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Global Transportation & Logistics Infrastructure by Country (1960–2023)

About this data

Comprehensive dataset covering transportation infrastructure, logistics performance, and trade connectivity for 217 countries spanning 1960–2023. Contains 12,027 country-year observations across 23 transport and logistics indicators sourced from the World Bank, International Transport Forum, and World Logistics Performance Index. ## Key Indicators **Rail Infrastructure:** Total rail network (km), passenger-km, freight ton-km **Road Network:** Total road network (km), paved road percentage **Aviation:** Passengers carried, carrier departures, air freight (million ton-km) **Maritime:** Container port traffic (TEU) **Vehicles & Safety:** Motor vehicles and passenger cars per 1,000 people, road traffic deaths per 100,000 **Logistics Performance:** World Bank LPI scores for infrastructure, customs efficiency, and logistics competence **Trade Context:** Merchandise imports/exports (USD), trade as % of GDP, services trade **Socioeconomic Context:** Population, urbanization rate, GDP per capita, energy use per capita ## Sources - World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) - World Bank Logistics Performance Index (LPI) - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) via World Bank ## Coverage - **Countries:** 217 sovereign nations and territories - **Time span:** 1960–2023 (varies by indicator) - **Format:** UTF-8 CSV, one row per country-year - **Best coverage:** Aviation data (66%), trade data (95%), population/urbanization (99%)

Schema

Name	Type	Description
country_code	string
country_name	string
region	string
income_group	string
year	string
rail_lines_total_km	string
rail_passengers_million_km	string
rail_freight_million_ton_km	string
roads_total_km	string
roads_paved_pct	string
air_passengers_carried	string
air_carrier_departures	string
air_freight_million_ton_km	string
container_port_traffic_teu	string
motor_vehicles_per_1000	string
passenger_cars_per_1000	string
road_traffic_deaths_per_100k	string
lpi_infrastructure_score	string
lpi_customs_score	string
lpi_logistics_competence	string
merchandise_imports_usd	string
merchandise_exports_usd	string
trade_pct_gdp	string
trade_in_services_pct_gdp	string
energy_use_per_capita_kg_oil_eq	string
urban_population_pct	string
population_total	string
gdp_per_capita_usd	string

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