economic2021

Liner shipping connectivity index

Compare liner shipping connectivity index across 165 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2021 official-source slice.

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Key Insights

Global Average
27.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
Median: 14.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
171.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
Lowest
Turks and Caicos Islands
1.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China171.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
2South Korea111.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
3Singapore110.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
4United States of America102.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
5Malaysia98.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
By Region
Key Findings
  • 165 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2021 observation.
  • People's Republic of China has the highest published value (171.1774765271 index (2004 maximum = 100)).
  • Turks and Caicos Islands has the lowest published value (1.1280819879 index (2004 maximum = 100)).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.1index (2004 maximum = 100))High (171.2index (2004 maximum = 100))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.6index (2004 maximum = 100))

About This Statistic

The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.

MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit source slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.

Methodology

The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1People's Republic of China171.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
2South Korea111.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
3Singapore110.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
4United States of America102.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
5Malaysia98.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
6Netherlands90.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
7Hong Kong90.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
8Spain90.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
9United Kingdom90.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
10Belgium87.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
11Germany85.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
12Vietnam77.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
13Italy76.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
14France74.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
15United Arab Emirates73.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
16Sri Lanka70.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
17Japan69.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
18Saudi Arabia69.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
19Morocco69.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
20Thailand68.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
21Egypt66.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
22Türkiye61.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
23Portugal61.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
24Greece60.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
25Oman59.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
26India58.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
27Malta57.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
28Poland51.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
29Panama51.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
30Colombia49.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
31Canada48.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
32Sweden48.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
33Mexico47.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
34Denmark45.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
35Dominican Republic42.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
36Lebanon41.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
37Israel41.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
38Peru40.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
39Brazil39.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
40South Africa39.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
41Qatar37.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
42Ecuador37.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
43Ghana37.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
44Guatemala37.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
45Chile36.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
46Togo36.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
47Argentina36.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
48Australia35.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
49Uruguay35.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
50Slovenia34.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
51Djibouti34.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
52Pakistan34.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
53Jordan33.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
54Jamaica33.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
55Croatia33.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
56Indonesia32.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
57Iraq32.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
58Bahrain31.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
59Russian Federation31.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
60Islamic Republic of Iran31.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
61New Zealand30.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
62Bahamas28.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
63Ukraine28.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
64Romania26.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
65Philippines25.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
66Mauritius24.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
67Republic of the Congo24.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
68Lithuania24.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
69Costa Rica23.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
70Angola23.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
71Namibia22.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
72Nigeria20.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
73Cote d'Ivoire19.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
74Benin19.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
75Cameroon18.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
76Cyprus17.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
77Senegal17.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
78Kenya16.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
79United Republic of Tanzania15.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
80Trinidad and Tobago15.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
81Finland15.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
82Bangladesh14.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
83French Polynesia14.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
84Mozambique14.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
85Gabon12.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
86Puerto Rico12.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
87Ireland12.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
88Libya12.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
89Algeria12.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
90Equatorial Guinea11.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
91Honduras11.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
92Papua New Guinea11.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
93Norway10.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
94Estonia10.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
95New Caledonia10.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
96Latvia10.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
97Fiji10.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
98Kuwait10.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
99Somalia9.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
100Guam9.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
101Guinea9.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
102Sint Maarten (Dutch part)9.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
103Suriname8.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
104Guyana8.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
105Haiti8.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
106Samoa8.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
107Seychelles8.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
108Myanmar8.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
109Syrian Arab Republic8.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
110Sudan8.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
111Solomon Islands8.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
112Cambodia8.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
113American Samoa8.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
114Tonga8.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
115Cuba8.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
116Nicaragua8.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
117Bulgaria7.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
118Belize7.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
119El Salvador7.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
120Madagascar7.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
121Vanuatu7.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
122Venezuela7.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
123Sierra Leone7.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
124Maldives7.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
125Marshall Islands7.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
126Barbados7.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
127Iceland7.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
128Brunei Darussalam6.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
129Republic of The Gambia6.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
130Curaçao6.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
131Aruba6.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
132Yemen6.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
133Liberia6.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
134Kiribati6.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
135Mauritania6.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
136Faroe Islands6.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
137Georgia6.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
138Dominica5.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
139Tunisia5.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
140Grenada5.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
141Saint Lucia5.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
142Virgin Islands, U.S.5.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
143Greenland5.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
144Antigua and Barbuda5.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
145Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
146Northern Mariana Islands5.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
147Comoros4.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
148Guinea-Bissau4.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
149Sao Tome and Principe4.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
150Democratic Republic of the Congo4.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
151Saint Kitts and Nevis4.6index (2004 maximum = 100)
152Montenegro4.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
153Micronesia, Federated States of4.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
154Albania4.4index (2004 maximum = 100)
155Cape Verde4.2index (2004 maximum = 100)
156Eritrea3.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
157Timor-Leste3.3index (2004 maximum = 100)
158Virgin Islands, British3.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
159Gibraltar2.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
160Palau2.5index (2004 maximum = 100)
161Cayman Islands2.0index (2004 maximum = 100)
162Paraguay1.9index (2004 maximum = 100)
163Bermuda1.8index (2004 maximum = 100)
164Tuvalu1.7index (2004 maximum = 100)
165Turks and Caicos Islands1.1index (2004 maximum = 100)
Showing 165 of 165 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).

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