
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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Austria is 15th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Austria has moved down the rankings table by 1 place.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Austria performs best on Health and Safety & Security and scores lowest on the Personal Freedom pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Safety & Security increasing by 4 places, whereas they dropped 3 places on Personal Freedom.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Austria 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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28 November, 2018
The largest risers this year were Portugal and Cyprus, whereas Greece is the biggest faller. Norway is the world’s top-ranked country.
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28 November, 2018
Over the past five years, all countries in the region, except Ukraine, have increased their overall score. Over the past year, all but two countries (Czech Republic and…
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