Nepal is the third highest scoring country in the Asia Pacific for Personal Freedom; tolerance of LGBT individuals in society has improved following anti-discrimination laws in effect since 2015.
Read MoreLesotho is 114th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Lesotho has moved up the rankings table by 1 place.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Lesotho performs best on Governance and Personal Freedom and scores lowest on the Economic Quality pillar. The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Safety & Security increasing by 7 places, whereas they dropped 18 places on Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Lesotho 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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In the last year, 21 countries in the region have increased their Prosperity, while 19 have seen it decrease.
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