Infrastructure in Northern Africa and Western Asia 44 indicators covering infrastructure for Northern Africa and Western Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 7.4% 2024 down 22.9% 16th Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 18.1% 2024 down 10.0% 12th Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 79.0% 2024 down 11.2% 23rd Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 7.3% 2024 up 10.8% 11th Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 7.6% 2024 down 5.7% 11th Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.7% 2024 down 17.8% 12th Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 7.3% 2024 up 27.3% 11th Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 1.9% 2024 down 60.2% 14th Total reserves in months of imports 10.81 2024 down 55.1% 4th Proportion of the target population who received 78.0% 2024 unchanged 18th Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 24.8% 2025 down 16.3% 23rd Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 23.8% 2024 down 8.4% 22nd Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights 33.3% 2025 unchanged 12th Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 10,616 2025 up 31.3% 12th Proportion of urban population living in slums 18.2% 2024 down 5.7% 7th Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of 5.0% 2025 up 65.0% 24th Amount of tracked exported Environmentally Sound Technologies 28.34 billion 2024 down 11.1% 16th Amount of tracked imported Environmentally Sound Technologies 51.93 billion 2024 down 25.5% 15th Proportion of the target population who received a 3rd dose of 50.0% 2024 up 13.6% 27th Countries that have legislative, administrative and policy framework 17 2025 up 1,600.0% 7th Container port traffic, maritime transport 80.85 million 2024 up 36.6% 8th Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff 54.1% 2024 up 5.1% 23rd Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance) 62.92 2024 up 48.4% 18th Countries that have legislative, administrative and policy framework 5 2025 — 7th Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport 1.26 trillion 2024 up 33.0% 9th Freight volume, by mode of transport 47.79 billion 2024 up 32.3% 6th Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total 33.5% 2023 up 13.8% 20th Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on 89.2% 2024 up 8.1% 5th Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources 1.58 million 2022 up 16.0% 12th Proportion of the target population who received the final dose of 2.0% 2024 up 100.0% 30th Amount of tracked re-exported Environmentally Sound Technologies 893.13 million 2024 down 73.9% 10th [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age 60.8% 2023 up 6.3% 21st Agricultural export subsidies 35.48 2022 up 13.9% 1st Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure 347 2023 up 726.2% 14th Amount of tracked re-imported Environmentally Sound Technologies 201,220 2024 down 3.8% 24th Freight loaded and unloaded, maritime transport 2.53 billion 2024 up 26.8% 7th [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving 25.4% 2023 down 0.4% 23rd Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of 4 2026 up 33.3% 9th [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash 26.3% 2023 up 23.5% 21st Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum 31.4% 2019 up 17.2% 9th [ILO] Proportion of employed population covered in the event of work 47.7% 2023 up 17.8% 13th [ILO] Proportion of vulnerable population receiving social assistance 23.7% 2023 up 13.4% 22nd Proportion of countries recording abnormally high or moderately high 13.0% 2024 up 56.6% 9th [ILO] Proportion of mothers with newborns receiving maternity cash 19.4% 2023 up 12.8% 23rd