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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
Published date 2021-11-08
Modified date 2025-05-08
Language English
Accrual Periodicity

Quarterly
Temporal coverage 1990-2023
Country
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
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Author
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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