Latin American & Iberian Studies Subject Guide

Argentina's national department of statistics and censuses. They have a wide variety of data freely available.

Historical census from 1895-2020

INEGI makes available its census data by topic, geographical location, etc.

This electronic resource was created by Karen Lindvall-Larson, retired Latin American Studies Librarian at UC San Diego and consists of a series of volumes on selected Latin American countries that provide chronologies of elections since independence at the municipal, state, and federal levels and list sources of statistics for each election as identified. The project was discontinued but you can still access the data through the Archive-It website.

SIGLA is an online multilingual database that freely provides information on legal and political institutions in Latin America. You can browse by country or Institution, make comparison between countries or institution and customize searches where you can compare one variable across many countries or institutions.

Most of the statistics available is located and organized trough an integrated database (BDI-CEPALSTAT). This platform integrates social, environmental, MDG, gender, social cohesion, sustainable development, and the majority of the economic indicators, within a common environment under shared formats and characteristics. Report and data available to download in PDF and Excel format.

These preliminary overview are both in English and Spanish, covered from 1997 to 2008. Reports are organized by country. Great resource a quick economic snapshot

Visit the site to see statistical information, reports and/or data sets of Latin American and Caribbean countries that USAid support. List of countries available with corresponding socio-economic reports.

A site that allow you to explore a snapshot of key development indicators for a country related to its macroeconomic profile, global integration, and social outlook. Compare the indicator value for each country with the regional average.

AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, working to AVERT HIV and AIDS worldwide. They collect HIV/AIDS statistics for around the world. This link connect directly with Latin American statistics (tables and reports)