Frederick de Wit's decorative map, made about 1650, includes oval vignettes of Latin American cities along the top border. Single figures of different native peoples line either side, including a ...

But the biggest climbers of any region were cities in Latin America. Our map below shows which have become the most expensive. Cities in Latin America rose by an average of 13 places in 2023.

To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic Detail page. LATIN AMERICA is the most democratic region of the developing world. But it has long been heading in the wrong ...