Mexico ranks as the Latin American country with the highest quality of life in the 2026 Best Countries Index developed by WPP in collaboration with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. It is followed in Latin America by Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile. Wharton researchers highlight Chile’s institutional development, relative stability, and position as a gateway between Latin America and Asia-Pacific markets. Get the Nearshore Americas Weekly Brief:Other Latin American countries ranked by the index include Peru at 62nd globally, with a score of 12.1, and Panama at 66th, with 10.8. Several major Latin American countries were not included in the index, including Cuba, Venezuela, and Haiti.