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 MoreSaudi Arabia is 79th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Saudi Arabia has moved up the rankings table by 12 places.
Saudi Arabia performs most strongly in Enterprise Conditions and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Saudi Arabia compares to other countries.