COMCEC Transport and Communications
Outlook 2018
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Maldives
Population (million people) 0.4 2015
GDP (current million US$) 3,143 2015
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) 11,892 2015
Global Competitiveness Index
Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) 2.51 2016
Quality of overall infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Quality of roads, 1-7 (best)
Quality of railroad infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Quality of port infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Quality of air transport infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Liner shipping connectivity index 7.59 2016
Burden of customs procedure, (7=extremely efficient)
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) 83,778 2014
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, number of ships 11 2016
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, tonnage 52 2016
Container penetration (incl. transhipment) TEU/1,000 capita 234 2014
Motorways (Km)
Highways, main or national roads (Km)
Secondary or regional roads (Km)
Other roads (Km)
Total length of roads (Km) 88 2005
Paved roads (%) 100 2005
Paved roads (Km) 88 2005
Non-paved roads (Km) 0 2005
Length of roads by GDP per capita (Km/$) 0.03 2005
Road network density (km/1,000 population) 0.22 2005
Density of roads (Km/Km2) 0.29 2005
Vehicle ownership (vehicle/1,000 population) 178 2013
Estimated road deaths annually 12 2013
Mortality rate [deaths/100,000 population] 3.5 2013
Rail lines (total route-km)
Rail network density (km/100,000 km2 land area)
Rail network density (km/1 million population)
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Air transport, freight (million ton-km)
Air transport, passengers carried
Per capita air passengers 0.000 2015
CO2 emissions of transport per capita
CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)
Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 5.80 2016
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 222.99 2016
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 7.22 2016
Percentage of individuals using the Internet 59.09 2016