Spinoff: Which is the "whitest" Hispanic country after Argentina and Uruguay?

[Thetruth]

Yes

[samario]

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia.

Chileans are not as white as some people make them out to be. High Amerindian influence. I've met a few Chileans, gathered a lot of studies, etc. They are not whiter by any means than Venezuelans or Colombians, although not far behind.

[samario]

My guess in Hispanic countries on which is Whiter/Euro from most to least (genetically not skin pigmentation wise)

1. Argentina/Uruguay
2. Cuba/Puerto Rico
3. Venezuela/Colombia/Costa Rica/Paraguay
4. Chile/Mexico/Dominican Republic/Nicaragua/El Salvador/Honduras/
5. Ecuador/Guatemala/Panama/Peru/Bolivia

This makes a lot of sense to be honest. I'd split them a bit further, though.

1. Argentina/Uruguay
2. Cuba/Puerto Rico
3. Colombia/Venezuela
4. Costa Rica
5. Paraguay
6. Chile
7. Mexico/Dominican Republic
8. Nicaragua/El Salvador/Honduras/Ecuador? < Not sure about Ecuador
9. Guatemala/Panama
10. Peru
11. Bolivia

[samario]

If we’re talking about skin pigmentation then Chile, Paraguay and Costa Rica might be ahead but most studies prove they’re just mestizos on average skewing a bit towards the European but the average doesn’t even reach towards 70% European. Only Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Colombia in that order have an average of being at least 60-70% European although they have a bit more Afro admixture so they’re non-white passing majority Euro people are darker then balanced Mestizo Chileans, Costa Rican’s and Paraguayans.

Hmm Colombians are not that dark-pigmented really (there's a study out there comparing skin pigmentation of Brazilians, Mexicans, Chileans and Colombians, I'll post it later if I find it) and many Colombians live high in the mountains where there's very little sunlight. Other than that, I agree.

And oh, Costa Ricans also have some Afro admixture. Chileans and Paraguayans, especially Chileans, are the ones with very little SSA admixture. Paraguayans might be on par or not far behind (in terms of SSA admixture), dunno.

[samario]

Melanin skin tones amongst Chileans, Mexicans, Brazilians, Peruvians and Colombians. Colombian whites and mestizos are the lightest ones in their own categories.

[Tooting Carmen]

Melanin skin tones amongst Chileans, Mexicans, Brazilians, Peruvians and Colombians. Colombian whites and mestizos are the lightest ones in their own categories.

I do agree that Colombian Mestizos tend to be a tad lighter-skinned than e.g. Mexican Mestizos.

[Duffmannn]

I do agree that Colombian Mestizos tend to be a tad lighter-skinned than e.g. Mexican Mestizos.

Many mexican "mestizos" are actually indo-mestizos, while colombians are mostly true mestizos-harnizos.

[Thetruth]

I feel like Colombia is more diverse then Chile so it varies more but yeah your right people from I’m assuming your talking about Bogota and Medellin on average as light and lighter then Chileans probably

[Thetruth]

I feel like people white wash Chileans because they’re in the southern cone, bring up German ancestry and they’re doing better economically tbh

[samario]

I feel like Colombia is more diverse then Chile so it caries more but yeah your right people from I’m assuming your talking about Bogota and Medellin on average as light and lighter then Chileans probably

Well yeah. Trust me, living in cities like Bogota or Medellin takes its toll on skin. Bogota has a very cloudy environment (similar to Lima, but colder and rainier) and water is taken from the paramos (similar to the Scottish Highlands). Paramo water does wonders to skin and I'm not talking exclusively about pigmentation. I guess that's why Colombian whites have a lower melanin index than Brazilian whites from Sao Paulo, Rio and other sunny environments.