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 MorePortugal is 26th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Portugal has moved up the rankings table by 2 places.
Portugal performs most strongly in Personal Freedom and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Economic Quality. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
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