Latin America · Country

Chile

Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.

Rate / 100k

1.60

95% CI 0.6–4.1

Global rank

40/62

by rate (1 = highest)

Retractions

strict plagiarism findings

Publications

250k

250,265 works

In context

Chile

1.6

Latin America average

5.3

Global high · Pakistan

22.4

Chile sits at 7% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.

Latin America peers

PEPeru15.08 COColombia12.32 ECEcuador1.49 ARArgentina1.04 BRBrazil0.41

These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.

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