Transport and infrastructure on the Marshall Islands
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of the Marshall Islands with the average of all countries in Oceania. The main traffic and transport routes are in good condition, but do not reach the level of the leading industrial nations.› Airports on the Marshall Islands
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 2,028 km. For each of the country's 59,618 inhabitants, this corresponds to 34.02 meters. This puts Marshall Islands in 13th place in the global ranking. However, the country's population density must also be taken into account, which is relatively high at around 329 inhabitants per km². The higher the population density of a country, the shorter the average distance traveled.With an average of 3 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2013), road traffic on the Marshall Islands is considered relatively safe. This corresponds to around 4.3 accident fatalities per 5.7 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.2 in the USA and 17.1 worldwide.
On the Marshall Islands, 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.
Marshall Islands | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 2,000 km | 34,016.57 km | 11,178.48 m |
| Railroads | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Commercial harbors | 3,817 | 64,024.29 | 21.040 |
| Airports | 24 | 402.56 | 132.290 |
Oceania | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 30,900 km | 2,461.92 km | 55.93 m |
| Railroads | 600 km | 47.56 km | 1.08 m |
| Waterways | 11,200 km | 892.96 km | 20.29 m |
| Commercial harbors | 5,397 | 429.99 | 0.010 |
| Airports | 216 | 17.21 | 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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