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Average road distance to the nearest seaport for each country (logistics connectivity)

Average road distance (km) from population centers to the nearest seaport by country—an intuitive proxy for logistics access and trade connectivity (2022).

Source: World Bank (via World Development Indicators; original method: World Bank/DEC spatial analysis)•173 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
265.2km
Median: 150.0km
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
1,780.0km
Lowest
Cayman Islands
3.0km
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan1,780.0km
2Tajikistan1,560.0km
3Uzbekistan1,460.0km
4Kyrgyzstan1,360.0km
5Democratic Republic of the Congo1,240.0km
By Region
Other346.9km(95 countries)
Africa282.2km(9 countries)
North America175.0km(4 countries)
Europe162.8km(32 countries)
Asia155.0km(24 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.0km)High (1,780.0km)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 265.2km)

Other (95)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Average road distance (km) from population centers to the nearest seaport by country—an intuitive proxy for logistics access and trade connectivity (2022). Source: World Bank (via World Development Indicators; original method: World Bank/DEC spatial analysis).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Turkmenistan1,780.0km
2Tajikistan1,560.0km
3Uzbekistan1,460.0km
4Kyrgyzstan1,360.0km
5Democratic Republic of the Congo1,240.0km
6Bahamas1,120.0km
7Mongolia1,100.0km
8Equatorial Guinea980.0km
9Paraguay980.0km
10South Sudan980.0km
11Bolivia980.0km
12Chad820.0km
13Kazakhstan820.0km
14Niger780.0km
15Zambia780.0km
16Ethiopia770.0km
17Burundi650.0km
18Mali650.0km
19Solomon Islands650.0km
20Nepal630.0km
21Zimbabwe620.0km
22Lesotho580.0km
23Burkina Faso560.0km
24Bhutan560.0km
25Belarus540.0km
26Lao People's Democratic Republic520.0km
27Mauritania520.0km
28Russian Federation520.0km
29Sudan520.0km
30Malawi500.0km
31Afghanistan460.0km
32Ukraine450.0km
33Namibia420.0km
34Poland420.0km
35Rwanda420.0km
36Angola410.0km
37Moldova, Republic of380.0km
38Kenya370.0km
39Mayotte360.0km
40Slovakia360.0km
41Uganda360.0km
42Liberia320.0km
43Mozambique320.0km
44Benin310.0km
45Hungary300.0km
46Virgin Islands, British290.0km
47Germany280.0km
48South Africa280.0km
49Myanmar270.0km
50India260.0km
51Latvia260.0km
52Serbia260.0km
53Czech Republic250.0km
54Islamic Republic of Iran250.0km
55Guatemala240.0km
56Montenegro240.0km
57Romania240.0km
58Belize240.0km
59Cameroon230.0km
60Estonia230.0km
61The Republic of North Macedonia230.0km
62Guinea220.0km
63Honduras220.0km
64Lithuania220.0km
65Mexico220.0km
66Nigeria220.0km
67Senegal220.0km
68Türkiye220.0km
69Yemen220.0km
70Austria220.0km
71People's Republic of China210.0km
72Indonesia210.0km
73Pakistan210.0km
74El Salvador200.0km
75Georgia200.0km
76Cambodia190.0km
77Central African Republic190.0km
78Sweden180.0km
79Switzerland180.0km
80Togo180.0km
81United Republic of Tanzania180.0km
82Ghana170.0km
83Cote d'Ivoire170.0km
84Albania170.0km
85Bulgaria160.0km
86Egypt160.0km
87Colombia150.0km
88Republic of the Congo150.0km
89Nicaragua150.0km
90Bosnia and Herzegovina150.0km
91Ecuador140.0km
92Canada120.0km
93Finland120.0km
94Iraq120.0km
95Madagascar120.0km
96Netherlands120.0km
97Peru120.0km
98Vietnam120.0km
99Spain120.0km
100United States of America120.0km
101Venezuela120.0km
102Armenia120.0km
103Sri Lanka95.0km
104Thailand95.0km
105Greece90.0km
106Japan90.0km
107Libya90.0km
108Morocco90.0km
109Saudi Arabia90.0km
110Sierra Leone90.0km
111Slovenia90.0km
112Bangladesh90.0km
113Chile85.0km
114Gabon85.0km
115Guyana80.0km
116Italy80.0km
117Papua New Guinea80.0km
118Tunisia80.0km
119Croatia75.0km
120Haiti75.0km
121Malta75.0km
122Cyprus70.0km
123Eritrea70.0km
124Faroe Islands70.0km
125France70.0km
126South Korea70.0km
127Norway70.0km
128Philippines70.0km
129Algeria70.0km
130Brazil70.0km
131Jordan65.0km
132Botswana65.0km
133Cuba60.0km
134Dominica60.0km
135Luxembourg60.0km
136New Zealand60.0km
137Brunei Darussalam60.0km
138Israel55.0km
139Malaysia55.0km
140Panama55.0km
141Argentina55.0km
142United Kingdom50.0km
143Uruguay50.0km
144Dominican Republic45.0km
145Belgium45.0km
146Denmark40.0km
147Ireland40.0km
148New Caledonia40.0km
149Portugal40.0km
150Costa Rica35.0km
151Jamaica35.0km
152Australia35.0km
153Fiji30.0km
154Lebanon25.0km
155Suriname25.0km
156Republic of The Gambia20.0km
157Iceland20.0km
158Trinidad and Tobago20.0km
159Kuwait15.0km
160Qatar15.0km
161Somalia15.0km
162Comoros12.0km
163Djibouti12.0km
164Barbados12.0km
165Oman10.0km
166Aruba10.0km
167Eswatini10.0km
168United Arab Emirates10.0km
169Mauritius8.0km
170Cape Verde6.0km
171Monaco5.0km
172Seychelles5.0km
173Cayman Islands3.0km
Showing 173 of 173 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank (via World Development Indicators; original method: World Bank/DEC spatial analysis) (2022).

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