The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007 - World Economic ...

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Table 3: The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index: Business environment and infrastructure
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Business environment Air transport Ground transport Tourism ICT Price competitiveness
and infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure in T&T industry
Country/Economy Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score
Albania 114 2.49 113 2.00 122 1.94 86 2.39 106 1.80 81 4.31
Algeria 93 2.82 101 2.25 78 3.00 114 1.69 118 1.63 9 5.52
Angola 113 2.50 98 2.29 120 2.00 115 1.63 121 1.58 30 5.01
Argentina 58 3.58 43 3.49 69 3.37 51 3.51 55 2.95 62 4.56
Armenia 96 2.80 95 2.32 98 2.56 110 1.86 84 2.20 28 5.05
Australia 10 5.04 5 5.41 20 5.18 14 5.44 8 5.57 111 3.59
Austria 12 4.97 23 4.10 17 5.49 1 6.92 22 4.79 113 3.55
Azerbaijan 70 3.29 77 2.75 49 3.87 101 2.14 73 2.39 17 5.30
Bahrain 34 4.24 27 3.95 39 4.21 31 4.18 52 3.00 3 5.84
Bangladesh 108 2.61 114 1.99 87 2.82 120 1.29 112 1.71 19 5.25
Barbados 36 4.14 53 3.22 41 4.14 42 3.78 25 4.62 33 4.93
Belgium 29 4.41 26 3.99 9 6.05 33 4.15 29 4.39 114 3.49
Benin 116 2.47 122 1.71 100 2.47 97 2.18 113 1.70 79 4.32
Bolivia 101 2.73 68 2.87 121 1.96 98 2.17 98 1.89 49 4.74
Bosnia and Herzegovina 94 2.82 117 1.88 114 2.12 56 3.27 61 2.67 92 4.14
Botswana 69 3.30 59 3.13 66 3.49 73 2.68 97 1.89 16 5.32
Brazil 48 3.76 28 3.94 79 2.96 28 4.36 48 3.22 80 4.31
Bulgaria 56 3.64 76 2.75 70 3.33 25 4.43 50 3.05 59 4.63
Burkina Faso 115 2.48 119 1.81 103 2.44 109 1.87 110 1.74 67 4.53
Burundi 123 2.31 123 1.58 117 2.10 111 1.86 123 1.46 66 4.54
Cambodia 103 2.71 89 2.54 82 2.93 122 1.09 111 1.71 18 5.27
Cameroon 122 2.37 120 1.80 113 2.19 89 2.29 122 1.51 100 4.04
Canada 4 5.22 2 5.68 13 5.67 16 5.31 4 5.76 110 3.68
Chad 124 1.80 124 1.54 124 1.63 117 1.44 124 1.32 123 3.08
Chile 42 3.87 41 3.59 30 4.61 61 3.12 41 3.54 69 4.52
China 61 3.51 36 3.78 45 3.99 113 1.72 63 2.62 11 5.42
Colombia 77 3.15 50 3.34 86 2.83 79 2.53 67 2.52 71 4.51
Costa Rica 52 3.66 44 3.49 93 2.59 36 4.10 45 3.32 42 4.83
Croatia 40 4.06 80 2.71 46 3.98 11 5.73 34 3.79 96 4.09
Cyprus 23 4.50 34 3.83 51 3.84 5 6.10 31 4.26 72 4.48
Czech Republic 37 4.13 48 3.39 38 4.27 23 4.49 26 4.49 101 4.03
Denmark 16 4.76 17 4.63 7 6.21 22 4.61 10 5.44 124 2.90
Dominican Republic 71 3.28 63 3.04 71 3.20 39 3.90 79 2.33 104 3.94
Ecuador 90 2.87 82 2.67 97 2.58 94 2.19 85 2.15 45 4.76
Egypt 60 3.51 49 3.35 58 3.73 85 2.39 74 2.39 5 5.68
El Salvador 66 3.34 57 3.15 63 3.54 78 2.55 66 2.54 36 4.89
Estonia 25 4.45 56 3.17 31 4.48 21 4.84 19 4.86 34 4.92
Ethiopia 110 2.57 94 2.35 118 2.07 118 1.43 119 1.60 13 5.39
Finland 18 4.68 19 4.55 10 5.88 29 4.33 15 5.24 117 3.41
France 5 5.10 4 5.45 4 6.44 15 5.40 21 4.83 118 3.35
Gambia 106 2.66 102 2.21 80 2.95 108 1.87 104 1.82 73 4.48
Georgia 98 2.77 106 2.16 76 3.07 106 1.87 87 2.09 58 4.65
Germany 3 5.23 6 5.39 1 6.58 18 5.28 13 5.31 112 3.56
Greece 32 4.36 37 3.72 34 4.42 7 6.02 38 3.65 103 3.99
Guatemala 76 3.16 55 3.18 73 3.12 76 2.64 71 2.46 74 4.41
Guyana 88 2.93 69 2.83 92 2.60 80 2.52 65 2.54 90 4.15
Honduras 83 2.97 74 2.77 75 3.09 82 2.45 90 2.03 68 4.53
Hong Kong SAR 14 4.81 12 4.83 2 6.46 70 2.79 16 4.98 31 4.98
Hungary 51 3.71 65 2.98 56 3.74 34 4.15 39 3.61 97 4.07
Iceland 8 5.04 13 4.81 29 4.61 10 5.82 2 6.16 108 3.80
India 55 3.64 33 3.86 40 4.17 96 2.18 75 2.38 6 5.61
Indonesia 68 3.30 64 2.98 89 2.80 87 2.36 80 2.28 1 6.10
Ireland 26 4.44 20 4.33 50 3.85 13 5.58 30 4.31 91 4.15
Israel 33 4.28 40 3.59 24 4.94 41 3.79 23 4.78 78 4.32
Italy 30 4.38 22 4.20 55 3.77 8 6.00 27 4.48 116 3.43
Jamaica 59 3.53 47 3.39 57 3.74 64 3.05 44 3.37 95 4.09
Japan 17 4.71 16 4.68 6 6.32 43 3.76 17 4.95 107 3.84
Jordan 54 3.65 67 2.88 47 3.95 49 3.56 72 2.44 12 5.42
Kazakhstan 81 3.03 75 2.76 72 3.19 100 2.15 78 2.34 51 4.72
Kenya 86 2.94 71 2.82 84 2.89 71 2.75 93 2.02 82 4.25
Korea, Rep. 24 4.46 24 4.10 19 5.30 68 2.88 3 5.81 84 4.24
Kuwait 50 3.71 62 3.06 43 4.02 52 3.49 53 2.98 29 5.01
Kyrgyz Republic 104 2.69 107 2.15 104 2.41 95 2.19 99 1.89 40 4.83
Latvia 41 4.00 54 3.19 36 4.29 37 4.08 36 3.73 55 4.68
Lesotho 111 2.54 121 1.75 115 2.11 103 1.98 117 1.67 24 5.17
Lithuania 43 3.84 61 3.07 32 4.47 40 3.80 40 3.54 77 4.35
(cont’d.)