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 MoreGreece is 40th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Greece has remained at the same position.
Greece performs most strongly in Infrastructure & Market Access and Natural Environment but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
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