Roads, total network in Gambia
Gambia: Roads, total network was 3,742 km in 2004. ▲ Rising
Roads, total network in Gambia, 1990–2004
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in km.
Analysis
In 2004, roads, total network in Gambia stood at 3,742 km. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, total network in Gambia peaked at 3,742 km in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,386 km, in 1990.
That places Gambia 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Roads, total network in Gambia, year by year
| Year | km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,386 km | — |
| 1991 | 2,450 km | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2,500 km | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,540 km | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,600 km | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,640 km | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2,700 km | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,700 km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,700 km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,700 km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,700 km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,742 km | +38.6% |
| 2004 | 3,742 km | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 3,742 km is below the median for low income countries, which is 19,267 km, 19% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 3,742 km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,267 km, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roads, total network in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +38.6% | 2,700 km | 3,742 km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,592 km | 2,386 km | 2,700 km | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,395 km | 2,700 km | 3,742 km | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More infrastructure data for Gambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 44,127 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8986 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 44,127 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, total network in Gambia?
- Roads, total network in Gambia was 3,742 km in 2004, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, total network recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,742 km in 2003.
- What is the lowest roads, total network recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,386 km in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for roads, total network?
- Gambia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2004.
- Is roads, total network rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted, published as part of Roads, total network (km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.