Numbers Latin America

1,6

Brazil has a low fertility rate of the whole region we discussed. While the subregion Latin America (excl Mexico) is forecasted to have a fertility rate of 1,7% p.a. in 2050, this rate will be in Brazil... Only Chile and Uruguay have a lower rate. (source: UN Population Forecast).

157

What is the position of Brazil in the ranking of 173 countries according to the degree of openness (2022)? (source: World Bank)

2,2

Brazil has a lower tCO2 / habitant emission than the average of South America (2,5) in 2022 (source: globalcarbonatlas.org).

218,7

Population of Brazil in July 2023 in million. (source: CIA World Factbook)

60

What was the position of Brazil in the PISA rankings for mathematics (2022) (out of 80 countries)? (source: OECD)

34,0

...% of the soybean production came from Brazil in 2019 (source: FAO).

30,0

...% of the green coffee beans production came from Brazil in 2019 (source: FAO).

9

Position of Brazil in the world ranking of economies expressed in GDP (PPP-USD) (2021 est.). (source: CIA World Factbook)

1,7

Latin America (incl. Caribbean, Central America and Mexico) is forecasted to have an average fertility rate of ...% p.a. in 2030 (source: UN Population Forecast).

16

One of the important assets of tourism competitiveness is the environmental sustainability (eco-tourism). According to the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (WEF) report (2021), what is the position of Costa Rica in this ranking (first Latin American country) ?

28,0

What is the percentage of the Mexican population that is purely or predominantly Indian? (source: CIA World Factbook)

40

According to the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness report of the WEF (2021), Mexico is the second country as to Tourism and Leisure Development in the Latin world (Chile is first). What is its position in the global ranking?

4,0

Mexico has a higher tCO2 / cap emission than the average of Latin America (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean and South America (2,7) in 2022 (source: globalcarbonatlas.org).

129,9

Population of Mexico in July 2023 in million (source: CIA World Factbook)

7,6

In 2017, the PEW research estimated that in the US 8,1 million illegal immigrants came from Latin America. How high is this number in 2021?

13

Position of Mexico in the world ranking of economies expressed in GDP (PPP-USD). (source: CIA World Factbook, 2021)

3,7

According to the Travel and Tourism (WEF) report of 2019 Mexico welcomed 3,3% of the global tourists. The first post-Covid year (2021) the number of tourist arrivals was 50% down. What is the percentage that visited Mexico.

19

What is the trade surplus of Mexico vs the US in 2022 in billion USD? (Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity).

34,7

Cuba will have a quite high dependency rate in Latin America by 2030. (dependency rate = number of elderly (65+) per 100 people in the working age group (20-65)) (source: UN Population Forecast). The dependency rate for the whole region we analysed will be 10,5).

39,5

Petroleum, gas, crude and refined oil products represent .... % of the exports of Trinidad and Tobago in 2022 (Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity).

16,8

Ecuador will have the lowest dependency rate from the countries we have discussed (Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina) by 2030. (dependency rate = number of elderly (65+) per 100 people in the working age group (20-65)) (source: UN Population Forecast).

71,3

What percentage of the world production of Quinoa came from Peru (2022)? Quinoa is a product that started to be consumed worldwide in the 21st century. (source: FAO statistics)

0,0

What is the migration rate of Ecuador in 2021? (= immigration minus emigration) (source: CIA World Factbook)

10,2

Ecuador is the largest banana exporting country in the world. What is the percentage of banana export in the 2022 total export figure of Ecuador? (source: Observatory of Economic Complexity)

4,3

While the intentional homicide rate (per 100.000) went down the number was still quite high in Latin America (19,1). In this region Argentina has the lowest number. (source: UNOCD)

90,2

The average internet connectivity (% of population connected to internet) is 87,4% in the OESO. How high is this in Chile? (source: World Bank - 2021).

18,5

Population of Chile in July 2023 in million (source: CIA World Factbook).

25,4

What is the homocide rate of Colombia in 2022? The weighted average for South America is 19,1 per 100.000 habitants. (source: UNODC)

2,0

The world trade of flowers (flower bouquets) was 9,1 billion $ in 2022. What was the amount in billion $ of the second largest exporter (Colombia)? (source: Observatory of Economic Complexity).

1,9

Colombia has a lower CO2 / cap emission than the average of South America (2,7) in 2022 (source: globalcarbonatlas.org).

49,3

Population of Colombia in 2023 in million (source: CIA World Factbook).

16,6

Argentina is the least densely populated country of the countries we discussed (Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Chile). These countries have an average of 31 habitants per square km in 2022. (source: World Bank Development Data)

8,4

In 2022, Argentina had an impressive negative trade balance with China (who does not?) in billion $ (Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity).

92,4

The average urbanisation rate in the OESO countries is 81,5%. How high is this in Argentina. (source: World Bank, 2022)

46,6

Population of Argentina in July 2023 in million (source: CIA World Factbook).

1,8

In 2022 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidential elections in Brazil against the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro. It was a very close call. What was the difference in percentage points?

77

It seems that old men rule the world. What was the age of the Brazilian president , Luiz Inácio da Silva when he was sworn in on January 1st, 2022?

36

Chile has elected a young pretty left president, Gabriel Boric. At what age was he sworn in as president in 2022?

10,0

Brazil (like various Latin American countries) is exporting rather agriculture products and commodities than higher value manufactured products like electrical equipment, electronics, cars and aircraft. What is (in value) the percentage of these products of total exports (source OEC economic complexity, 2022)?

31,0

Miss world elections are very important for Latin America. How many Latinas have won this pageant and gained eternal fame in their continent? (expressed as a percentage of all elections since 1950)