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 MoreSingapore is 17th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Singapore has remained at the same position.
Singapore performs most strongly in Economic Quality and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Personal Freedom. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
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