South America
South America is the fourth largest continent, the southern of the two Americas continents of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries — Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela - along with Frennch Guiana and the Falkland Islands (a British Overseas Territory).
South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi). Its population as of 2016 has been estimated at more than 420 million.[1] South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America). Brazil is by far the most populous South American country, with more than half of the continent’s population, followed by Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Peru
| Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Ecuador | Guyana | Paraguay | Peru | Suriname | Uruguay | Venezuela | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Country Code | AR | BO | BR | EC | GY | PY | PE | SR | UY | VE | |
| Geography | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Area (sq km) | 2,780,400 | 1,098,581 | 8,515,770 | 283,561 | 214,969 | 406,752 | 1,285,216 | 163,820 | 176,215 | 912,050 | |
| Coastline (km) | 4,989 | 7,491 | 2,237 | 459 | 2,414 | 386 | 660 | 2,800 | |||
| Highest Point (m) | 6,962 (Cerro Aconcagua (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America)) | 6,542 (Nevado Sajama) | 2,994 (Pico da Neblina) | 2,775 (Laberintos del Norte on Mount Roraima) | 842 (Cerro Pero) | 6,746 (Nevado Huascaran) | 1,230 (Juliana Top) | 514 (Cerro Catedral) | 4,978 (Pico Bolivar) | ||
| Average Elevation (m) | 595 | 1,192 | 320 | 1,117 | 207 | 178 | 1,555 | 246 | 109 | 450 | |
| People | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Population | 44,694,198 | 11,306,341 | 208,846,892 | 16,498,502 | 740,685 | 7,025,763 | 31,331,228 | 597,927 | 3,369,299 | 31,689,176 | |
| Median Age | 31.90 | 24.60 | 32.40 | 28.10 | 26.70 | 28.70 | 28.40 | 30.20 | 35.10 | 28.70 | |
| Growth Rate | 0.89 % | 1.48 % | 0.71 % | 1.25 % | 0.48 % | 1.17 % | 0.94 % | 1.00 % | 0.27 % | 1.21 % | |
| Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people) | 16.50 | 21.60 | 13.90 | 17.60 | 15.40 | 16.60 | 17.60 | 15.60 | 13.00 | 18.50 | |
| Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | 7.50 | 6.30 | 6.70 | 5.10 | 7.40 | 4.80 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 9.40 | 5.30 | |
| Urban Population | 91.90 % | 69.40 % | 86.60 % | 63.80 % | 26.60 % | 61.60 % | 77.90 % | 66.10 % | 95.30 % | 88.20 % | |
| Health | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mothers age at first birth | 21.20 | 20.80 | 22.90 | 22.20 | |||||||
| Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births) | 52.00 | 206.00 | 44.00 | 64.00 | 229.00 | 132.00 | 68.00 | 155.00 | 15.00 | 95.00 | |
| Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | 9.50 | 34.20 | 16.90 | 15.90 | 29.50 | 18.10 | 17.80 | 23.70 | 8.10 | 11.90 | |
| Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 4.80 % | 6.30 % | 8.30 % | 9.20 % | 5.20 % | 9.80 % | 5.50 % | 5.70 % | 8.60 % | 5.30 % | |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 3.96 | 1.61 | 2.15 | 2.05 | 0.80 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 5.05 | ||
| Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) | 5.00 | 1.10 | 2.20 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 3.10 | 2.80 | 0.80 | |
| Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | 28.30 % | 20.20 % | 22.10 % | 19.90 % | 20.20 % | 20.30 % | 19.70 % | 26.40 % | 27.90 % | 25.60 % | |
| Education | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 5.60 % | 7.30 % | 6.20 % | 5.00 % | 6.30 % | 4.50 % | 3.90 % | 4.40 % | 6.90 % | ||
| School life (years) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | 22.60 % | 6.90 % | 28.50 % | 7.90 % | 21.60 % | 20.80 % | 14.70 % | 13.40 % | 23.80 % | 14.60 % | |
| Economy | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $) | 922.100 billion | 83.720 billion | 3.248 trillion | 193.000 billion | 6.301 billion | 88.910 billion | 430.300 billion | 8.688 billion | 78.160 billion | 381.600 billion | |
| Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP) | 2.90 % | 4.20 % | 1.00 % | 2.40 % | 2.10 % | 4.80 % | 2.50 % | 1.90 % | 2.70 % | -14.00 % | |
| GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | 20,900 | 7,600 | 15,600 | 11,500 | 8,100 | 12,800 | 13,500 | 14,900 | 22,400 | 12,500 | |
| Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP) | 17.60 % | 15.70 % | 15.00 % | 25.90 % | 10.50 % | 18.60 % | 19.80 % | 46.60 % | 17.20 % | 12.10 % | |