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.
Read MoreSpain is 24th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Spain has remained at the same position.
Spain performs most strongly in Living Conditions and Social Capital but is weakest in Economic Quality. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Safety & Security.
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