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Transport and infrastructure in Algeria

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Algeria with the average of all countries in Africa. The main traffic and transport routes are in good condition, but do not reach the level of the leading industrial nations.

In terms of the length of its rail network, Algeria ranks 81st in the world with 0.09 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 4,020 kilometers long. Freight traffic on the rails most recently totaled 908.00 million tons and kilometers traveled. Passenger traffic reached 348.00 million passenger-kilometers in 2020.

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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 104,000 km. For each of the country's 44.18 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 2.35 meters. This puts Algeria in 163rd place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 19 inhabitants per km². In this case, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country.

With an average of 8671 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Algeria is considered rather mixed. This corresponds to 21.1 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.

In Algeria, traffic drives on the right-hand side of the road, i.e. people drive in the right-hand lane and overtake on the left. Oncoming traffic comes toward you on the left side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.


 

Algeria

 totalper 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways104,000 km2,354.11 km43.67 m
Railroads4,000 km91.00 km1.69 m
Waterways0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Commercial harbors1142.580.000
Airports280.630.012
 

Africa

 total per 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways2,997,800 km2,151.40 km98.86 m
Railroads88,600 km63.57 km2.92 m
Waterways68,400 km49.09 km2.26 m
Commercial harbors7,9495.700.000
Airports4130.300.000


Data sources used

Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)
UNCTAD
Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
CIA Factbook
OECD Statistics
Wikipedia (german)
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