The data displays a ranking of countries according to the quality of their infrastructure in 2017. Switzerland is the global leader in overall infrastructure with a value of 6.6 on a scale of 1 to 7. The scale ranges from 1 = underdeveloped and 7 = extensively by international standards. The U.S. were on twelfth rank. Between 2008 and 2013 U.S. expenditures for infrastructure totaled to 2.4% of the GDP.
Additional information on global infrastructure quality Well functioning infrastructure is a cornerstone of a modern society.
Switzerland | 6.6 |
Hong Kong SAR | 6.4 |
Singapore | 6.4 |
Japan | 6.2 |
Netherlands | 6.2 |
United Arab Emirates | 6.2 |
Finland | 6.1 |
France | 6.1 |
Austria | 5.9 |
United States | 5.9 |
Denmark | 5.8 |
Germany | 5.7 |
Korea, Rep. | 5.7 |
Portugal | 5.7 |
Iceland | 5.6 |
Luxembourg | 5.6 |
Sweden | 5.6 |
Spain | 5.5 |
Estonia | 5.4 |
Taiwan, China | 5.4 |
Malaysia | 5.3 |
Bahrain | 5.2 |
Canada | 5.2 |
Norway | 5.2 |
Qatar | 5.2 |
Azerbaijan | 5 |
Turkey | 5 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Belgium | 4.9 |
Israel | 4.9 |
Lithuania | 4.9 |
Oman | 4.9 |
Saudi Arabia | 4.9 |
New Zealand | 4.8 |
Australia | 4.7 |
Chile | 4.7 |
Croatia | 4.7 |
Cyprus | 4.7 |
Morocco | 4.7 |
Panama | 4.7 |
Rwanda | 4.7 |
Seychelles | 4.7 |
Czech Republic | 4.6 |
India | 4.6 |
Namibia | 4.6 |
Slovenia | 4.6 |
China | 4.5 |
Ecuador | 4.5 |
Hungary | 4.5 |
Mauritius | 4.5 |
Brunei Darussalam | 4.4 |
Ireland | 4.4 |
Albania | 4.3 |
Armenia | 4.3 |
Bhutan | 4.3 |
Greece | 4.3 |
Italy | 4.3 |
Kenya | 4.3 |
Latvia | 4.3 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4.3 |
Jamaica | 4.2 |
Jordan | 4.2 |
Malta | 4.2 |
Poland | 4.2 |
Slovak Republic | 4.2 |
Tajikistan | 4.2 |
Gambia, The | 4.1 |
Indonesia | 4.1 |
Kuwait | 4.1 |
Mexico | 4.1 |
South Africa | 4.1 |
Thailand | 4.1 |
Egypt | 4 |
Iran | 4 |
Russian Federation | 4 |
Botswana | 3.9 |
Bulgaria | 3.9 |
Georgia | 3.9 |
Kazakhstan | 3.9 |
Sri Lanka | 3.9 |
Lao PDR | 3.8 |
Pakistan | 3.8 |
Swaziland | 3.8 |
Cape Verde | 3.7 |
Ghana | 3.7 |
Tunisia | 3.7 |
Dominican Republic | 3.6 |
Honduras | 3.6 |
Montenegro | 3.6 |
Tanzania | 3.6 |
Ukraine | 3.6 |
Uruguay | 3.6 |
Viet Nam | 3.6 |
Algeria | 3.5 |
Ethiopia | 3.5 |
Nicaragua | 3.5 |
Serbia | 3.5 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.4 |
Cambodia | 3.4 |
Guatemala | 3.4 |