Vietnam is the most improved country for living conditions over the last decade. Those living on under $1.90 a day has reduced from 20% of the population to 2% since 2009 and the prevalence of undernourishment has fallen from 18% to 11%.
China is 57th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2009, China has moved up the rankings table by 8 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
China performs most strongly in Health and Economic Quality but is weakest in
Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how China compares to other countries.
How to read this graph: When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.
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