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 MoreGhana is 98th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Ghana has moved down the rankings table by 1 place.
Ghana performs most strongly in Personal Freedom and Enterprise Conditions but is weakest in Economic Quality. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Enterprise Conditions.
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