2023-11-11 20:30:00
Morocco occupies 16th place in the ranking of the 20 countries with the best roads in the world, compiled by the financial platform Insider Monkey. The kingdom owes this place to the average speed score, a metric encompassing factors such as accessibility, surface condition and traffic flow. Moroccan roads have an average speed of 95 kilometers per hour, which underlines the country’s unwavering desire to improve its infrastructure, specifies the Road Quality and Mean Speed Score report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published in May 2022.
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The top 5 countries with the best roads in the world consist of the United States, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Canada and France. Each of these countries has average speed scores above 100 kilometers per hour. Proof that they have the best quality of advanced and well-maintained infrastructure. Besides Morocco, two other African countries also appear in the top 20. These are Namibia and South Africa.
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The absence of other African countries in this ranking proves that a challenge faces the continent, that of filling the road infrastructure deficit. A concern raised by King Mohammed VI during the 4th edition of the Africa Investment Forum which was held in Marrakech on November 8. “The continent’s infrastructure deficit is one of the main factors preventing Africa from fully realizing its economic growth potential and achieving its development objectives,” stressed the sovereign.
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To produce its ranking, the financial platform Insider Monkey took into account data from the Road Quality and Mean Speed Score report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published in May 2022.
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