﻿10 African countries with best roads Infrastructure plays an important role
in the development of any nation and its overall economic growth. Development of different regions
and locations goes hand in hand with quality roads. Bad roads make access to essential
services such as medical care and transportation of agricultural produce very difficult. It is
important to note that fast growth cannot be achieved without proper infrastructure
and good roads as key players. Though it is known globally that African countries are plagued
by poverty and corruption, some governments are making an effort to grow their nations’ economies.
There are countries with poor road networks such as Chad and Cameroon, while there are
others which are among the top fifty in the globally ranking of quality road networks.
The following countries made it to the top ten according to the Global Economy analysis.
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Algeria with an average value of 3.38 points from 2006 to 2019
is the last on the list. The latest value of the road quality done in 2019 is 4.0 while
in its global ranking it has 4.07. The position in the global ranking is 67 out 141 countries.
9. Tanzania This East African country that also made it to the
top ten list, with the average value of its roads being 3.18 points. The highest for its roads was
in 2019 with 4.1 and its lowest was 2.48 points in 2008. The global ranking position is 66 with 4.1.
8. Senegal Senegal’s roads average
value from 2007 to 2019 was 3.45. it took the 65th global ranking position with 4.10 points.
With its highest being 4.10 in 2019 while its lowest in 2007 being 2.6 points.
7. Kenya Kenya, the second
East African country to make it to the list has some of the best roads in East Africa. The latest
2019 value of quality roads was 4.1 points. The average value taken from 2006 to 2019 was 3.67,
with the lowest in 2006 being 2.22 points and the highest value in 2017 being 4.3.
6. South Africa South Africa has
average value points of 4.77 points. The N2 which route runs from Cape Town through Port Elizabeth,
East London, and Durban to Ermelo is the longest road in South Africa and covers a
distance of 2,255 kilometers (1,401 miles). The nation ranks 51 globally out of 141 countries
with 4.5. 5. Morocco
Morocco was able to raise its global position and even beating countries such as Belgium, Ireland,
and Italy in the ranking because of the rural infrastructure investment made by the government.
The average value points for the nation were 4.02, and its latest value in 2019 was 4.7 points.
4. Mauritius Considered to be
Africa's most democratic nation, Mauritius is an island country with well-maintained roads
which is a great advantage for the country as it is a tourist destination island.
The average value points for the nation were 4.45 points, and the latest 2019 value was 4.7.
It is among the top fifty in the global ranking position in 2019.
3. Rwanda Africa’s cleanest country, Rwanda does
not only boast of its clean environment but its good roads as well, it is among the countries with
the best roads in Africa and this was all made possible by the effort made by the government,
aids from China, the European Union, and many others who have contributed to the quality of
roads and infrastructure seen in the country today. The latest 2019 value was 4.8 giving it
the 39th global ranking position. The average value points from 2010 to 2019 were 4.76.
2. Egypt The average value points of Egypt from 2006
to 2019 was 3.47 points with the highest being 5.1 points in 2019 and the lowest in 2013 being 2.74.
The latest value in 2019 gave it the 29th place in the global ranking position out of 141 countries.
1. Namibia Namibia is the first on the list with
the average value points being 5.24. The country was the 22 in the global ranking with the 2019.
The establishment of the Roads Authority by the Namibian government in April 2000
greatly attributed to the progress in Namibia in terms of road infrastructure.
This inherently aided in its socio-economic development.
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