Nepal (110th) is one of the countries in Asia-Pacific where prosperity has improved the most in the last decade. Primary school enrolment has grown from 80% to 96%, and secondary school enrolment has increased from 47% to 62%.
Read MoreItaly is 30th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Italy has remained at the same position.
Italy performs most strongly in Health and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Economic Quality. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Living Conditions.
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