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 MoreJamaica is 57th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Jamaica has moved up the rankings table by 3 places.
Jamaica performs most strongly in Personal Freedom and Enterprise Conditions but is weakest in Safety & Security. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Jamaica compares to other countries.
31 August, 2016
Despite positives in its economic prosperity, Colombia has seen a marked decrease in many pillars over the last decade, with, as is seemingly the perpetual case globally and…
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Paraguay has made significant improvements in a number of pillars since 2007, with a 25 rank climb in Economic Quality, ten rank rise in Governance, and a 15 rank rise in…
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Improving across most pillars, Bolivia initially looks as though it is readily becoming one of South America’s most prosperity enriched nations. Unfortunately, whilst progress…
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Industrialisation in El Salvador has brought economic improvement. The country has risen two ranks in Economic Quality since 2007 and 18 ranks in Business Environment. Falling…
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