The United Arab Emirates (39th) has witnessed the fastest rise in standard of living in the world in the last ten years.
Read MoreIn the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Kyrgyzstan has fallen by 5 positions from 77 to 82 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Kyrgyzstan has moved up the rankings table by 12 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Kyrgyzstan performs best on Health and Education and scores lowest on the Governance pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Health increasing by 3 places, whereas they dropped 28 places on Social Capital.
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29 November, 2017
The countries within Asia-Pacific have the broadest spread of prosperity – New Zealand sits at number two and Afghanistan at 146.
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Some of the biggest individual prosperity gains over the past decade have come from Asian nations as rapidly rising wealth has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of…
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