Latin America: longest traffic jam delays by city 2020-2021

Bogotá, the Colombian capital city, was home to one of the most saturated metropolitan areas in Latin America in 2021, based on the annual number of hours lost in congestion over a year. In Bogotá, drivers spent an average of 94 hours per year held up in traffic jams. Compared to 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the Latin American cities analyzed saw decreases in traffic delays. For instance, São Paulo registered a 13.5 percent fall in congestion, with an average of 45 hours lost in 2021. By contrast, traffic jam delays in Mexico City have increased by over 39 percent since 2020. According to another study, Bogotá is also the city with the worst traffic congestion levels in Latin America.