Below is the detailed table for South America. Explanations and sources for each column are listed after the table.
| Country | Population (Rank) | Area (sq mi / sq km2) (Rank) | Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) (Rank) |
GDP Per Capita – PPP (Rank) | Median Age (Years) | Literacy Rate (%) | Access to Electricity (%) / (Population w/o Electricity) | Big Mac Index |
| French Guiana (France) | 243,000 (185) | n/a | 75.9 (51) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Brazil | 192,376,496 (5) | 3,287,612 / 8,514,877 (5) | 72.4 (91) | $11,769 (75) | 29.3 | 90.0 | 98.3% (3.3 M) | $5.68 (+35%) |
| Uruguay | 3,251,526 (136) | 69,898 / 181,034 (91) | 76.4 (45) | $15,113 (60) | 33.6 | 98.8 | 98.3% (0.1 M) | $4.63 (+10%) |
| Argentina | 40,117,096 (32) | 1,073,500 / 2,780,400 (8) | 75.3 (59) | $17,516 (51) | 30.5 | 97.7 | 97.2% (1.1 M) | $4.64 (+10%) |
| Chile | 17,402,630 (60) | 291,933 / 756,102(38) | 78.6 (34) | $17,222 (52) | 32.1 | 96.5 | 98.5% (0 M) | $4.05 (-4%) |
| Peru | 30,135,875 (40) | 496,225 / 1,285,216 (20) | 71.4 (104) | $10,062 (83) | 26.2 | 89.6 | 85.7% (4.2 M) | $3.71 (-12%) |
| Ecuador | 14,483,499 (68) | 98,985 / 256,369 (78) | 75.0 (61) | $8,492 (91) | 25.7 | 91.0 | 92.2% (1.1 M) | n/a |
Comparison Countries (representing most of our student subscribers):
| Country | Population (Rank) | Area (sq mi / sq km2) (Rank) | Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) (Rank) |
GDP Per Capita – PPP (Rank) | Median Age (Years) | Literacy Rate (%) | Access to Electricity (%) / (Population w/o Electricity) | Big Mac Index |
| United States | 313,912,000 (3) | 3,794,100 / 9,826,675 (3) | 78.2 (38) | $48,387 (6) | 36.9 | 99.0 | n/a | $4.20 (0%) |
| United Kingdom | 62,262,000 (22) | 93,800 / 242,900 (80) | 80.5 (13) | $36,090 (22) | 40.0 | 99.0 | n/a | $3.82 (-9%) |
| Australia | 22,669,992 (52) | 2,969,907 / 7,692,024 (6) | 81.2 (6) | $40,234 (14) | 37.7 | 99.0 | n/a | $4.94 (+18%) |
| Canada | 34,856,900 (35) | 3,855,100 /9,984,670 (2) | 80.7 (10) | $40,541 (12) | 41.0 | 99.0 | n/a | $4.63 (+10%) |
Sources
Population: Various national census data and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Wikipedia.org
Area: United Nations Statistics Division Wikipedia.org
Life Expectancy: List by United Nations
GDP Per Capita: International Monetary Fund
Median Age: The CIA World Fact Book
Literacy Rate: United Nations Development Program
Access to Electricity: IEA, World Energy Outlook 2011
Big Mac Index: The Economist
“The Economist’s Big Mac index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity: in the long run, exchange rates should adjust to equal the price of a basket of goods and services in different countries. This particular basket holds a McDonald’s Big Mac, whose price around the world we compared with its American average of $4.20.”