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Paraguay · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

117th of 149 · 18th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedParaguay's air transport, passengers carried rose from 80,600 in 1970 to 407,865 in 2023.1970198019902000201020200200k400k600k800k1M407,865

Paraguay's air transport, passengers carried rose from 80,600 in 1970 to 407,865 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

113th of 137 · 18th in Latin America
Air transport, freightParaguay's air transport, freight fell from 4.5 in 1990 to 0.9 in 2023.199019952000200520102015202005101520250.9

Paraguay's air transport, freight fell from 4.5 in 1990 to 0.9 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

87th of 92 · 9th in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Paraguay's rail lines (total route-km) was 441 km in 1995 and 441 km in 2000.199519961997199819992000380400420440460480500441 km

Paraguay's rail lines (total route-km) was 441 km in 1995 and 441 km in 2000.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

118th of 125 · 28th in Latin America*
Container port trafficParaguay's container port traffic rose from 9,317 in 2008 to 37,901 in 2020.2008201020122014201620182020010k20k30k40k37,901

Paraguay's container port traffic rose from 9,317 in 2008 to 37,901 in 2020.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

162nd of 165 · 39th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexParaguay's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 1.0 in 2007 to 1.9 in 2021.20082010201220142016201820200.8011.21.41.61.821.9

Paraguay's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 1.0 in 2007 to 1.9 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

78th of 138 · 12th in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallParaguay's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.6 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.2010201520202.52.62.72.82.7

Paraguay's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.6 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

126th of 215 · 21st in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Paraguay's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 77.5 % in 1995 to 99.8 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202080%90%100%99.8 %

Paraguay's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 77.5 % in 1995 to 99.8 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

124th of 183 · 25th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryParaguay's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 9.4 /100k in 2000 to 22.0 /100k in 2019.20002005201020155101520253022.0 /100k

Paraguay's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 9.4 /100k in 2000 to 22.0 /100k in 2019.

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