Roads quality - Country rankings
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Quality of roads, 1(low) - 7(high), 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 34 countries was 3.32 points. The highest value was in Namibia: 5.3 points and the lowest value was in Chad: 1.9 points. The indicator is available from 2006 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: World Economic Forum
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| Countries | Roads quality, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5.3 | 1 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Rwanda | 4.8 | 2 | 2010 - 2019 |
| Mauritius | 4.7 | 3 | 2006 - 2019 |
| South Africa | 4.5 | 4 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Kenya | 4.1 | 5 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Senegal | 4.1 | 6 | 2007 - 2019 |
| Tanzania | 4.1 | 7 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 8 | 2010 - 2019 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 9 | 2012 - 2019 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 10 | 2010 - 2019 |
| Burundi | 3.9 | 11 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana | 3.8 | 12 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Gambia | 3.7 | 13 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Guinea | 3.7 | 14 | 2012 - 2019 |
| Uganda | 3.7 | 15 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Ivory Coast | 3.6 | 16 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Zambia | 3.4 | 17 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Benin | 3.2 | 18 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mali | 3.2 | 19 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 20 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Ghana | 3 | 21 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Burkina Faso | 2.8 | 22 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Malawi | 2.8 | 23 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Zimbabwe | 2.8 | 24 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lesotho | 2.7 | 25 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Gabon | 2.5 | 26 | 2012 - 2019 |
| Nigeria | 2.5 | 27 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Cameroon | 2.4 | 28 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mozambique | 2.4 | 29 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Angola | 2.2 | 30 | 2010 - 2019 |
| DR Congo | 2.1 | 31 | 2016 - 2019 |
| Madagascar | 2 | 32 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 33 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Chad | 1.9 | 34 | 2006 - 2019 |
Definition: The Road quality indicator is one of the components of the Global Competitiveness Index published annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It represents an assessment of the quality of roads in a given country based on data from the WEF Executive Opinion Survey, a long-running and extensive survey tapping the opinions of over 14,000 business leaders in 144 countries. The road quality indicator score is based on only one question. The respondents are asked to rate the roads in their country of operation on a scale from 1 (underdeveloped) to 7 (extensive and efficient by international standards). The individual responses are aggregated to produce a country score.
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