
Bangladesh has seen the greatest fall in absolute poverty, down to 14.8% of the population. In 1991 the rate was 44.2%.
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Kyrgyzstan is 78th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Kyrgyzstan has moved up the rankings table by 21 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Kyrgyzstan performs best on Education and Social Capital and scores lowest on the Governance pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Social Capital increasing by 14 places, whereas they dropped 6 places on Health.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Kyrgyzstan 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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29 November, 2017
The countries within Asia-Pacific have the broadest spread of prosperity – New Zealand sits at number two and Afghanistan at 146.
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29 November, 2017
Social Capital can take several forms. In his book, Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam defines two types. The first is ‘bonding’ Social Capital, representing links between…
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