Data for Central African Republic, Latin America & Caribbean, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2021)

Central African...65.7
Latin America &...3.5
Costa Rica0.9
Guatemala9.5
El Salvador3.4
Honduras12.7
Nicaragua3.9
Panama1.3

(2021)

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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2021)

Central African...54
Latin America &...72
Costa Rica77
Belize70
Guatemala69
El Salvador71
Honduras70
Nicaragua74
Panama76

(2021)

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Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...5,579,144
Latin America &...659,310,564
Costa Rica5,180,829
Belize405,272
Guatemala17,357,886
El Salvador6,336,392
Honduras10,432,860
Nicaragua6,948,392
Panama4,408,581

(2022)

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Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...2.2
Latin America &...0.7
Costa Rica0.5
Belize1.3
Guatemala1.4
El Salvador0.4
Honduras1.5
Nicaragua1.4
Panama1.3

(2022)

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Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

Central African...-14,716
Latin America &...-161,670
Costa Rica3,750
Belize600
Guatemala-9,110
El Salvador-23,249
Honduras-5,034
Nicaragua-8,000
Panama7,262

(2023)

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Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Central African...0.3
Costa Rica0.6
Guatemala0.5
El Salvador0.5
Honduras0.5
Nicaragua0.5
Panama0.5

(2020)

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Economic

Indicator
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GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2022 billion)

Central African...2.4
Latin America &...6,302.5
Costa Rica69.2
Belize2.8
Guatemala95
El Salvador32.5
Honduras31.7
Nicaragua15.7
Panama76.5

(2022 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...427.1
Latin America &...9,559.2
Costa Rica13,365.4
Belize6,984.2
Guatemala5,473.2
El Salvador5,127.3
Honduras3,040.2
Nicaragua2,255.4
Panama17,357.6

(2022)

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GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...0.5
Latin America &...3.9
Costa Rica4.6
Belize8.7
Guatemala4.1
El Salvador2.6
Honduras4.0
Nicaragua3.8
Panama10.8

(2022)

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Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2023)

Central African...6.3
Latin America &...6.2
Costa Rica8.5
Belize8.2
Guatemala3.2
El Salvador2.8
Honduras6.8
Nicaragua4.7
Panama7.6

(2023)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...5.6
Latin America &...7.7
Costa Rica8.3
Belize6.3
Guatemala6.9
El Salvador7.2
Honduras9.1
Nicaragua10.5
Panama2.9

(2022)

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Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...0.0
Latin America &...2.5
Costa Rica0.9
Belize5.0
Guatemala19.2
El Salvador23.7
Honduras26.8
Nicaragua20.6
Panama0.7

(2022)

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Environment

Indicator
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CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Most recent value

(2020)

Central African...0.0
Latin America &...2.2
Costa Rica1.4
Belize1.7
Guatemala1.0
El Salvador1.0
Honduras0.9
Nicaragua0.7
Panama2.2

(2020)

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Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2021)

Central African...35.8
Latin America &...46.4
Costa Rica59.8
Belize55.5
Guatemala32.8
El Salvador28.0
Honduras56.6
Nicaragua27.5
Panama56.7

(2021)

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Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2021)

Central African...15.7
Latin America &...98.3
Costa Rica100.0
Belize97.7
Guatemala97.9
El Salvador97.9
Honduras94.1
Nicaragua86.3
Panama95.3

(2021)

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Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2020)

Central African...0
Latin America &...3
Costa Rica3
Belize1
Guatemala3
El Salvador2
Honduras2
Nicaragua1
Panama1

(2020)

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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2015)

Latin America &...7.6
Costa Rica24.4
Guatemala25.3
El Salvador35.2
Honduras16.2
Nicaragua43.6
Panama4.6

(2015)

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People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...13
Latin America &...49
Costa Rica25
Honduras53

(2022)

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Institutions

Indicator
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Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2016)

Central African...20
Latin America &...20
Costa Rica11
Belize31
Guatemala20
El Salvador18
Honduras38
Nicaragua11
Panama13

(2016)

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Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2021)

Latin America &...69.9
Costa Rica39.3
Belize61.4
Guatemala25.2
El Salvador65.5

(2021)

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Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...42.6
Costa Rica89.9
Belize61.9
Guatemala72.0
El Salvador73.8
Honduras61.0
Nicaragua52.7
Panama70.5

(2022)

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Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2021)

Central African...11
Latin America &...76
Costa Rica83
Belize62
Guatemala51
El Salvador63
Honduras48
Nicaragua57
Panama68

(2021)

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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...13
Latin America &...36
Costa Rica47
Belize13
Guatemala19
El Salvador27
Honduras27
Nicaragua52
Panama23

(2022)

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2022)

Central African...1.0
Latin America &...4.0
Costa Rica5.3
Belize5.0
Guatemala1.5
El Salvador0.0
Honduras2.4
Nicaragua8.3
Panama3.9

(2022)

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Latin America & Caribbean

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas, The
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Curacao
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Martin (French part)
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela, RB
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.)