Nested repeater first value

      <?php // Repeater Field
      if( have_rows('top_5', 'options') ): ?>

         <ul>

         <?php while( have_rows('top_5', 'options') ): the_row();

            // vars (repeater)
            $country_id = get_sub_field('country');
            $country_name = get_the_title( $country_id );
            $permalink = get_the_permalink( $country_id );
            $n = 1;

            // check for rows (sub repeater)
            if( have_rows('the_index', $country_id) ):

               $i = 0;

               // loop through rows (sub repeater)
               while( have_rows('the_index', $country_id) ): the_row();

                  // vars (sub-repeater)
                  $pi_id = get_sub_field('philanthropist');
                  $pi_id_1 = $pi_id[0];
                  $pi_name = get_the_title( $pi_id );
                  $pi_image = get_field('image', $pi_id);
                  $pi_image_url = !empty( $pi_image ) ? $pi_image['sizes']['thumbnail'] : get_template_directory_uri() . '/images/article-default-4x3.png';
                  // stop after x number of loops
                  if (++$i == 1) break;

               endwhile;

            endif; // if( get_sub_field('sub-repeater') ): ?>

                  <a href="<?php echo $permalink; ?>" class="aside-link animate-all group">
                     <img src="<?php echo $pi_image_url; ?>" class="responsive aside-thumb animate-all" alt="<?php echo $pi_name; ?>">
                     <h4 class="animate-all"><?php echo $country_name; ?></h4>
                     <p><?php //No 1: ?><?php echo $pi_name; ?></p>
                  </a>

         <?php endwhile; ?>

         </ul>

      <?php endif; // End Repeating items ?>