Among selected Latin American countries in 2021, Guatemala had the highest share of population that identify themselves as indigenous with over 43.5 percent. Bolivia followed with 41 percent of the total inhabitants. Colombia and Ecuador ranked as the Latin American countries with the highest share of indigenous people living in poverty.

Among selected Latin American countries in 2021, Mexico had the largest population that identify themselves as indigenous with over 25.28 million inhabitants. It was followed far behind by Peru, with 8.67 million. During 2020, Colombia and Ecuador ranked as the Latin American countries with the highest share of indigenous people living in poverty.

Coastal Indigenous peoples rely on ocean resources and are highly vulnerable to ecosystem and economic change. Their challenges have been observed and recognized at local and regional scales, yet there are no global-scale analyses to inform international policies. We compile available data for over 1,900 coastal Indigenous communities around the world representing 27 million people across 87 countries. Based on available data at local and regional levels, we estimate a total global yearly seafood consumption of 2.1 million (1.5 million–2.8 million) metric tonnes by coastal Indigenous peoples, equal to around 2% of global yearly commercial fisheries catch. Results reflect the crucial role of seafood for these communities; on average, consumption per capita is 15 times higher than non-Indigenous country populations. These findings contribute to an urgently needed sense of scale to coastal Indigenous issues, and will hopefully prompt increased recognition and directed research regarding the marine knowledge and resource needs of Indigenous peoples. Marine resources are crucial to the continued existence of coastal Indigenous peoples, and their needs must be explicitly incorporated into management policies.

This layer presents the percentage of Indigenous people who have access to piped water services in 13 countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. In LAC, Indigenous peoples are 10 to 25 percent less likely to have access to piped water than the region’s Non-Indigenous populations. Lack of access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services perpetuates chronic poverty. Extending the human right of access to WSS services to Indigenous peoples represents the final step for many countries of the region to reach universal water coverage. For more information, access the report here: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/25405/110266-WP-Toolkit-Indigenous-Peoples-and-WSS-in-LAC-PUBLIC.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

This layer presents the percentage of Indigenous people who have access to improved sanitation services in 11 countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.In LAC, Indigenous peoples are 26 percent less likely to have access to to improved sanitation than the region’s Non-Indigenous populations. Lack of access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services perpetuates chronic poverty. Extending the human right of access to WSS services to Indigenous peoples represents the final step for many countries of the region to reach universal water coverage.For more information, access the report here: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/25405/110266-WP-Toolkit-Indigenous-Peoples-and-WSS-in-LAC-PUBLIC.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

As of 2023, the region's average share of the indigenous population living under the poverty line was 42.3 percent. The most recent data for Colombia positions the country with 63.5 percent of the population, the highest in Latin America.

This data set displays the boundaries of areas designated as indigenous lands in Brazil. Indigenous lands legally recognize indigenous peoples’ perpetual rights of access, use, withdrawal, management, and exclusion over the land and associated resources. Alienation of the land is prohibited. However, commercial use of forest resources is permitted, but cutting trees for sale requires approval by the National Legislature. Rights to subsoil resources may be obtained only with the approval of the National Legislature and after consultation with the affected indigenous peoples. This data set includes indigenous lands that are officially registered and those at various stages of the registration process.

This layer presents the percentage of Non-Indigenous people who have access to piped water services in 13 countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.In LAC, Indigenous peoples are 10 to 25 percent less likely to have access to piped water than the region’s Non-Indigenous populations. Lack of access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services perpetuates chronic poverty. Extending the human right of access to WSS services to Indigenous peoples represents the final step for many countries of the region to reach universal water coverage.For more information, access the report here: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/25405/110266-WP-Toolkit-Indigenous-Peoples-and-WSS-in-LAC-PUBLIC.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

In an increasingly data-driven world, data literacy - the ability to understand data and use it effectively – can generate significant improvements in national development outcomes. The World Bank’s Data Use and Literacy (DUAL) Program works on increasing data accessibility and building capacity for data use, with a focus on developing data skills and empowering stakeholders at the global, regional, national, and local levels to leverage data more effectively. This report comprises and synthesizes three case studies, including on DUAL’s data literacy training programs in Nepal and the Philippines, as well as work by a partner organization, the East-West Management Institute (EWMI), to roll out and adapt the program for 10 countries in the Mekong Region. Participants from each of the countries have gone on to train others in their organizations and incorporate data into their work in diverse ways. The case studies summarize the objectives, implementation, and results of each of these efforts, and aim to document lessons learned.

Land conversion from industrial development poses significant threats to Indigenous Peoples’ lands around the world. To describe the situation globally, we conducted a global conversion risk assessment that utilizes published datasets that represent Indigenous Peoples’ lands, their current ecological condition, future industrial development pressures, and underlying vulnerability to conversion.

To assess conversion vulnerability, we developed a global composite index comprised of national socio-economic and political indicators called the RRC Index. The RRC Index is comprised of indicators that measure the strength and security of Indigenous Peoples’ rights to their territories and resources (R), their opportunities for representation and engagement in the decisions impacting them (R), and the capital available to support conservation and sustainable development (C). Interpretation of the RRC Index and its sub-components can aid in the identification of vulnerabilities related to the rights and representation of Indigenous Peoples in decisions impacting their territories and resources, and the capital available to support them. Reciprocally, these vulnerabilities can also suggest potential strategies and actions that might be taken to bolster Indigenous Peoples’ voices, leadership, and agency as they face industrial development worldwide.

This data table provides country-level summaries of the data used in our conversion risk assessment, including the total area of each country recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ lands; the total area with high industrial development pressures; sector-specific breakdowns for agriculture, mining, oil and gas, renewables, and urbanization; majority drivers of high development pressure; and conversion threat, vulnerability and risk scores, ranks, and categories.

“Land Rights” refers to areas over which indigenous peoples or local communities enjoy rights to the land and certain resources, whether legally recognized or not. The exact nature of these land rights varies among tenure type and country.The land rights data on GFW, while displayed as a single layer, is assembled on a country-by-country basis from multiple sources.Land rights data displayed on the GFW website vary from country to country by date and data sources. Data may come from government agencies, NGOs, or other organizations.See the Open Data Portal for details on specific data sets.If you are aware of land rights data for additional countries, please email us here.

Background and Aims: Despite known Indigenous health and socioeconomic disadvantage in countries with a Very High Human Development Index, data on the incidence of stroke in these populations are sparse. With oversight from an Indigenous Advisory Board, we will undertake a systematic review of the incidence of stroke in Indigenous populations of developed countries or regions, with comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations of the same region, though not between different Indigenous populations.Methods: Using PubMed, OVID-EMBASE, and Global Health databases, we will examine population-based incidence studies of stroke in Indigenous adult populations of developed countries published 1990-current, without language restriction. Non-peer-reviewed sources, studies including <10 Indigenous People, or with insufficient data to determine incidence, will be excluded. Two reviewers will independently validate the search strategies, screen titles and abstracts, and record reasons for rejection. Relevant articles will undergo full-text screening, with standard data extracted for all studies included. Quality assessment will include Sudlow and Warlow's criteria for population-based stroke incidence studies, the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for risk of bias, and the CONSIDER checklist for Indigenous research.Results: Primary outcomes include crude, age-specific and/or age-standardized incidence of stroke. Secondary outcomes include overall stroke rates, incidence rate ratio and case-fatality. Results will be synthesized in figures and tables, describing data sources, populations, methodology, and findings. Within-population meta-analysis will be performed if, and where, methodologically sound and comparable studies allow this.Conclusion: We will undertake the first systematic review assessing disparities in stroke incidence in Indigenous populations of developed countries. Data outputs will be disseminated to relevant Indigenous stakeholders to inform public health and policy research.

Online Appendix, Codebook and Replication Material (Data + Do-File) for the Article “Individual or Collective Rights? Consequences for the Satisfaction with Democracy among Indigenous Peoples in Latin America” When using the data, please cite this article. DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2213163 The dataset used for this article is based on the INDILEX database. It contains yearly information about the number of Indigenous articles adopted in each country since 1989, how many of these treat Indigenous rights as an individual or collective group rights, and a measure indicating the salience of collective over individual Indigenous rights. Article Abstract: For decades, Indigenous peoples and their movements have fought for the recognition of their rights. Since the multiculturalist turn, these demands are – at least partially – a legal reality in many countries in Latin America. Indigenous group rights can be attributed to individual group members or in a collective way to the group as such. Here, I investigate how these contrasting approaches impact on Indigenous citizens’ satisfaction with democracy. From normative theory, I derive the expectation that incorporating collective Indigenous rights increases satisfaction with democracy, because they address the historical loss of Indigenous sovereignty and open new spaces for the participation of previously marginalized groups. In contrast, the individualization of Indigenous group rights can be seen as a form of assimilation. The empirics show that collective rights increase the satisfaction with democracy among Indigenous peoples – and among the wider public. Thus, recognizing collective minority rights does not seem to stir division but sends a message that democracy is working well.

Vietnam is considered a multi-ethnic country with 54 recognized ethnic groups, of which 53 are ethnic minority groups. Although the country voted in favor of UNDRIP, it does not recognize ethnic minorities as indigenous peoples and has not ratified ILO Convention 169. There is no specific law on ethnic minorities, but an agency at the ministerial level, the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, is in charge of the affairs of ethnic minorities. The government of Vietnam has ratified CERD, CEDAW and CRC.

This data set displays the boundaries of the 24 legally-recognized and titled indigenous territories in Costa Rica as of 2008. It was created by the Observatorio del Desarrollo within the Universidad de Costa Rica, and is made available through the online Digital Atlas of Indigenous Peoples. Data sources include the Universidad de Costa Rica, la Universidad Nacional, and el Instituto Tecnológico. To view the interactive Atlas, please visit pueblosindigenas.odd.ucr.ac.cr/

No description is available. Visit https://dataone.org/datasets/bd076281912fd3a5f26390ce40b6bd1d for complete metadata about this dataset.

The Mekong region is rich in forest resources. However, recent studies reveal that forest conditions in the Mekong countries are on the decline. National legal frameworks on indigenous peoples and forest policies vary in the different countries, giving rise to varying situation of forests and par-ticular problems faced by indigenous peoples and women in relation to sus-tainable forest management.

“Resource Rights” refers to areas over which indigenous peoples or local communities enjoy rights to certain resources and a limited right to access the land, whether legally recognized or not, in order to exercise their resource rights. The exact nature of these resource rights varies among tenure type and country.The resource rights data on GFW, while displayed as a single layer, is assembled on a country-by-country basis from multiple sources.Resource rights data displayed on the GFW website vary from country to country by date and data sources. Data may come from government agencies, NGOs, or other organizations. See the Open Data Portal for details on specific data sets.If you are aware of resource rights data for additional countries, please email us here.

This dataset is about: (Table 5) Lifestyle preference of Arctic indigenous peoples by gender and country. Please consult parent dataset @ https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.812678 for more information.

Among selected Latin American countries, Colombia had the highest share of indigenous population with an average per capita income below the extreme poverty line, at 46.8 percent. Ecuador followed second, with 28.5 percent of indigenous people living in extreme poverty. Those two countries also had the highest share of indigenous people living in poverty.