
Nepal is the third highest scoring country in the Asia Pacific for Personal Freedom; tolerance of LGBT individuals in society has improved following anti-discrimination laws in effect since 2015.
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Australia is 13th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Australia has moved down the rankings table by 10 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Australia performs best on Social Capital and Education and scores lowest on the Economic Quality pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Personal Freedom increasing by 2 places, whereas they dropped 3 places on Education.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Australia compares to other countries.
28 November, 2018
The gap between the largest and smallest scores has been growing steadily since 2013, and this year the gap is the largest it has ever been.
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Prosperity has grown over the last year to its highest ever point. In the last five years, 113 countries have improved their prosperity. In many respects the world is getting…
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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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29 November, 2017
Social Capital can take several forms. In his book, Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam defines two types. The first is ‘bonding’ Social Capital, representing links between…
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