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 MoreBahrain is 62nd in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Bahrain has moved down the rankings table by 10 places.
Bahrain performs most strongly in Infrastructure & Market Access and Investment Environment 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 Bahrain compares to other countries.