STATS ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA

5.53

10🇻🇪 Venezuela

5.21

GDP per Capita (USD) Source: IMF World Economic Outlook 2024

1🇬🇾 Guyana

$30,650

$22,800

$17,100

$14,400

$11,350

$8,300

7🇨🇴 Colombia

$7,800

8🇪🇨 Ecuador

$6,900

9🇵🇾 Paraguay

$6,500

10🇸🇷 Suriname

$6,200

11🇧🇴 Bolivia

$3,800

12🇻🇪 Venezuela

$3,700

Minimum Wage (monthly, USD) Source: National labor ministries 2024 (converted at market rate)

1🇺🇾 Uruguay

$560

2🇨🇱 Chile

$500

3🇪🇨 Ecuador

$460

4🇵🇾 Paraguay

$370

5🇧🇴 Bolivia

$360

6🇨🇴 Colombia

$330

7🇬🇾 Guyana

$300

8🇧🇷 Brazil

$280

$275

10🇸🇷 Suriname

$230

11🇦🇷 Argentina

$220

12🇻🇪 Venezuela

Cost of Living Index (NYC = 100) Source: Numbeo Cost of Living Index 2024

1🇺🇾 Uruguay

47.5

2🇬🇾 Guyana

44.0

3🇨🇱 Chile

38.5

4🇪🇨 Ecuador

38.0

5🇧🇷 Brazil

35.5

6🇦🇷 Argentina

35.0

7🇸🇷 Suriname

34.0

8🇵🇪 Peru

33.5

9🇧🇴 Bolivia

32.5

10🇵🇾 Paraguay

31.0

11🇻🇪 Venezuela

30.5

12🇨🇴 Colombia

30.0

Life Expectancy (years) Source: WHO / World Bank 2023

1🇨🇱 Chile

80.2

78.1

3🇨🇴 Colombia

77.7

4🇪🇨 Ecuador

77.0

5🇵🇪 Peru

76.7

6🇦🇷 Argentina

76.6

7🇧🇷 Brazil

75.9

8🇵🇾 Paraguay

74.3

9🇻🇪 Venezuela

72.1

10🇸🇷 Suriname

71.7

11🇧🇴 Bolivia

68.6

12🇬🇾 Guyana

65.7

Median Age (years) Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024

36.4

36.0

33.5

32.8

5🇨🇴 Colombia

31.3

6🇵🇪 Peru

30.0

7🇸🇷 Suriname

29.5

7🇻🇪 Venezuela

29.5

9🇪🇨 Ecuador

28.8

10🇬🇾 Guyana

26.7

11🇵🇾 Paraguay

26.5

12🇧🇴 Bolivia

25.3

Human Development Index (0–1) Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2024

1🇨🇱 Chile

0.860

2🇦🇷 Argentina

0.849

3🇺🇾 Uruguay

0.830

4🇪🇨 Ecuador

0.765

5🇵🇪 Peru

0.762

6🇧🇷 Brazil

0.760

7🇨🇴 Colombia

0.758

8🇬🇾 Guyana

0.742

9🇵🇾 Paraguay

0.731

10🇸🇷 Suriname

0.730

11🇻🇪 Venezuela

0.699

12🇧🇴 Bolivia

0.698

Poverty Rate (% below $6.85/day) Source: World Bank, 2017 PPP · Venezuela, Guyana & Suriname — no comparable recent survey

1🇨🇴 Colombia

35%

2🇵🇪 Peru

33%

2🇧🇴 Bolivia

33%

4🇪🇨 Ecuador

30%

5🇧🇷 Brazil

28%

6🇵🇾 Paraguay

23%

7🇦🇷 Argentina

22%

8🇨🇱 Chile

11%

9🇺🇾 Uruguay

Adult Literacy Rate (%) Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics 2023

99.0%

98.8%

3🇻🇪 Venezuela

97.1%

97.0%

5🇨🇴 Colombia

95.6%

6🇵🇾 Paraguay

94.5%

6🇵🇪 Peru

94.5%

8🇸🇷 Suriname

94.4%

9🇧🇷 Brazil

94.3%

10🇧🇴 Bolivia

93.9%

11🇪🇨 Ecuador

93.6%

12🇬🇾 Guyana

88.5%

Mean Years of Schooling Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2024 (adults 25+)

11.1 yr

2🇨🇱 Chile

10.9 yr

3🇻🇪 Venezuela

10.3 yr

4🇵🇪 Peru

9.9 yr

5🇧🇴 Bolivia

9.8 yr

6🇸🇷 Suriname

9.4 yr

7🇪🇨 Ecuador

9.0 yr

7🇺🇾 Uruguay

9.0 yr

9🇨🇴 Colombia

8.9 yr

9🇵🇾 Paraguay

8.9 yr

11🇬🇾 Guyana

8.6 yr

12🇧🇷 Brazil

8.3 yr

Internet Penetration (%) Source: ITU / World Bank 2023

91%

90%

88%

84%

5🇻🇪 Venezuela

80%

6🇵🇾 Paraguay

79%

7🇬🇾 Guyana

78%

7🇸🇷 Suriname

78%

74%

10🇨🇴 Colombia

73%

11🇪🇨 Ecuador

72%

12🇧🇴 Bolivia

70%

Statutory Paid Annual Leave (working days) Source: National labor codes / ILO 2023 (base entitlement)

1🇧🇷 Brazil

30 days

1🇵🇪 Peru

30 days

3🇺🇾 Uruguay

20 days

4🇧🇴 Bolivia

15 days

15 days

4🇨🇴 Colombia

15 days

4🇪🇨 Ecuador

15 days

4🇻🇪 Venezuela

15 days

9🇦🇷 Argentina

14 days

10🇵🇾 Paraguay

12 days

10🇬🇾 Guyana

12 days

10🇸🇷 Suriname

12 days

Alcohol Consumption per Capita (liters pure alcohol/year) Source: WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol 2023

9.7 L

9.6 L

3🇬🇾 Guyana

8.0 L

7.9 L

5🇧🇷 Brazil

7.8 L

6🇵🇾 Paraguay

7.2 L

7🇵🇪 Peru

6.3 L

8🇻🇪 Venezuela

5.6 L

8🇸🇷 Suriname

5.6 L

10🇨🇴 Colombia

4.9 L

11🇧🇴 Bolivia

4.8 L

12🇪🇨 Ecuador

4.3 L

Corruption Perceptions Index (100 = least corrupt) Source: Transparency International CPI 2023

1🇺🇾 Uruguay

2🇨🇱 Chile

3🇨🇴 Colombia

3🇬🇾 Guyana

3🇸🇷 Suriname

6🇦🇷 Argentina

7🇧🇷 Brazil

8🇪🇨 Ecuador

10🇧🇴 Bolivia

11🇵🇾 Paraguay

12🇻🇪 Venezuela

Renewable Energy Share (% of electricity) Source: Ember Climate / IEA 2023

1🇵🇾 Paraguay

100%

94%

3🇧🇷 Brazil

89%

4🇪🇨 Ecuador

79%

5🇨🇴 Colombia

75%

6🇻🇪 Venezuela

70%

7🇵🇪 Peru

60%

7🇨🇱 Chile

60%

9🇸🇷 Suriname

45%

10🇦🇷 Argentina

35%

11🇧🇴 Bolivia

33%

12🇬🇾 Guyana

International Tourist Arrivals (millions/year) Source: UNWTO 2023

6.4M

2🇧🇷 Brazil

5.9M

3🇨🇴 Colombia

4.5M