Transport and infrastructure in Brazil
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of Brazil with the average of all countries in America. The net of streets and highways has a total length of 2 m km. Theoretically, this is 9.41 meter for each of the 212.56 millions inhabitants of the country. Brazil hereby ranks 55th in a worldwide comparison.With a length of 0.14 meters of railway tracks per person Brazil come 76th worldwide.
The given waterways are refered to inland traffic on rivers and canals. The number of harbours additionally includes the ones on the 7,491 km long coastline.
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Brazil | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 2,000,000 km | 9,409.13 km | 234.86 m |
| Railroads | 29,900 km | 140.43 km | 3.51 m |
| Waterways | 50,000 km | 235.23 km | 5.87 m |
| Commercial harbors | 875 | 4.12 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 4,093 | 19.26 | 0.481 |
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 | 2,231 | 5.18 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 9,359 | 21.72 | 0.001 |
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