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EAP - The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge - World Bank (2006).pdf

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Figure 5.1: Access to Electricity<br />

100<br />

90<br />

% Population with Access to Electricity<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

Solomon Islands<br />

Timor<br />

Vanuatu<br />

Kiribati<br />

FSM<br />

PNG<br />

Palau<br />

Fiji<br />

Tonga<br />

Jamaica<br />

St Kitts<br />

Samoa<br />

Dominica<br />

St Lucia<br />

Grenada<br />

Marshall Islands<br />

Barbados<br />

New Zealand<br />

Source: Castalia Research, SOPAC<br />

Notes: PNG: Papua New Guinea, FSM: Federated States of Micronesia<br />

Figure 5.1 demonstrates that of the <strong>Pacific</strong> countries reviewed only four provide access to<br />

improved water and sanitation services to 80% or more of the population.<br />

Figure 5.1: Access to Improved Water Supply vs. GDP per Capita<br />

120<br />

Acces to improved water<br />

Mauritius<br />

100 Tonga Samoa Dominica<br />

Grenada<br />

Vanuatu FSM<br />

St Lucia<br />

Philippines<br />

Jamaica<br />

80<br />

Solomon Islands<br />

60<br />

Kiribati<br />

Fiji<br />

40 PNG<br />

Palau<br />

St Kitts<br />

Barbados<br />

20<br />

0<br />

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000<br />

GDP per Capita<br />

Source: WDI Indicators<br />

Notes: PNG: Papua New Guinea, FSM: Federated States of Micronesia<br />

Airport and port capacity is constrained. Low traffic volumes means <strong>Pacific</strong> ports are not<br />

congested. <strong>The</strong>y nevertheless have lower throughput efficiency than comparator countries.<br />

This is partly due to the outdated equipment and design of these ports which are not built<br />

to handle container traffic.<br />

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