Côte d’Ivoire (120th) has experienced the greatest improvement in its prosperity of any country in the world in the past decade. It has seen major improvements in all pillars apart from Personal Freedom and Natural Environment, rising 24 places in the global rankings as a result. It has made particularly strong progress in Economic Quality since 2011, with high-tech manufactured exports more than doubling as a share of total exports.
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Syria
Ranked 159th of 167
159
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Syria is 159th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Syria has moved down the rankings table by 20 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Syria performs most strongly in Living Conditions and Health but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Syria compares to other countries.
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