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.

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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 18,174 inhabitants, this corresponds to 6.88 meters. This puts Palau in 78th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note the country's population density, which is very low at around 40 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 12.2 in the USA 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.

	total	per 1 mio inhabitants	per km²
	Palau
Roadways	100 km	6,877.96 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	14,526.25	0.574
Airports	1	55.02	2.174

	total	per 1 mio inhabitants	per km²
	Oceania
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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