Uruguay (38th) is the most prosperous country in Latin America and the Caribbean, ranking 16th in the world for Personal Freedom and 28th for Governance. More than 90% of survey respondents were satisfied with their degree of freedom to choose what to do with their lives.
Read MoreGermany is 9th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Germany has remained at the same position.
Germany performs most strongly in Infrastructure & Market Access and Enterprise Conditions but is weakest in Investment Environment. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Infrastructure & Market Access.
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