Mozambique remains as one of the most less prosperous country in the world.

The prosperity and quality of life in Mozambique are still very poor and,in a list of 147 countries assessed by the Legatum Institute, the UK, our country sticker is in 119th position in this annual ranking, Norway is considered, for the seventh year consecutive, the most prosperous country in the world.

The list,known as"Prosperity Index" was released this week by the Legatum Institute,and aims investigating prosperity not only in the economic, but also the well-being and quality of life that each offers.

Thus,the Prosperity Index studies the performance of 142 countries in eight categories.

In the category"Economy", are assessed aspects such as the size of the labor market, unemployment rates,inflation and expectations for the economic environment of the country; in "entrepreneurship and opportunities", they are assessed aspects such as costs for starting a business in the country, spending on research and development and the economic environment of the country is favorable to entrepreneurs; the "Government" variable, are assessed aspects such as the stability of the Government and its effectiveness, corruption, separation of powers and the rule of law.

The other categories are "education",assessed are aspects such as the quality of school education and higher education and the student-teacher relationship; under the "health", the study evaluates aspects such as infant mortality, per capita expenditures of the government with the sector, the beds in hospitals and even water quality; in the chapter on "Safety" are assessed aspects such as the number of refugees and internally displaced persons and political and urban violence; with regard to "individual liberties" are seen aspects such as tolerance toward immigrants and minorities and civil liberties; and, finally, as regards the "capital", the study examines the percentages of people who perform social work, donations for establishing charities, the marriage rates and even religiosity of the population.