
Spain has seen one of the biggest reductions in unemployment levels in 2018, with 470,000 new jobs created between April and June. Since 2013, unemployment has fallen from 24.8% to 17.4%.
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Italy is 34th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Italy has moved down the rankings table by 7 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Italy performs best on Safety & Security and Personal Freedom and scores lowest on the Business Environment pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Natural Environment increasing by 19 places, whereas they dropped 3 places on Personal Freedom.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Italy 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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