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. 2009 May 1;24(4):253–260. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czp019

Table 2.

Countries population and GDP per capita

Population (*1000) GDP (US$PPP)
Lower middle income economies
    Bolivia 9354 $3100
    Colombia 46 279 $8600
    Ecuador 13 419 $4500
    El Salvador 6857 $4900
    Guatemala 12 911 $5000
    Honduras 7362 $3100
    Paraguay 6301 $4800
    Peru 28 380 $6600
Upper middle income economies
    Argentina 39 134 $15 200
    Brazil 188 883 $8800
    Chile 16 465 $12 500
    Costa Rica 4399 $12 500
    Mexico 108 327 $10 700
    Uruguay 3487 $10 900
    Venezuela 27 216 $7200

Latin America has a total of approximately 518 774 millions of people and the average GPD is $7893 (CIA 2007).