How India moved up 4 notches to 100th spot on global prosperity index

In India, number of people saying there had been times when they did not have enough to eat rose from 26% to 35%

India has moved up four spots in the latest edition of the Legatum Prosperity Index. The country now ranks 100th on the index, up from 104th last year. Norway heads the ranking, followed by New Zealand, Finland, Switzerland and Sweden. 

The rankings are based on a country’s performance on nine pillars, namely — economic quality, business environment, governance, personal freedom, social capital, safety and security, education, health and natural environment. 

Of these nine pillars, India’s performance over the past year has improved the most on economic quality, business environment and governance. Much of this improvement is due to higher scores