Transport and infrastructure in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of Saint Kitts and Nevis with the average of all countries in America. 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 8th in the world with 0.94 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 50 kilometers long.
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 383 km. For each of the country's 53,192 inhabitants, this corresponds to 7.20 meters. This puts Saint Kitts and Nevis in 74th place in the global ranking. However, the country's size and population density of around 205 inhabitants per km² must also be taken into account. Countries with fewer inhabitants on the same or even larger area naturally achieve quite different values here and have to connect remote areas to the transport network despite a smaller population. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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.Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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Roadways | 400 km | 7,200.33 km | 1,473.08 m |
Railroads | 100 km | 939.99 km | 192.31 m |
Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
Commercial harbors | 244 | 4,587.16 | 0.938 |
Airports | 2 | 37.60 | 7.692 |
Central America | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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Roadways | 644,200 km | 2,893.70 km | 236.78 m |
Railroads | 31,600 km | 141.96 km | 11.62 m |
Waterways | 9,200 km | 41.19 km | 3.37 m |
Commercial harbors | 15,672 | 70.39 | 0.006 |
Airports | 2,993 | 13.44 | 0.001 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)