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Chile · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

32nd of 149 · 4th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedChile's air transport, passengers carried rose from 2.96M in 1994 to 21.3M in 2023.19952000200520102015202005M10M15M20M25M21.3M

Chile's air transport, passengers carried rose from 2.96M in 1994 to 21.3M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

22nd of 137 · 2nd in Latin America
Air transport, freightChile's air transport, freight rose from 652.5 in 1994 to 1,499 in 2023.19952000200520102015202005001,0001,5002,0002,5001,499

Chile's air transport, freight rose from 652.5 in 1994 to 1,499 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

37th of 65 · 1st in Latin America
Rail lines (total route-km)Chile's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,742 km in 1995 to 2,396 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520201,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8002,396 km

Chile's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 2,742 km in 1995 to 2,396 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

28th of 47 · 1st in Latin America
Railways, passengers carriedChile's railways, passengers carried rose from 689 in 1995 to 738 in 2021.1995200020052010201520204006008001,000738

Chile's railways, passengers carried rose from 689 in 1995 to 738 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

38th of 62 · 2nd in Latin America
Railways, goods transportedChile's railways, goods transported fell from 3,834 in 2010 to 3,585 in 2020.2010201220142016201820203,0003,2003,4003,6003,8004,0004,2003,585

Chile's railways, goods transported fell from 3,834 in 2010 to 3,585 in 2020.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

34th of 103 · 5th in Latin America
Container port trafficChile's container port traffic rose from 3.16M in 2010 to 4.47M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220243M3.5M4M4.5M5M4.47M

Chile's container port traffic rose from 3.16M in 2010 to 4.47M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

45th of 165 · 9th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexChile's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 17.5 in 2006 to 36.3 in 2021.20102015202001020304036.3

Chile's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 17.5 in 2006 to 36.3 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

60th of 138 · 3rd in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallChile's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.3 in 2007 to 3 in 2022.2010201520202.933.13.23.33.43

Chile's logistics performance index, overall fell from 3.3 in 2007 to 3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

135th of 215 · 27th in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Chile's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 95.8 % in 1995 to 99.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202096%98%100%99.0 %

Chile's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 95.8 % in 1995 to 99.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

87th of 183 · 14th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryChile's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 17.9 /100k in 2000 to 14.9 /100k in 2019.200020052010201510121416182014.9 /100k

Chile's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 17.9 /100k in 2000 to 14.9 /100k in 2019.

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