india low on Prosperity Index

India is placed 106th on the ‘Prosperity Index’ which ranks 142 countries in eight categories including health, education, economy, safety and security. London-based Legatum Institute places India below China (51), Sri Lanka (60), Nepal (102) and Bangladesh (103). According to the report, India has slipped in the safety and security category by 21 places to 120 “due to an increase in property being stolen, assault rates, group grievances, and drop in the perception of feeling safe walking home alone at night.” The country has dropped by 45 places to 100 on the personal freedom segment “due to a drop in the tolerance of immigrants and a drop in civic choice variables.” Moreover, the country ranked low on health (109 in the index), entrepreneurship and opportunity (104)