. Britain's best was for business environment, where it was 5th.
第十位：英國：雖然英國要退出歐盟，但英國今年的繁榮指數依然暴漲，從原來的第十五位突升為第十位。英國的商業環境最佳，世界排名第五。
9. Denmark: Scandinavia has famously high standards of living, and coming in 9th place, Denmark is actually the least prosperous nation in the region. Its top score was 5th for safety and security.
第九位：丹麥：斯堪地那維亞半島高水準的生活品質十分有名，當前排在第九位。實際上，丹麥是這個地區最不繁榮的國家。其得分最高的指數是安全和治安，世界排名第五。
8. Sweden: Just above its neighbor Denmark, Sweden ranked 3rd in the economic quality sub-index, and 5th for governance, but still fell to 8th overall from 5th in 2015.
第八位：瑞典：略高於鄰國丹麥，瑞典在經濟質量分類指數上排名第三，在管理方式上排名第五，但總體上依然降到了第八位。2015年，瑞典排名第五。
7. The Netherlands: The Netherlands ranks 2nd in both education and economic quality, and in the top 5 of two other sub-indexes.
第七位：荷蘭：在教育和經濟質量分類指數上，荷蘭排名第二;此外，荷蘭還有兩組分類指數排在前五位。
6. Australia: Famous for its laid-back lifestyle and good weather, it is no wonder Australia came second overall in the social capital sub-index, helping it climb one place overall from 7th in 2015.
澳大利亞：以悠閒的生活方式和好天氣著稱，澳大利亞在社會資本分類指數上整體排名第二也不足為奇，這項排名也助其從2015年的第七位爬升至第六位。
5. Canada: America's neighbour to the north is substantially more prosperous according to the Legatum Institute, finishing 3rd for social capital and business environment, and 2nd for personal freedom.
第五位：加拿大：根據列格坦研究所的調查，美國的北方鄰國比之要更繁榮一些，在社會資本和商業環境方面，加拿大排名第三;在個人自由方面，其排名第二。
4. Switzerland: Switzerland frequently features at the top of lists like the Prosperity Index, thanks to fantastic education (1st overall), and great healthcare. It was 3rd in the health sub-index.
第四位：瑞士：由於擁有極好的教育(總體排名第一)和醫療保健體系，瑞士經常會在各類榜單上名列前茅。在健康分類指數上，瑞士排名第三。
3. Finland: Finns may not class themselves as Scandinavian, but they can't deny being a seriously prosperous northern European state. Finland has the best governance in the world, according to the Legatum Institute.
第三位：芬蘭：芬蘭人可能並不把自己歸入斯堪地那維亞人的範疇，但他們不能否認芬蘭是一個非常繁榮的北歐國家。根據列格坦研究所的調查，芬蘭在管理方式上世界排名第一。
2. Norway: For seven consecutive years Norway had been ranked as the most prosperous country on earth by the Legatum Institute, but this year it loses its crown, with a ranking of 3rd in the governance sub-index.
第二位：挪威：在列格坦研究所的排名榜上，挪威已連續七年被評為世界上最繁榮的國家，但今年挪威錯失王冠，在管理方式上排名第三。
1. New Zealand: Officially the most prosperous country on Earth, according to the Legatum Institute, New Zealand ranked top of both the social capital and economic quality sub-indexes, and 2nd for business environment and governance.
第一位：紐西蘭：列格坦研究所正式認定紐西蘭為世界上最繁榮的國家，在社會資本和經濟質量方面，紐西蘭皆排在第一位;在商業環境和管理方式上，紐西蘭排名第二。
（編輯：何瑩瑩）