Overall prosperity is on the rise in the UK, according to the latest findings from the Legatum Prosperity Index, with Britain climbing one place in the worldwide prosperity rankings in 2012 (to place 13th) – as well as scaling the Governance, and Safety & Security sub-categories (seventh and 20th respectively) – and ranks amongst the world’s 30 ‘Top Performers’ for overall prosperity.

According to the Index, the UK outperforms America in the Entrepreneurship & Opportunity sub-index (placing sixth and 12th respectively) and Governance (seventh and tenth respectively) and, with the US dropping to 12th position in the overall rankings, the UK is expected to overtake its ally by 2014.