Evidence detail

INIA, 2025

Social services: external productivity

34.6 was the external relative labor productivity index for Social services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

34,6 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios sociales de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Sustainable agriculture

USD 4.3 trillion in 2030 could be generated in health, economic and environmental benefits by investing in low-emission agriculture and land-use transformation, with a 16 to 1 return on costs (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).

Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

Costa Rica's Position in the Social Progress Index

37th place is occupied by Costa Rica globally in the Social Progress Index, being the second highest-ranked country in Latin America and the first in the immediate region of Central America and the Caribbean (Campos et al., 2024).

37° lugar ocupa Costa Rica a nivel mundial en el Índice de Progreso Social, siendo el segundo país mejor clasificado en América Latina y el primero 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.

Panama in the Social Progress Index

49th place is occupied by Panama globally in the Social Progress Index, being the fifth highest-ranked country in Latin America and the second in the immediate region of Central America and the Caribbean (Campos et al., 2024).

49° lugar ocupa Panamá a nivel mundial en el Índice de Progreso Social, siendo el quinto país mejor clasificado en América Latina y el segundo 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.

Dominican Republic in the Social Progress Index

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.

Food insecurity in Honduras

1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).

1 de cada 5 estudiantes, de entre 15 y 16 años, aseguró haber dejado de comer al menos una vez a la semana (BID, 2024)

BID (2024). Panorama de oportunidades. El Salvador.

Human Dependence on Forests

1.6 billion people rely on forests for their livelihoods according to FAO (Larrea et al., 2021).

1.6 mil millones de personas dependen de los bosques para sus medios de vida según la FAO (Larrea et al., 2021).

Coverage of investment in school feeding programs

Up to US$75 billion is expended annually, mostly by governments, in providing school feeding to no less than 368 million children daily on average (WFP, 2021)

Hasta 75 mil millones de dólares se gastan anualmente, principalmente por parte de los gobiernos, para proporcionar alimentación escolar a no menos de 368 millones de niños diariamente en promedio (WFP, 2021)

WFP, 2021. School feeding programmes in low- and lower-middle-income countries. A focused review of recent evidence from impact evaluations

% of rural households selling maize in Zambia

20-50% of rural households sell maize after satisfying their own food needs in Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

20-50% de los hogares rurales venden maíz después de satisfacer sus propias necesidades alimentarias en Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.