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.
Read MoreSão Tomé and Príncipe is 87th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, São Tomé and Príncipe has moved up the rankings table by 2 places.
São Tomé and Príncipe performs most strongly in Safety & Security and Personal Freedom but is weakest in Infrastructure & Market Access. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
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