
Ecuador (85th) is the country in Latin America and the Caribbean where prosperity has improved the most in the last decade. It has improved in all pillars apart from Economic Quality since 2011, including an impressive 21-rank rise in Personal Freedom, driven by major improvements in both Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Assembly.
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Belarus is 78th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Belarus has moved down the rankings table by 2 places.
Belarus performs most strongly in Education and Natural Environment but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Health.
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