Transport and infrastructure in Bolivia
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of Bolivia with the average of all countries in America. The main traffic and transport routes are in good condition, but do not reach the level of the leading industrial nations.In terms of the length of its rail network, Bolivia ranks 48th in the world with 0.34 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 3,960 kilometers long.
The waterways and ports listed refer to inland traffic on rivers and canals, as there is no direct access to the sea in Bolivia.
› Airports in Bolivia
Back to overview: Bolivia
Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 90,568 km. For each of the country's 11.67 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 7.76 meters. This puts Bolivia in 69th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note the country's population density, which is very low at around 11 inhabitants per km². Like this, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country.With an average of 2242 traffic fatalities per year (2012 - 2019), road traffic in Bolivia is considered rather mixed. This corresponds to around 4.3 accident fatalities per 20.3 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 5.9 in the European Union as a whole and 17.1 worldwide.
In Bolivia, traffic drives on the right-hand side of the road, i.e. people drive in the right-hand lane and overtake on the left. Oncoming traffic comes toward you on the left side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.
Bolivia | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 90,600 km | 7,758.74 km | 82.44 m |
| Railroads | 4,000 km | 339.24 km | 3.60 m |
| Waterways | 10,000 km | 856.68 km | 9.10 m |
| Commercial harbors | 45 | 3.86 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 855 | 73.25 | 0.778 |
South America | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 3,097,400 km | 7,189.46 km | 173.93 m |
| Railroads | 85,100 km | 197.57 km | 4.78 m |
| Waterways | 119,400 km | 277.06 km | 6.70 m |
| Commercial harbors | 2,227 | 5.17 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 9,359 | 21.72 | 0.001 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)
Largest airports and airlines in Bolivia
Climate details in Bolivia
Mega cities - the biggest cities all over the world