Region - Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

The 2014 edition of the SIGI shows that countries have made great strides in reducing discrimination through ambitious target setting and promising initiatives in transforming discriminatory social norms. However, gaps and challenges remain across some key areas affecting women’s socio-economic and political rights and freedom from violence. Download 2014 Synthesis Report, which includes a summary of the key results, including thematic and regional analyses.

This edition covers the 108 countries included in the classification below. Countries are grouped by level of discrimination, to assist the interpretation of the data and results. The table is interactive and allows sorting countries by region, alphabetically or by their level of discrimination in the SIGI.

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Region Country SIGI 2014 Categorysort icon SIGI Value 2014 Discriminatory family code Restricted physical integrity Son bias Access to resources and assets Restricted Civil liberties
LAC Bolivia Low 0.0579 0.3676 0.3207 0.0987 0.2048 0
LAC Brazil Low 0.0458 0.2316 0.1226 0.0364 0.1837 0.3539
LAC Colombia Low 0.0862 0.1748 0.1567 0.0663 0 0.6093
LAC Costa Rica Low 0.0506 0.2513 0.1544 0.0121 0.4076 0
LAC Ecuador Low 0.0422 0.1374 0.3737 0.1037 0.2048 0
LAC Honduras Low 0.1074 0.3891 0.1044 0.1443 0.3885 0.4505
LAC Peru Low 0.0826 0.4053 0.2096 0.0284 0.4076 0.1951
LAC Paraguay Low 0.058 0.288 0.044 0.0291 0.4076 0.1951
LAC El Salvador Low 0.049 0.1066 0.2675 0.1049 0.3885 0
LAC Guatemala Medium 0.1318 0.3953 0.3219 0.2566 0.2048 0.5399
LAC Haiti Medium 0.1466 0.5613 0.501 0 0.2048 0.3539
LAC Jamaica Medium 0.135 0.0031 0.2046 0.0271 0 0.7953
LAC Nicaragua Medium 0.1595 0.6303 0.1868 0.1082 0.3885 0.4505
LAC Uruguay Not Applicable 999 0.2761 0.0933 999 0.1837 0.3539
LAC Chile Not Applicable 999 0.3996 999 999 0 0.5399
LAC Mexico Not Applicable 999 0.3408 0.2377 999 0.3885 0
LAC Argentina Very Low 0.0107 0.0809 0.0148 0.0691 0.2048 0
LAC Cuba Very Low 0.0208 0.242 0.0871 0 0 0.1951
LAC Dominican Republic Very Low 0.0367 0.3691 0.0958 0.0118 0 0.1951
LAC Panama Very Low 0.0375 0.2344 0.0148 0.0855 0 0.3539
LAC Trinidad and Tobago Very Low 0.0236 0.2504 0.1306 0 0 0.1951
LAC Venezuela, BR Very Low 0.0389 0.2456 0.0941 0.0071 0 0.3539