Latin American Studies

Latinobarómetro provides access to data from an annual public opinion survey conducted since 1995 in 18 Latin American countries, including Brazil, by Corporación Latinobarómetro, a non-profit NGO based in Santiago, Chile. The site also provides links to annual summary and technical reports.

Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) country analysis and forecasts covers over 200 countries and highlight political, economic and business developments in all significant markets, both established and emerging.

Portal for data collected by the IDB

The Political Database of the Americas (PDBA) is a non-governmental project of the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at Georgetown University in collaboration with institutions like the Secretariat for Political Affairs of the Organization of American States and FLACSO-Chile, and also with the support of other organizations and entities in the region. Through its website, the PDBA offers centralized and systematized information about institutions and political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies and other subjects related to the strengthening of democracy in the region.

SIGLA (States and Institutions of Governance in Latin America) is an online multilingual database that provides comprehensive information on legal and political institutions in Latin America. Free to use, SIGLA democratizes access to systematic and comprehensive data about governance in the region.

U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Covers statistical indicators of social development and welfare, labor, and education including literacy, net enrollment rates, school attendance, public expenditure on education, number of teachers, and more.
Available online from 1973 to present.

U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Statistical indicators of social development and welfare, population, and health including public expenditure on health and infant & maternal mortality rates.