
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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Laos is 115th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Laos has moved up the rankings table by 6 places.
Laos performs most strongly in Safety & Security and Natural Environment but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Infrastructure & Market Access.
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16 November, 2020
If this time is about anything, it is for each nation to decide its character and who it wants to be. The decisions we make now will create the foundation for our nations…
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