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Land Cover in Guatemala

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

0.21% (15.6 kha) is the land cover in Guatemala occupied by agricultural land and 7.6% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (563 kha) (GFW, 2024).

0.21% (15.6 kha) es la cobertura de suelo en Guatemala ocupada por tierras agrícolas y el 7.6% de la cobertura de suelo corresponde a pastizales (563 kha) (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

486 Thousand People Exposed to Severe Drought

23/04/2024

486,000 people in rural areas of Central America faced severe drought conditions between April and November 2023, affecting the main planting and harvesting seasons due to reduced rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024).

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

PMA. 2024

Soils in Costa Rica

15/04/2024 Go to Evidence

0.25% (9.17 kha) of Costa Rica's land cover corresponds to agricultural land and 5.3% to pasture (196 kha) (GFW, 2024).

El 0.25% (9.17 kha) de la cobertura de suelo en Costa Rica corresponde a tierras agrícolas y el 5.3% a pastizales (196 kha) (GFW, 2024)

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Economic Growth in the Dominican Republic and Pana

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

6% and 5.6% have been the annual output growth rates in the Dominican Republic and Panama respectively since 1960 up to the outset of COVID, faster than in the rest of Latin America, with Costa Rica in fifth place (Campos et al., 2024).

6% y 5.6% han sido las tasas de crecimiento anual de la producción en República Dominicana y Panamá respectivamente desde 1960 hasta el inicio del COVID, siendo más rápido que en el resto de América Latina, con Costa Rica en quinto lugar (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Arable Land in Costa Rica

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

31,638 arable hectares per worker are available in Costa Rica, being approximately 14% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).

31,638 hectáreas arables por trabajador tiene Costa Rica, siendo aproximadamente el 14% del promedio mundial de 219,281 hectáreas por trabajador (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Arable Land in the Dominican Republic

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

39,710 arable hectares per worker are available in the Dominican Republic, being approximately 18% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).

39,710 hectáreas arables por trabajador tiene República Dominicana, siendo aproximadamente el 18% del promedio mundial de 219,281 hectáreas por trabajador (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Immigration and Emigration, Dominican Republic

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

604,000 immigrants and 1,608,000 emigrants were present in the Dominican Republic in 2020, although other evidence indicates that net inflows are positive, according to data from Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

604,000 inmigrantes y 1,608,000 emigrantes tenía República Dominicana en 2020, aunque otras evidencias indican que las entradas netas son positivas, según datos de Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Immigration and Emigration CR and Panama

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

521,000 immigrants and only 150,000 emigrants were roughly present in Costa Rica in 2020, while Panama had 313,000 and 140,000 respectively, according to data from Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

521,000 inmigrantes y solo 150,000 emigrantes tenía Costa Rica aproximadamente en 2020, mientras que Panamá tenía 313,000 y 140,000 respectivamente, según datos de Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Dominican Republic in the Social Progress Index

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

77th place is occupied by the Dominican Republic globally in the Social Progress Index, being the thirteenth highest-ranked country in Latin America and the fourth in the immediate region of Central America and the Caribbean (Campos et al., 2024).

77° lugar ocupa República Dominicana a nivel mundial en el Índice de Progreso Social, siendo el decimotercer país mejor clasificado en América Latina y el cuarto en la región inmediata de Centroamérica y el Caribe (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.