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Transport and infrastructure in Tonga

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Tonga 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 Tonga


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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 680 km. For each of the country's 106,017 inhabitants, this corresponds to 6.41 meters. This puts Tonga in 86th place in the global ranking. However, the country's size and population density of around 141 inhabitants per km² must also be taken into account. Countries with fewer inhabitants in the same or even larger area naturally achieve quite different values here and have to connect remote areas to the transport network despite a smaller population.

With an average of 17 traffic fatalities per year (2013 - 2019), road traffic in Tonga is considered rather mixed. This corresponds to 16.1 accident fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 12.3 in the USA and 17.0 worldwide.

In Tonga, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.


 

Tonga

 totalper 1 mio
inhabitants
per km²
Roadways700 km6,414.07 km906.67 m
Railroads0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Waterways0 km0.00 km0.00 m
Commercial harbors32301.840.043
Airports656.598.000
 

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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