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 MoreSomalia is 163rd in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Somalia has moved up the rankings table by 3 places.
Somalia performs most strongly in Natural Environment and Enterprise Conditions but is weakest in Economic Quality. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Somalia compares to other countries.