This rate has been decreasing since 2014, going from 1.1% in 2014 to 1% in 2015 and 0.9% in 2018. South America has only 12 sovereign countries, notably less as compared to other continents.

South America contains twelve countries in total. These include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile. South America is the fourth largest continent, with around 423 million people living there.

No two places are the same in South America, so it’s hard to know which region to explore first. To help you with your decision, we’ve rounded up a list of the continent’s best countries for ...