COMCEC Transport and Communications
Outlook 2017
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Gambia, The
Population (million people) 2.0 2015
GDP (current million US$) 851 2014
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) 2014
Global Competitiveness Index 3.47 2016
Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) - 2016
Quality of overall infrastructure, 1-7 (best) 3.70 2016
Quality of roads, 1-7 (best) 3.92 2016
Quality of railroad infrastructure, 1-7 (best) N/A 2016
Quality of port infrastructure, 1-7 (best) 4.03 2016
Quality of air transport infrastructure, 1-7 (best) 4.13 2016
Liner shipping connectivity index 6.04 2016
Burden of customs procedure, (7=extremely efficient) 4.47 2015
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, number of ships 1 2016
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, tonnage 1 2016
Container penetration (incl. transhipment) TEU/1,000 capita
Motorways (Km) 0 2004
Highways, main or national roads (Km) 1,652 2004
Secondary or regional roads (Km) 1,300 2004
Other roads (Km) 790 2004
Total length of roads (Km) 3,742 2004
Paved roads (%) 19 2004
Paved roads (Km) 723 2004
Non-paved roads (Km) 3,019 2004
Length of roads by GDP per capita (Km/$) 9 2004
Road network density (km/1,000 population) 1.88 2004
Density of roads (Km/Km2) 0.33 2004
Vehicle ownership (vehicle/1,000 population) 29 2013
Estimated road deaths annually 544 2013
Mortality rate [deaths/100,000 population] 29.4 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) 0.1 2015
Air transport, passengers carried 3,036 2015
Per capita air passengers 0.002 2015
CO2 emissions of transport per capita
CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)
Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2.28 2015
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 131.26 2015
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0.18 2015
Percentage of individuals using the Internet 17.12 2015