Nepal (110th) is one of the countries in Asia-Pacific where prosperity has improved the most in the last decade. Primary school enrolment has grown from 80% to 96%, and secondary school enrolment has increased from 47% to 62%.
Read MoreLaos is 115th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Laos has moved up the rankings table by 6 places.
Laos performs most strongly in Safety & Security and Natural Environment but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Infrastructure & Market Access.
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16 November, 2020
If this time is about anything, it is for each nation to decide its character and who it wants to be. The decisions we make now will create the foundation for our nations…
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