Bangladesh has seen the greatest fall in absolute poverty, down to 14.8% of the population. In 1991 the rate was 44.2%.
Read MoreEstonia is 26th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Estonia has moved up the rankings table by 3 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Estonia performs best on Natural Environment and Education and scores lowest on the Social Capital pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Health increasing by 6 places, whereas they dropped 6 places on Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Estonia 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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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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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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