Although the region was largely considered to be middle income and possesses substantial wealth in natural resources, great numbers of poor and malnourished people reside in Latin America and the Caribbean.
尽管大多数人认为拉加地区主要是中等收入国家，并拥有大量自然资源财富，但是也有大量贫穷、营养不良的人居住在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区。