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 | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 100 km | 6,935.20 km | 271.74 m |
| Railroads | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Commercial harbors | 264 | 14,647.14 | 0.574 |
| Airports | 1 | 55.48 | 2.174 |
Oceania | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 30,900 km | 2,302.70 km | 55.93 m |
| Railroads | 600 km | 44.49 km | 1.08 m |
| Waterways | 11,200 km | 835.21 km | 20.29 m |
| Commercial harbors | 5,395 | 402.03 | 0.010 |
| Airports | 216 | 16.10 | 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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