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Uruguay · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

106th of 143 · 18th in Latin America*
Air transport, passengers carriedUruguay's air transport, passengers carried rose from 219,300 in 1970 to 563,632 in 2009.19701980199020000200k400k600k563,632

Uruguay's air transport, passengers carried rose from 219,300 in 1970 to 563,632 in 2009.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

100th of 143 · 14th in Latin America*
Air transport, freightUruguay's air transport, freight rose from 0.7 in 1980 to 3.8 in 2009.19801985199019952000200505101520253.8

Uruguay's air transport, freight rose from 0.7 in 1980 to 3.8 in 2009.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

48th of 65 · 2nd in Latin America
Rail lines (total route-km)Uruguay's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 3,002 km in 1995 to 1,498 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520201,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,498 km

Uruguay's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 3,002 km in 1995 to 1,498 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

74th of 75 · 5th in Latin America*
Railways, passengers carriedUruguay's railways, passengers carried fell from 10 in 1999 to 8 in 2015.20002005201020156810121416188

Uruguay's railways, passengers carried fell from 10 in 1999 to 8 in 2015.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

79th of 88 · 5th in Latin America*
Railways, goods transportedUruguay's railways, goods transported fell from 327 in 1995 to 284 in 2007.199619982000200220042006100200300400500600284

Uruguay's railways, goods transported fell from 327 in 1995 to 284 in 2007.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

65th of 103 · 15th in Latin America
Container port trafficUruguay's container port traffic rose from 608,712 in 2010 to 1.12M in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024600k800k1M1.2M1.12M

Uruguay's container port traffic rose from 608,712 in 2010 to 1.12M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

49th of 165 · 11th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexUruguay's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 18.6 in 2006 to 35.2 in 2021.20102015202015202530354035.2

Uruguay's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 18.6 in 2006 to 35.2 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

60th of 138 · 3rd in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallUruguay's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 3 in 2022.2010201520202.42.62.833

Uruguay's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Uruguay's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 96.7 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202096%98%100%100.0 %

Uruguay's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 96.7 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

85th of 183 · 12th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryUruguay's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 16.8 /100k in 2000 to 14.8 /100k in 2019.20002005201020151214161814.8 /100k

Uruguay's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 16.8 /100k in 2000 to 14.8 /100k in 2019.

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