The Lost Decade

Income (per capita) Change over time
	GDP, pc; as % of United States
	1960	1980	2000
Argentina	37	33	22
Brazil	10	16	11
Chile	13	11	14
Colombia	7	7	6
Dominican Republic	5	7	7
Ecuador	6	6	4
Guatemala	7	7	5
Mexico	18	23	17
Paraguay	5	6	4
Peru	12	10	6
Latin America & Caribbean	15	16	11

Human Development Index
	Arg.	Urug	Costa Rica	Cuba	Mex	Braz	Ven	Peru	Parag	U.S
1975	0.79	0.76	0.75	..	0.69	0.65	0.72	0.65	0.67	0.87
1980	0.80	0.78	0.77	..	0.74	0.69	0.74	0.68	0.70	0.89
1985	0.81	0.79	0.77	..	0.76	0.70	0.74	0.70	0.71	0.90
1990	0.81	0.81	0.79	..	0.77	0.72	0.76	0.71	0.72	0.92
1995	0.84	0.82	0.81	..	0.79	0.75	0.77	0.74	0.74	0.93
2000	0.86	0.84	0.83	..	0.81	0.79	0.78	0.76	0.75	0.94
2005	0.87	0.85	0.85	0.84	0.83	0.80	0.79	0.77	0.76	0.95

Urbanization

% of Population in Urban Areas
	1960	1980	2000
Argentina	73.6	82.9	89.5
Bolivia	36.8	45.5	61.9
Brazil	44.9	66.2	81.1
Colombia	49.1	62.6	74.9
Costa Rica	34.3	46.9	59.0
Ecuador	33.9	47.0	60.3
Mexico	50.8	66.3	74.7
Paraguay	35.6	41.7	55.3

Mexico City*, 1995 – Housing indicators
	% of housing units
“Over-occupied” housing	31
Running water – outdoor (but within lot)	30
No running water	8
No plumbing with running water	24
No plumbing	10

* Greater Mexico City area