Transport and infrastructure in Palau
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of Palau with the average of all countries in Oceania. Overall, the main traffic and transport routes are well developed and in comparatively good condition.› 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 18,092 inhabitants, this corresponds to 6.91 meters. This puts Palau in 77th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note the country's population density, which is very low at around 39 inhabitants per km². Like this, 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 around 4.3 accident fatalities per 4.8 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 5.9 in the European Union as a whole and 17.1 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 | 6,909.13 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 | 14,592.08 | 0.574 |
Airports | 3 | 165.82 | 6.522 |
Oceania | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
---|---|---|---|
Roadways | 30,900 km | 2,504.49 km | 55.93 m |
Railroads | 600 km | 48.39 km | 1.08 m |
Waterways | 11,200 km | 908.39 km | 20.29 m |
Commercial harbors | 5,397 | 437.42 | 0.010 |
Airports | 817 | 66.22 | 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)