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 MoreDenmark is 1st in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Denmark has moved up the rankings table by 1 place.
Denmark performs most strongly in Social Capital and Personal Freedom but is weakest in Health. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Health.
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