American Samoa vs Tonga: Liner shipping connectivity index
Liner shipping connectivity index over time
- American Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 8.09 maximum value in 2004 = 100 against 8.06 maximum value in 2004 = 100 in Tonga, a difference of 0.0339 maximum value in 2004 = 100.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was American Samoa ahead.
Globally, American Samoa ranks 113th and Tonga ranks 114th of 168 countries.
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About this data
The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.