Transport and infrastructure in Eswatini
Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Eswatini with the average of all countries in Africa. The traffic routes have noticeable defects in many places and are often not in particularly good condition.In terms of the length of its rail network, Eswatini ranks 56th in the world with 0.25 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 301 kilometers long.
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 3,769 km. For each of the country's 1.19 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 3.16 meters. This puts Eswatini in 142nd place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 69 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 368 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Eswatini is considered very dangerous. This corresponds to 32.1 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.
In Eswatini, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.
Eswatini | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 3,800 km | 3,161.19 km | 217.11 m |
| Railroads | 300 km | 252.46 km | 17.34 m |
| Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Commercial harbors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 2 | 1.68 | 0.115 |
Africa | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 2,997,800 km | 2,151.40 km | 98.86 m |
| Railroads | 88,600 km | 63.57 km | 2.92 m |
| Waterways | 68,400 km | 49.09 km | 2.26 m |
| Commercial harbors | 7,905 | 5.67 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 413 | 0.30 | 0.000 |
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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