Portugal
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#21 / 141 countries
Quality of infrastructure
Global Competitiveness Report 2019
Road network
14 313 km
3 065 km highway
21% of the total road network
#8 / 141 countries
Quality of roads
#14 / 141 países
Road connectivity
Global Competitiveness Report 2019
Railway network
2 546 km
#31 / 141 countries
Density of the railway network
Global Competitiveness Report 2019
Port network
5 main ports
- Sines
- Leixões
- Lisbon
- Setúbal
- Aveiro
#22 / 141 countries
Maritime connectivity
#36 / 141 países
Efficiency of port services
Global Competitiveness Report 2019
Airport network
6 international airports
- Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon)
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (Porto)
- Beja Airport
- Faro Airport
- Ponta Delgada Airport (Azores)
- Funchal Airport (Madeira)
#1
Lisbon Airport
Best airport in Europe
Category 25-40 million passengers /yearACI Europe Best Airport Awards 2020
Airport Council International
#30 / 141 countries
Air connectivity
Global Competitiveness Report 2019
International air connections

Lisbon
Connected to 120 international cities (72 in Europe, 24 in America, 19 in Africa, three in the Middle East and two in Asia)
Porto
Connected to 82 international cities (72 in Europe, six in America, three in Africa and one in the Middle East)
Faro
Connected to 69 European cities
Funchal
Connected to 38 European cities
Ponta Delgada
Connected to 12 international cities
(seven in Europe, four in North America and one in Africa).
#27 / 219 countries
International connectivity
Air Connectivity Index 2019
Network infrastructure and connectivity
Digitalization
#8 / UE 28
Digitalization Index 2020
Connectivity
#12 / UE 28
Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2020
Fast broadband coverage
#2 / UE 28
Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2020

Digital Transformation
#6 / UE 28
Changes in the environment for ICT start-ups
Digital Transformation Scoreboard 2018
#9 / UE 28
Digital
infrastructures
Digital Transformation Scoreboard 2018
#5 / 60 countries
Communication technologies
World Competitiveness Digital Ranking