Malta has placed 23rd in the 2015 Global Prosperity Index, having kept its place since last year.
The survey shows that Malta's best performance was in the Social Capital sub-index, where it ranked 19th in 2015.
Worryingly, its lowest rank was in the Education sub-index, where it ranked 42nd.
Malta placed between France and Spain.
See the survey at http://www.prosperity.com/#!/country/MLT
The index measured prosperity based on both income and wellbeing in 142 countries.
Norway, Switzerland and Denmark were the best placed countries. The Central African Republic was the worst.
The Prosperity Index is created by the Legatum Institute, a London-based think tank and educational charity focused on promoting prosperity.