Brazil continues to lead in LGBT rights and financial inclusion, trailing only the United States, according to the Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index 2014.

Uruguay topped Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index 2014 for the second consecutive year meanwhile Argentina tied second with Costa Rica, and Chile rounded out the top five.

“Investors see Mexico as an export platform with access to the United States,” points out COA's Eric Farnsworth.

Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index 2014 shows Central America’s Northern Triangle at the bottom of the ranking, which underlines the root causes for the migrant exodus to the United States.

Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index 2014 finds Central America’s Northern Triangle to suffer from a tangled web of inequality, and lack of economic and social opportunities.

El tercer Índice de Inclusión Social de Americas Quarterly 2014 muestra que pese a los avances y el crecimiento económico, Latinoamérica aún no ha logrado erradicar problemas de exclusión social.

Despite reaching the fifth top spot on social spending, Colombia still lags behind on civil participation, government responsiveness and human rights, in the Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index 2014.