Transport and infrastructure in Tuvalu
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of Tuvalu with the average of all countries in Oceania.› Airports in Tuvalu
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 8 km. For each of the country's 11,792 inhabitants, this corresponds to 0.68 meters. This puts Tuvalu in 221st place in the global ranking. However, the country's population density must also be taken into account, which is relatively high at around 454 inhabitants per km². In Tuvalu, 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.Tuvalu | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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Roadways | 0 km | 678.43 km | 307.69 m |
Railroads | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
Commercial harbors | 245 | 20,776.80 | 9.423 |
Airports | 1 | 84.80 | 38.462 |
Oceania | |||
total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
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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)