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Transport and infrastructure in Palau

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Palau 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 in Palau


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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 125 km. For each of the country's 18,024 inhabitants, this corresponds to 6.94 meters. This puts Palau in 78th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 39 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 1 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2013), road traffic in Palau is considered very safe. This corresponds to 4.8 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.

In Palau, 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.


 

Palau

 totalper 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways100 km6,935.20 km271.74 m
Railroads0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Waterways0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Commercial harbors26414,647.140.574
Airports155.482.174
 

Oceania

 total per 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways30,900 km2,302.70 km55.93 m
Railroads600 km44.49 km1.08 m
Waterways11,200 km835.21 km20.29 m
Commercial harbors5,395402.030.010
Airports21616.100.000


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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