Melvy Vargas

Melvy Vargas

academic Bolivia

Melvy Vargas is a demographer who has recently been in the news for expressing concerns regarding the completeness and accuracy of the 2024 Censo de Población y Vivienda data released by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) in Bolivia. She highlighted anomalies in the population statistics, particularly noting an unusually high percentage of adults over 18 compared to electoral rolls, which raised questions about the census methodology and data integrity.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
8,777
Power
30$
Sentiment
6.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Bolivia 1 6.00 0.08% +0% 11,673,021 8,777 $40,000 30$
Totals 1 11,673,021 8,777 $40,000 30$
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Recent Mentions

Bolivia Bolivia: Melvy Vargas warned that the population data for those 18 years or older is unusually high compared to the electoral roll. 6

El Deber: El INE entregó toda la base de datos del Censo a 17 meses del operativo