Côte d’Ivoire (120th) has experienced the greatest improvement in its prosperity of any country in the world in the past decade. It has seen major improvements in all pillars apart from Personal Freedom and Natural Environment, rising 24 places in the global rankings as a result. It has made particularly strong progress in Economic Quality since 2011, with high-tech manufactured exports more than doubling as a share of total exports.
Read MoreLebanon is 112th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Lebanon has moved down the rankings table by 28 places.
Lebanon performs most strongly in Education and Living Conditions but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Safety & Security.
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