Average of Polity Index since Independence 0 5 10
Grafico 1: Profundidad de democracia y PBI per‐capita
Costa Rica
Colombia
Bolivia
Panama
Argentina Venezuela
Guatemala El Salvador Dominican Republic Brazil Mexico
Nicaragua
-5
Chile
Uruguay
PeruEcuador
Paraguay
2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 Gross Domestic Product per capita (Geary Khamis PPP), 2005 (Maddison 2007)
Average of Polity Index since Independence 0 5 10
Grafico 2: Profundidad de democracia y desarrollo humano
Costa Rica
Colombia Chile Uruguay
Ecuador Peru Bolivia
Panama
Argentina
Venezuela El Salvador Dominican Republic Brazil
Guatemala
Mexico
-5
Nicaragua Paraguay
.65
.7 .75 .8 Human Development Index, 2004 (UNDP)
.85
Average of Polity Index since Independence 0 5 10
Grafico 3: Profundidad de democracia y calidad de vida
Costa Rica
Colombia Uruguay Ecuador Peru
Chile
Bolivia Guatemala
Panama Argentina Venezuela El Salvador Dominican Republic Brazil Mexico
-5
Nicaragua Paraguay
5
5.5 6 6.5 The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Quality of Life, 2005
7
Average of Polity Index since Independence 0 5 10
Grafico 4: Profundidad de democracia y esperanza de vida
Costa Rica
Colombia Uruguay Ecuador
Peru Bolivia
Chile
Panama Venezuela Argentina Guatemala Dominican Republic El Salvador Brazil
-5
Nicaragua
Mexico
Paraguay
.65
.7
.75 .8 Life Expectancy Index, 2004 (UNDP)
.85
.9