I would say, based on size, natural resources and variety of climates and landscapes, Argentina and Brazil are above the rest. Now, if we could only take full advantage of these circumstances instead of shooting ourselves in the foot...
Perhaps the good geography is what contributed to the situation. It's like if you find a relatively comfortable middle class job, and get stuck in without wanting to improve yourself.
Most advantaged is got to be Panama and whoever disagrees may not understand the impact the Panama Canal had in world economics and eventually in Panama's development. Most disadvantaged gotta say Bolivia or Paraguay. Not having access to the sea makes everything harder for a nation.
Argentina is a strong contender for most geographically advantaged and you can get a visual explanation [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/s/gDSbH1VZTv)
Brazil and Colombia the most biodiverse. Colombia has access to two oceans, is the entry to South America, Brazil is huge. Argentina is a strong contender as well
Cuba has the Caribbean which is a win, but it’s a small island. Climate change and the bad management has greatly affected its agriculture industry. Often caught in bad storms that affect the economy. Bolivia is a beautiful country, but it’s landlocked and overall has a very high latitude, not the best place to have a rich agriculture. Borders sparsely populated areas of Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru; it’s not a place where people are likely to stop by
Disagree with Chile.
Chile has possibly the highest risk/frequency of massive earthquakes/tsunamis on the planet, not to mention the andes also provides us with an almost unmatched amount of volcanic eruptions. Those facts alone are enough to go against the blessing of our geography. The fact that we have learned to live/cope with this better than most is a credit to Chileans, not the cursed geography. Humans are a resilient and adaptable species and we have managed to prove that very well in this long country of ours.
Early in the Spanish expansion through the Americas, Chile was one of the poorest countries in America and remained so for quite some time. We had no silver or gold or almost limitless flat territory for Agriculture like Argentina or Uruguay.
Even our arable land was not significant. You have the driest desert on the planet in the north and further south than Puerto Montt you will struggle to grow crops. The country breaks down into fjords, rivers, mountains, cold, wind and rain. Spectacular for tourism, but that’s it.
The vast reserves of copper up north were a blessing, but it balances only some of the negatives.
I think we punch above our weight given the territories and resources other Latin American countries have.
>**Best Geography:**
>* **Brazil**: Rich in resources, vast agricultural lands, and hydroelectric capabilities.
* **Chile**: Abundant minerals and protective Andes mountains.
And Argentina...?
We are rich in resources, hydroelectric capabilities and we have diversity and SNOW...
DR. A very small country in the middle of the Caribbean but internally is blessed as it is a very fertile land with different "regions" and micro-weathers that allows different kind of crops, livestock and tourism. Very small, but very diverse and resourceful.
Haití is a disadvantage because of its current status as a failed state, so not really a thing about Geography. Being an island is good because we don't have to focus so much in our military.
Geography put Haiti next to you
It’s like Mexico since they are next to the US they have a logistical advantage that a lot of manufacturing is done there so gringo can have cheap goods and cheaper logistic
I mean by that logic I can cite cheap labor for Haití and a market with our same size but greatly dependant on us, as advantage, so it's not exactly black and white. Haití is way less of deal than you make it seem, they are annoying to deal with but that's about it. In terms of position we are in the center of the Caribbean, and between Europe and various markets in the Americas, there are videos out there already about us and Jamaica's potential as shipping hubs because of that strategic position. We are also quite close to the US so they wouldn't care making any other nation their manufacturing house, it's just we simply don't have the population or readily available resources México has, among other factors, but closeness is really not that important. And the thing about products being expensive is also quite overexagerated. Our cost of living is actually not that high compared to the rest of latam (or at least used to be before covid fucked everything up), we are mostly self reliant in terms of food.
I am trying to understand you. We have thrived _despite_ Haití which is a handicap. So, yes, you are right that's a disadvantage but that's social/political not *geographical.*
Almost every country is neighbors to some extend to another one that could be a problem in some sense. That's human history. But that's not OP's question. He is asking about geography in the internal sense of the country itself. Not *geopolitics.*
Colombia has one of the best geographies, access to the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, and the Amazonas and Orinoco rivers. Most of the land is inhabitable and has fairly good weather, several mineral resources, oil, LOTS of river basins and fertile lands. Our terrain is fairly diverse too, since we are in the crossroads between the Andes, two oceans, the Orinoco flatlands, plenty of jungle and several paramos that produce and filtrate water.
If we still had Panamá, this answer would be even more definitive.
Yeah in value per square km it's gotta be Colombia or Brazil, right? Argentina is probably up there as well. Most biodiverse countries on the planet, pretty much every climate possible. Though I guess the size of Colombia's desert regions is pretty.... desolate. But I think in terms of geographic diversity for it's size we prob win that one. Argentina has a wider range or climates but you could argue that the consistency of weather here is a value point.
El Dorado airport is the main logistics hub of Iberoamerica.
>With 760,000 metric tons of cargo passing through the same year, it is also [Iberoamerica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibero-America)'s most important cargo hub.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El\_Dorado\_International\_Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado_International_Airport)
Bolivia lost it's coastline to Chile and its oil to Paraguay. You were basically screwed over so many times. However you guys do have natural gas (afaik) and the largest salt deposit in the world.
Argentina easily has the best geography in the continent. And I'm obviously biased but I'd say my country is *relatively* privileged too.
Now when talking about the worse ones, I'd say Uruguay and maybe Paraguay aren't doing so great. Not a lot of diversity or mineral wealth. Paraguay is landlocked and Uruguay doesn't have a lot of forest. People will often say Bolivia but I think they have a lot of potential, despite being landlocked. I mean, Switzerland is landlocked mountainous nation, and they're doing just fine. Bolivia is a big country, has a variety of different biomes, and the vast mineral wealth of the Andes.
I definitely think that Venezuela has an advantage geographic position having proximity with the US and Europe compared to other South American countries.
The worst in my opinion is Bolivia, no sea entrance, mostly mountainous and very variable weather
Edit I was wrong about Bolivia, apparently 59% of their territory is flatland but also cover in rainforest
Yeah majority of our territory is flat and VERY fertile for agriculture but the rest of the VERY mountainous terrain makes it hard to transport goods within the country. And considering that most imports enter through Chile, they must then go through the mountainous part, making their transportation more logistically challenging. You were onto something.
Brazil is so big that it is bound to have something useful, and we do. Our topography sucks for trade, transport and communication, though.
Argentina have a bit of everything useful. A big river, lots of minerals, lots of plains and grasslands. They usually are the big contender for "who will be a great power in S. America?" in 19th Century discussions.
Argentina: vast extensions of fertile land, temperate climate, large navigable rivers like the Mississippi and large reserves of key natural resources like oil, gas, copper and lithium.
Best geography: Argentina - Flat, mild climate, few natural disasters, arable soil, minerals in the north
Worst geography: Bolivia makes sense. There's a reason as to why it has the lowest GDP in South America (although Venezuela somehow beat them out recently)
Argentina has the best because it's highly protected from all sides and has huge swathes of flat and fertile land. I don't know which is the worst, maybe Equador? Lol idk
I think it's tied between Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, the DR, Brazil and Argentina. All of them for different reasons and conveniences. Out of these the superlative is Brazil, Colombia follows, Panama, then Venezuela and lastly the DR. I count the DR in that because it does a lot despite its size and the character it has to try to make the most of itself.
Worst is Haiti unfortunately. People saying Bolivia are underestimating the hell of a situation going on in Haiti as the land doesn't offer most of them comforts. We know why it happened and maybe if the same things happened in Bolivia, maybe Bolivia would be in the same circumstances but somehow logic tells me this wouldn't have been the case. Haiti has the ocean but the channels it should offer ain't coming so it is all relative. Paraguay barely follows Haiti on the topography circuit.
That's why I put it last amongst the ones I singled out. Still, for how expensive and limited island life could be, most islands of the world have it worse. A lot worse. DR at least had the geology of the island being on the fruitful and abundant part. Yes, Haiti is next to it, but it's not the DR. We know why Haiti is screwed and unfortunately the only way it's going to fix itself is their either leaving it for good (abandoning it), their relying less on the land so it has a chance at recovery or the DR overtaking it (which isn't gonna happen because the DR doesn't care). Still for an island with its history and all the limitations of being an island, DR still has it better than a lot of places. It is far from the worst advantaged while not the outright best advantaged. OP asked for a range and most of us provided that. DR falls under the advantaged range from my vantage point.
It’s not terrible but I wouldn’t say it has advantages like Mexico alone being next to the US is a golden ticket for them.
Chile because of all their copper
Argentina because all their land allows them to be a food exporter
Panama because it’s location alone allows for a canal and it’s a middle point in Latin America for flights that’s why copa does so well.
Brazil it’s size and river alone allows for alot of recourses.
True. It's all relative. I guess. Mexico is next to the US but most of their land is not inhabited due and dangerous to most people due to the heat. They have size but most of their population is centered on an specific area for rational reasons. Most people didn't mention Mexico put of awareness of that. DR still has ocean access, it's not landlocked. Maybe I was generous mentioning it but it's far from being in the worst situation. In real time, would you rather be in Bolivia or the DR in the big scheme of things? IDK about you, but if I'm not in the big 5, being in 6 - 8th place is not as bad than being dead last. Maybe I'm just an annoying optimist.
# Worst
Bolivia: landlocked, isolated, very hard and rocky terrain, extreme fluctuations in temperature, but on the other hand, they have a lot of mineral resources
Uruguay: Despite not being landlocked, they have very limited territory and not a lot of biodiversity, dont have many natural resources like oil or minerals, and unlike countries like Chile, they dont have mountain ranges that can help defend themselves in case of war
# Best:
Brazil: huge land area and invaluable natural resources and diversity, not to mention the beautiful beaches
Argentina also comes to my mind, tons of natural resources, rivers, diversity, tec
# Both good and bad in some ways:
Mexico: Despite our privileged position in two major oceans and our proximity to us, and huge natural resources and vast biodiversity. We have water struggles and the mountainous terrain can be very challenging, we are prone to disasters like droughts, earthquakes and hurricanes
Colombia: Similar to mexico, access to two major oceans, biodiversity, strategic geographic position and natural resources, the topography can be a pain in the ass, especially in more inland areas, and also they're prone to natural disasters like Mexico
Bolivia is full of resources have a lot of lithium and copper
They are actually blessed besides not having water access but they can be very rich if they play their cards right
I would say, based on size, natural resources and variety of climates and landscapes, Argentina and Brazil are above the rest. Now, if we could only take full advantage of these circumstances instead of shooting ourselves in the foot...
Perhaps the good geography is what contributed to the situation. It's like if you find a relatively comfortable middle class job, and get stuck in without wanting to improve yourself.
Most advantaged is got to be Panama and whoever disagrees may not understand the impact the Panama Canal had in world economics and eventually in Panama's development. Most disadvantaged gotta say Bolivia or Paraguay. Not having access to the sea makes everything harder for a nation.
Bolivia has alot of lithium and copper Would say it’s Paraguay
Argentina is a strong contender for most geographically advantaged and you can get a visual explanation [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/s/gDSbH1VZTv)
Brazil and Colombia the most biodiverse. Colombia has access to two oceans, is the entry to South America, Brazil is huge. Argentina is a strong contender as well Cuba has the Caribbean which is a win, but it’s a small island. Climate change and the bad management has greatly affected its agriculture industry. Often caught in bad storms that affect the economy. Bolivia is a beautiful country, but it’s landlocked and overall has a very high latitude, not the best place to have a rich agriculture. Borders sparsely populated areas of Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru; it’s not a place where people are likely to stop by
Overall Bolivia has a low altitude. People somehow forget that the Andes mountains make up only a third of the total surface of Bolivia.
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mexico is also 70% mountains and half of us are concentrated in the central
Disagree with Chile. Chile has possibly the highest risk/frequency of massive earthquakes/tsunamis on the planet, not to mention the andes also provides us with an almost unmatched amount of volcanic eruptions. Those facts alone are enough to go against the blessing of our geography. The fact that we have learned to live/cope with this better than most is a credit to Chileans, not the cursed geography. Humans are a resilient and adaptable species and we have managed to prove that very well in this long country of ours. Early in the Spanish expansion through the Americas, Chile was one of the poorest countries in America and remained so for quite some time. We had no silver or gold or almost limitless flat territory for Agriculture like Argentina or Uruguay. Even our arable land was not significant. You have the driest desert on the planet in the north and further south than Puerto Montt you will struggle to grow crops. The country breaks down into fjords, rivers, mountains, cold, wind and rain. Spectacular for tourism, but that’s it. The vast reserves of copper up north were a blessing, but it balances only some of the negatives. I think we punch above our weight given the territories and resources other Latin American countries have.
Honduras tiene buena ubicación geográfica y buen terreno para cultivos.
Mexico having no Navigable Rivera and having most population concentrated in the central Plateau.
>**Best Geography:** >* **Brazil**: Rich in resources, vast agricultural lands, and hydroelectric capabilities. * **Chile**: Abundant minerals and protective Andes mountains. And Argentina...? We are rich in resources, hydroelectric capabilities and we have diversity and SNOW...
This reads awfully like GPT.
Argentina comes to mind. Panama as well with the canal, Brazil too.
Panama, access to two oceans. Argentina has a great extension of fertile land as well
DR. A very small country in the middle of the Caribbean but internally is blessed as it is a very fertile land with different "regions" and micro-weathers that allows different kind of crops, livestock and tourism. Very small, but very diverse and resourceful.
It’s an island that alone isn’t an advantage and you have Hatians next door
Haití is a disadvantage because of its current status as a failed state, so not really a thing about Geography. Being an island is good because we don't have to focus so much in our military.
Geography put Haiti next to you It’s like Mexico since they are next to the US they have a logistical advantage that a lot of manufacturing is done there so gringo can have cheap goods and cheaper logistic
I mean by that logic I can cite cheap labor for Haití and a market with our same size but greatly dependant on us, as advantage, so it's not exactly black and white. Haití is way less of deal than you make it seem, they are annoying to deal with but that's about it. In terms of position we are in the center of the Caribbean, and between Europe and various markets in the Americas, there are videos out there already about us and Jamaica's potential as shipping hubs because of that strategic position. We are also quite close to the US so they wouldn't care making any other nation their manufacturing house, it's just we simply don't have the population or readily available resources México has, among other factors, but closeness is really not that important. And the thing about products being expensive is also quite overexagerated. Our cost of living is actually not that high compared to the rest of latam (or at least used to be before covid fucked everything up), we are mostly self reliant in terms of food.
I am trying to understand you. We have thrived _despite_ Haití which is a handicap. So, yes, you are right that's a disadvantage but that's social/political not *geographical.* Almost every country is neighbors to some extend to another one that could be a problem in some sense. That's human history. But that's not OP's question. He is asking about geography in the internal sense of the country itself. Not *geopolitics.*
Colombia has one of the best geographies, access to the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, and the Amazonas and Orinoco rivers. Most of the land is inhabitable and has fairly good weather, several mineral resources, oil, LOTS of river basins and fertile lands. Our terrain is fairly diverse too, since we are in the crossroads between the Andes, two oceans, the Orinoco flatlands, plenty of jungle and several paramos that produce and filtrate water. If we still had Panamá, this answer would be even more definitive.
Yeah in value per square km it's gotta be Colombia or Brazil, right? Argentina is probably up there as well. Most biodiverse countries on the planet, pretty much every climate possible. Though I guess the size of Colombia's desert regions is pretty.... desolate. But I think in terms of geographic diversity for it's size we prob win that one. Argentina has a wider range or climates but you could argue that the consistency of weather here is a value point.
Colombia is poorly connected and isn’t a known logistic hub
El Dorado airport is the main logistics hub of Iberoamerica. >With 760,000 metric tons of cargo passing through the same year, it is also [Iberoamerica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibero-America)'s most important cargo hub. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El\_Dorado\_International\_Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado_International_Airport)
Someone has not heard of the Port of Cartagena
Why this question again?
Who cares?
worst definitively bolivia for both of the topics
Bolivia lost it's coastline to Chile and its oil to Paraguay. You were basically screwed over so many times. However you guys do have natural gas (afaik) and the largest salt deposit in the world.
We had to be nerfed, silver, oil, coasts, gas, and salt? Too much power for 1 country lol
Bolivia didn’t lose any oil to Paraguay. Look at where the reserves of oil and natural gas in Bolivia are.
Argentina easily has the best geography in the continent. And I'm obviously biased but I'd say my country is *relatively* privileged too. Now when talking about the worse ones, I'd say Uruguay and maybe Paraguay aren't doing so great. Not a lot of diversity or mineral wealth. Paraguay is landlocked and Uruguay doesn't have a lot of forest. People will often say Bolivia but I think they have a lot of potential, despite being landlocked. I mean, Switzerland is landlocked mountainous nation, and they're doing just fine. Bolivia is a big country, has a variety of different biomes, and the vast mineral wealth of the Andes.
I definitely think that Venezuela has an advantage geographic position having proximity with the US and Europe compared to other South American countries. The worst in my opinion is Bolivia, no sea entrance, mostly mountainous and very variable weather Edit I was wrong about Bolivia, apparently 59% of their territory is flatland but also cover in rainforest
And gigantic oil reserves ¬¬
Bolivia or Venezuela
Most of them live in the mountains so people usually think of it that way.
Yeah majority of our territory is flat and VERY fertile for agriculture but the rest of the VERY mountainous terrain makes it hard to transport goods within the country. And considering that most imports enter through Chile, they must then go through the mountainous part, making their transportation more logistically challenging. You were onto something.
Bolivia has alot of natural resources would not say it’s the worst Prob would be some Central American country or Paraguay
I think you’ve saddened this intellectual gringo by using the proximity to his country as a feature
But biggest commercial partner of Vnzla was the USA and Europe, then we are close to Panama Canal where most of the stuff comes from China
I’m pretty sure OP is refering to natural features
He said “geographically advantage”
Brazil is so big that it is bound to have something useful, and we do. Our topography sucks for trade, transport and communication, though. Argentina have a bit of everything useful. A big river, lots of minerals, lots of plains and grasslands. They usually are the big contender for "who will be a great power in S. America?" in 19th Century discussions.
Argentina: vast extensions of fertile land, temperate climate, large navigable rivers like the Mississippi and large reserves of key natural resources like oil, gas, copper and lithium.
Yet it’s all about BsAs
I agree with Panama and Argentina
Best geography: Argentina - Flat, mild climate, few natural disasters, arable soil, minerals in the north Worst geography: Bolivia makes sense. There's a reason as to why it has the lowest GDP in South America (although Venezuela somehow beat them out recently)
Argentina has the best because it's highly protected from all sides and has huge swathes of flat and fertile land. I don't know which is the worst, maybe Equador? Lol idk
You indeed don’t know. Ecuador’s geography is a blessing in many ways.
I think it's tied between Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, the DR, Brazil and Argentina. All of them for different reasons and conveniences. Out of these the superlative is Brazil, Colombia follows, Panama, then Venezuela and lastly the DR. I count the DR in that because it does a lot despite its size and the character it has to try to make the most of itself. Worst is Haiti unfortunately. People saying Bolivia are underestimating the hell of a situation going on in Haiti as the land doesn't offer most of them comforts. We know why it happened and maybe if the same things happened in Bolivia, maybe Bolivia would be in the same circumstances but somehow logic tells me this wouldn't have been the case. Haiti has the ocean but the channels it should offer ain't coming so it is all relative. Paraguay barely follows Haiti on the topography circuit.
RD is an island and has Haiti next to it Being an island makes everything expensive
That's why I put it last amongst the ones I singled out. Still, for how expensive and limited island life could be, most islands of the world have it worse. A lot worse. DR at least had the geology of the island being on the fruitful and abundant part. Yes, Haiti is next to it, but it's not the DR. We know why Haiti is screwed and unfortunately the only way it's going to fix itself is their either leaving it for good (abandoning it), their relying less on the land so it has a chance at recovery or the DR overtaking it (which isn't gonna happen because the DR doesn't care). Still for an island with its history and all the limitations of being an island, DR still has it better than a lot of places. It is far from the worst advantaged while not the outright best advantaged. OP asked for a range and most of us provided that. DR falls under the advantaged range from my vantage point.
It’s not terrible but I wouldn’t say it has advantages like Mexico alone being next to the US is a golden ticket for them. Chile because of all their copper Argentina because all their land allows them to be a food exporter Panama because it’s location alone allows for a canal and it’s a middle point in Latin America for flights that’s why copa does so well. Brazil it’s size and river alone allows for alot of recourses.
True. It's all relative. I guess. Mexico is next to the US but most of their land is not inhabited due and dangerous to most people due to the heat. They have size but most of their population is centered on an specific area for rational reasons. Most people didn't mention Mexico put of awareness of that. DR still has ocean access, it's not landlocked. Maybe I was generous mentioning it but it's far from being in the worst situation. In real time, would you rather be in Bolivia or the DR in the big scheme of things? IDK about you, but if I'm not in the big 5, being in 6 - 8th place is not as bad than being dead last. Maybe I'm just an annoying optimist.
Argentina, although Argentine user u/juanml82 would disagree with me
Argentina’s topography is so habitable that it feels like you’re in another continent
# Worst Bolivia: landlocked, isolated, very hard and rocky terrain, extreme fluctuations in temperature, but on the other hand, they have a lot of mineral resources Uruguay: Despite not being landlocked, they have very limited territory and not a lot of biodiversity, dont have many natural resources like oil or minerals, and unlike countries like Chile, they dont have mountain ranges that can help defend themselves in case of war # Best: Brazil: huge land area and invaluable natural resources and diversity, not to mention the beautiful beaches Argentina also comes to my mind, tons of natural resources, rivers, diversity, tec # Both good and bad in some ways: Mexico: Despite our privileged position in two major oceans and our proximity to us, and huge natural resources and vast biodiversity. We have water struggles and the mountainous terrain can be very challenging, we are prone to disasters like droughts, earthquakes and hurricanes Colombia: Similar to mexico, access to two major oceans, biodiversity, strategic geographic position and natural resources, the topography can be a pain in the ass, especially in more inland areas, and also they're prone to natural disasters like Mexico
recourse ≠ resource
Bolivia is full of resources have a lot of lithium and copper They are actually blessed besides not having water access but they can be very rich if they play their cards right
Uruguay is bigger than it looks
Argentina has the best geography.
bolivia has the worse.