
The life expectancy of people in Zimbabwe has increased by more 15 years in the last ten years.
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Azerbaijan is 99th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Azerbaijan has moved up the rankings table by 8 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Azerbaijan performs best on Education and Safety & Security and scores lowest on the Natural Environment pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Business Environment increasing by 17 places, whereas they dropped 2 places on Economic Quality.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Azerbaijan 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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