India was ranked 100th among 149 countries on the list of prosperous countries released as part of the Legatum Prosperity Index 2017.
This marks an improvement of 4 spots as compared to 104th rank in 2016 making it the only country among BRICS nations to show an improvement.
India performs best on Governance and Economic Quality and scores lowest on the Natural Environment pillar.
The list has been topped by Norway and followed by New Zealand, Finland, Switzerland and Sweden.
Legatum Prosperity Index
Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking developed by the London-based Legatum Institute.
The index offers an insight into how prosperity is forming and changing across the world.
It is world’s leading global measure of economic and social wellbeing that studies 104 indicators under these categories: Economic Quality, Governance, Business Environment, Personal Freedom, Safety and Security, Social Capital, Education, Health and Natural Environment.