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 MoreSouth Korea is 29th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, South Korea has remained at the same position.
South Korea performs most strongly in Education and Health but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Personal Freedom.
Visit our Rankings table to see how South Korea compares to other countries.
16 November, 2020
If this time is about anything, it is for each nation to decide its character and who it wants to be. The decisions we make now will create the foundation for our nations…
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