Grafico 1: Profundidad de democracia y PBI per‐capita 

10
Average of Polity Index since Independence Costa Rica
5

Colombia

Uruguay Chile
PeruEcuador
0

Bolivia Panama
Argentina
Venezuela
Guatemala
El Salvador Dominican Republic
Brazil

Nicaragua Mexico
-5

Paraguay

2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Gross Domestic Product per capita (Geary Khamis PPP), 2005 (Maddison 2007)
 

Grafico 2: Profundidad de democracia y desarrollo humano 
10
Average of Polity Index since Independence

Costa Rica
5

Colombia

Chile
Uruguay
Ecuador
Peru
0

Bolivia Panama
Venezuela Argentina
Guatemala El Salvador
Dominican Republic
Brazil

Nicaragua Mexico
-5

Paraguay

.65 .7 .75 .8 .85

Human Development Index, 2004 (UNDP)
 

 
 Grafico 3: Profundidad de democracia y calidad de vida 

10
Average of Polity Index since Independence Costa Rica
5

Colombia

Uruguay Chile
Ecuador
Peru
0

Bolivia Panama
Venezuela Argentina
Guatemala El Salvador
Dominican Republic
Brazil

Nicaragua Mexico
-5

Paraguay

5 5.5 6 6.5 7
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Quality of Life, 2005
 

Grafico 4: Profundidad de democracia y esperanza de vida  
10
Average of Polity Index since Independence

Costa Rica
5

Colombia

Uruguay Chile
Peru Ecuador
0

Bolivia Panama
Venezuela Argentina
Guatemala
Dominican Republic El Salvador
Brazil

Nicaragua Mexico
-5

Paraguay

.65 .7 .75 .8 .85 .9

Life Expectancy Index, 2004 (UNDP)