Data for 2009

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2009

Name: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2009
Creator: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
License: https://unctadstat.unctad.org/EN/About.html#TERMS_OF_USE

Figures for 2009, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2009 covers 162 countries. China is highest, at 790.20; North Korea is lowest, at 3.35. The middle country reads 53.04. Against 2008, 155 values changed (69 up, 86 down), 1 left.

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Liner Shipping Connectivity Index · Data for 2009

HighestChina

790.20

LowestNorth Korea

3.35

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

162countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
159distinct values5 decimals, as published
Sep 12, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01UNCTAD’s rank

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Every country and every column of Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2009, as published. The rank is UNCTAD’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2009: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

1	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	790.20	2009Q04
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	551.31	2009Q04
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	518.17	2009Q04
4	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	463.81	2009Q04
5	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	457.07	2009Q04
6	United States`USA`Northern America	449.11	2009Q04
7	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	424.89	2009Q04
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	423.54	2009Q04
9	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	422.10	2009Q04
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	419.48	2009Q04
11	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	412.20	2009Q04
12	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	365.25	2009Q04
13	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	325.49	2009Q04
14	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	303.33	2009Q04
15	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	295.48	2009Q04
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	280.85	2009Q04
17	India`IND`Southern Asia	249.61	2009Q04
18	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	230.62	2009Q04
19	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	220.46	2009Q04
20	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	204.13	2009Q04
21	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	188.40	2009Q04
22	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	187.47	2009Q04
23	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	169.29	2009Q04
24	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	164.50	2009Q04
25	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	155.05	2009Q04
26	Panama`PAN`Central America	151.66	2009Q04
27	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	149.86	2009Q04
28	Brazil`BRA`South America	148.37	2009Q04
29	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	148.23	2009Q04
30	Colombia`COL`South America	148.21	2009Q04
31	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	146.99	2009Q04
32	Mexico`MEX`Central America	146.59	2009Q04
33	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	142.49	2009Q04
34	Canada`CAN`Northern America	141.09	2009Q04
35	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	131.99	2009Q04
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	125.78	2009Q04
37	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	122.69	2009Q04
38	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	117.69	2009Q04
39	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	117.22	2009Q04
40	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	113.53	2009Q04
41	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	113.36	2009Q04
42	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	112.86	2009Q04
43	Argentina`ARG`South America	107.56	2009Q04
44	Venezuela`VEN`South America	106.27	2009Q04
45	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	101.06	2009Q04
46	Peru`PER`South America	93.91	2009Q04
47	Chile`CHL`South America	93.21	2009Q04
48	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	91.49	2009Q04
49	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	90.45	2009Q04
50	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	89.86	2009Q04
51	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	89.85	2009Q04
52	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	89.73	2009Q04
53	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	88.50	2009Q04
54	Uruguay`URY`South America	87.66	2009Q04
55	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	87.00	2009Q04
56	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	86.63	2009Q04
57	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	85.50	2009Q04
58	Ecuador`ECU`South America	84.85	2009Q04
59	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	81.57	2009Q04
60	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	81.11	2009Q04
61	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	79.09	2009Q04
62	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	78.38	2009Q04
63	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	71.43	2009Q04
64	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	68.70	2009Q04
65	Honduras`HND`Central America	65.27	2009Q04
66	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	64.97	2009Q04
67	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	64.75	2009Q04
68	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	63.64	2009Q04
69	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	63.46	2009Q04
70	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	63.07	2009Q04
71	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	62.92	2009Q04
72	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	61.49	2009Q04
73	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	60.44	2009Q04
74	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	59.90	2009Q04
75	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	59.23	2009Q04
76	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	59.05	2009Q04
77	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	58.56	2009Q04
78	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	54.62	2009Q04
79	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	54.48	2009Q04
80	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	54.38	2009Q04
81	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	54.01	2009Q04
82	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	52.07	2009Q04
83	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	51.78	2009Q04
85	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.54	2009Q04
86	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	47.42	2009Q04
87	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	47.23	2009Q04
88	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	47.13	2009Q04
90	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	46.79	2009Q04
91	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	46.33	2009Q04
92	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	46.01	2009Q04
93	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	45.60	2009Q04
94	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	43.74	2009Q04
95	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	41.39	2009Q04
96	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	41.28	2009Q04
97	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.27	2009Q04
98	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	41.25	2009Q04
100	Guyana`GUY`South America	39.03	2009Q04
101	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	38.38	2009Q04
102	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	37.24	2009Q04
103	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	37.20	2009Q04
105	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	36.48	2009Q04
106	Suriname`SUR`South America	36.08	2009Q04
107	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	35.94	2009Q04
108	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.68	2009Q04
110	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	32.82	2009Q04
111	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	30.03	2009Q04
112	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29.04	2009Q04
113	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	28.05	2009Q04
114	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	28.00	2009Q04
115	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	27.04	2009Q04
116	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.35	2009Q04
117	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	26.26	2009Q04
119	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	25.99	2009Q04
120	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	25.75	2009Q04
121	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	25.25	2009Q04
122	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	25.08	2009Q04
123	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	24.73	2009Q04
124	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	24.37	2009Q04
125	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24.27	2009Q04
126	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	22.85	2009Q04
127	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	22.73	2009Q04
128	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	22.67	2009Q04
129	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	22.36	2009Q04
130	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	21.83	2009Q04
131	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	21.79	2009Q04
132	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	21.40	2009Q04
133	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	21.29	2009Q04
134	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	21.22	2009Q04
135	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	20.51	2009Q04
136	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	20.47	2009Q04
137	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.49	2009Q04
138	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	18.76	2009Q04
139	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	18.42	2009Q04
140	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18.26	2009Q04
141	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	18.13	2009Q04
142	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	18.05	2009Q04
143	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	17.48	2009Q04
144	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	16.92	2009Q04
145	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	16.50	2009Q04
146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	16.35	2009Q04
147	Belize`BLZ`Central America	15.57	2009Q04
148	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	15.44	2009Q04
150	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	15.27	2009Q04
151	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	14.37	2009Q04
152	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	14.36	2009Q04
153	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	12.27	2009Q04
=154	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	11.85	2009Q04
=154	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	11.85	2009Q04
=154	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	11.85	2009Q04
157	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	11.05	2009Q04
158	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	10.56	2009Q04
159	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	10.31	2009Q04
160	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	10.13	2009Q04
161	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	7.79	2009Q04
162	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	7.03	2009Q04
163	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	7.00	2009Q04
164	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	6.66	2009Q04
165	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	6.23	2009Q04
166	Paraguay`PRY`South America	4.98	2009Q04
=169	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.52	2009Q04
=169	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	4.52	2009Q04
173	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	3.35	2009Q04

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1China790.20
#2Singapore551.31
#3Hong Kong518.17
#4Japan463.81
#5South Korea457.07

Lowest

#173North Korea3.35
#169Tuvalushared4.52
#169Kiribatishared4.52
#166Paraguay4.98
#165São Tomé and Príncipe6.23

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 53.04. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
155values changed, of 162 in both
69 · 86rose · fell
7unchanged

Rose most

Poland44.89 → 78.38+33.48
Vietnam161.89 → 187.47+25.58
Uruguay65.26 → 87.66+22.40
Djibouti44.11 → 63.07+18.96
Morocco131.81 → 148.23+16.42

Fell most

Germany482.48 → 419.48−63.00
Hong Kong555.45 → 518.17−37.28
Italy330.47 → 295.48−34.98
Belgium447.08 → 412.20−34.88
China822.88 → 790.20−32.68

− Eritrea

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

159 distinct values among 162
Values are stored exactly as published, to 5 decimals. 3 countries share 11.85. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is UNCTAD’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 162 countries has every column.

05The files

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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2009). Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/liner-shipping-connectivity/2009

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