Railways in South America · 2014–2022

What country in South America has the most railways?

Brazil has the most railways in South America, with 29,850 km of railway lines.

Ranking by km
#CountryShare of #1kmYear
1 Brazil 29,850 2014
2 Argentina 17,866 2018
3 Chile 7,282 2014
4 Bolivia 3,960 2019
5 Colombia 2,141 2019
6 Peru 1,854 2017
7 Uruguay 1,673 2016
8 Ecuador 965 2022
9 Venezuela 447 2014
10 Paraguay 30 2014

Key facts

Runners-up

Argentina is 2nd and Chile 3rd in South America.

Lead

Brazil has 1.7× the figure of Argentina.

Share of the total

Brazil alone accounts for 45.2% of all 10 ranked countries in South America.

Questions

What country in South America has the most railways?

Brazil has the most railways in South America, with 29,850 km of railway lines.

What country in South America has the second most railways?

Argentina ranks second in South America, with 17,866 km.

How many countries are in this ranking?

10 countries in South America with data from Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2014–2022). Territories are not ranked.

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