Prosperity in Spain and Latin America: Myths and Facts

This paper presents a comparative analysis of 18 Latin American countries and Spain, from 2007 to 2018, in terms of well-being, from a multidimensional perspective, using the Prosperity Index by Legatum. Results of the investigation show a positive convergence trend among most of the countries under analysis (not the case for Venezuela), even in differentiated ways, both in general terms and in specific areas.