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 MoreDominican Republic is 68th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Dominican Republic has moved up the rankings table by 6 places.
Dominican Republic performs most strongly in Personal Freedom and Social Capital but is weakest in Safety & Security. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
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