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 MoreSingapore is 17th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Singapore has remained at the same position.
Singapore performs most strongly in Economic Quality and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
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