
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.
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Saudi Arabia is 79th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Saudi Arabia has moved up the rankings table by 12 places.
Saudi Arabia performs most strongly in Enterprise Conditions and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Saudi Arabia compares to other countries.