In 2023, Argentina was the Latin American country with the highest misery index score of 321.8 points. Venezuela ranked second with around 276.3 points. During that same year, both countries also led the inflation ranking in Latin America.
Misery index ranking for the most miserable countries in Latin America 2023
The misery index is the sum of the unemployment rate, the lending rate, and the inflation rate minus the percent change in real GDP per capita of a country.
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Cato Institute. (March 18, 2024). Misery index ranking for the most miserable countries in Latin America 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386159/most-miserable-countries-in-latin-america/
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