Social Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean

By Social Sector (VPS/SCL/SCL)

Social Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean is a diverse dataset of indicators designed to capture social conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The indicators are derived from national household survey data, Censuses, and other sources covering 21 countries from 1990 to date. While the Sociómetro includes traditional global indicators, the database also includes tailor-made indicators in five areas: Demographics, Education, Labor Market, Housing, and Income, to better capture conditions in LAC. Moreover, unlike traditional aggregate indicators, the Sociómetro indicators are disaggregated by ethnicity and race (when available) and by gender, geographic residence, education, and income quintile. The indicators are not intended to serve as official data for any particular country but instead aim to provide a comparable set of social indicators for the Latin American region.

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Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/qtp2zxqd
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
Citation

Inter-American Development Bank, 2021, Social Indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean, IDB Open Data, https://doi.org/10.60966/qtp2zxqd

Issued date 2021-11-08
Modified date 2025-04-10
Tags/Keywords Education · Employment · Gender · Health · Migration · Social Protection
Language English
Accrual Periodicity Quarterly
Temporal coverage 1990-2023
Geographic coverage
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Regional coverage Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Observational Data
Statistical type Panel Data
Data structure Structured Data
Dataset unit of observation Indicator-Year
Data notes

More than 150 indicators disaggregated by ethnicity and race, gender, geographic residence, education, and income quintile.

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