Britain most prosperous large economy in EU

The Legatum Institute's 2014 Prosperity Index has found that Britain is the most prosperous of the large economies in the European Union, but still lags behind countries such as Switzerland and Norway which chose not to join the bloc. The Index found that Norway was the most prosperous country in the world, with Switzerland at number two in the list. Britain is ranked at number 13, three places higher than last year's index, and one spot ahead of Germany. However, Britain was outranked by Ireland, Denmark and the Netherlands, as well as New Zealand, which came third. The United States came tenth.