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Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita

Airports Council International figures presented in Lima report that Uruguay ranked third in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025 for international air passengers per inhabitant, despite having a small share of the region's total traffic.

Passengers boarding Air India airplane in Vijayawada International airport (January 2019)
Illustrative image: Passengers boarding Air India airplane in Vijayawada International airport (January 2019) — IM3847/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: travel-and-transportation, economy-and-trade

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
4/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
6/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The ranking highlights Uruguay's comparatively high international air travel activity per resident within the region.

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