Sweden (2nd) is the Western European country whose prosperity has deteriorated the most over the last ten years. Since 2011, it has experienced a deterioration in six of the Index’s 12 pillars, with the greatest deteriorations seen in Governance, Social Capital, and Investment Environment.
Read MoreBulgaria is 48th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Bulgaria has moved up the rankings table by 2 places.
Bulgaria performs most strongly in Economic Quality and Education but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
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