Egypt rose six places to rank 110th out of 142 countries in the 2015 Prosperity Index, compared 116th last year.
The index showed Egypt's best performance this year is in the Health sub-index‚ where it ranks 84th in 2015.
Egypt's lowest rank this year is in the Personal freedom sub-index‚ where it ranks 140th.
The annual index‚ by the Legatum Institute‚ an international think tank based in London‚ ranks 142 countries across eight categories: the Economy‚ Entrepreneurship & Opportunity, Governance, Education, Health, Safety & Security, Personal Freedom and Social Capital.
For the seventh year running, Norway is the most prosperous country in the world, while the least prosperous countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa.
