(MENAFN - Morocco World News) Rabat – Tailing the British , Morocco has scored the 11th in the MENA region and 97th out of 149 countries.

The index measured each country on the basis of economic quality, business environment, effective governance and democracy, personal freedom, social capital, safety and security, education, health, and natural environment.

Morocco's strongest asset is "safety and security," which positioned the country in the 35th position, ahead of Czech Republic and the United States.

"The majority of MENA's falling prosperity in 2017 was in Safety and Security, with , Turkey and Libya the worst performers. Within MENA, only Morocco, Oman and Qatar have seen their Safety and Security scores rise in the last five years," said the survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world.

At the 49th position worldwide, the country also performed well in terms of "natural environment," ahead of Malaysia and South Africa. This is because "Morocco has implemented more sustainable management of its water supply."

Meanwhile, Morocco is the 88th country in the index of business opportunities,116th in the index of governance, and 112th in terms of individual freedoms.

The index finds that the kingdom's weakest spot is education. At the 119th position, education in Morocco is worst than it is in Kenya, Tanzania, and Egypt.

In the MENA region, Morocco came in just behind Tunisia at the 94th position, while Israel led the regional ranking at the followed by the United Arab Emirates at 39 and Qatar at the 47th.

The 2017 index found that world prosperity and wellbeing are at the highest level in the last decade, being 2.6 percent higher than in 2007.

However, the report confirmed the global trend that Nordic and Anglo-Saxon countries are leading the way.

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