garments, knitwear, jute products, leather

$2.20

81.95 million

natural gas, arable land, timber, coal

4

80,915km • 30% of roads are paved • Road density: 1,661.29km of road/1,000 km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

3.2

Chittagong

Dakka

LEGEND capital port major road

clothing, rubber, footwear

$4.67

7.974 million

oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, hydropower potential, arable land

2

3,607km • 8.0677% of roads are paved • Road density: 210.42km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

3.1

LEGEND capital port major road

Sihanoukville

Phnom Penh

electrical and other machinery, apparel, furniture, textiles, integrated circuits

$4.99-$10.94 (depending on region)

806.3 million

coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, rare earth elements, hydropower potential, arable land

172

3,453,890km • 84.1102% of roads are paved • Road density: 402.25km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

4.2

LEGEND capital port major road

Beijing

Shanghai

Tianjin

Guangzhou

Qingdao

Shenzhen

Ningbo

Dalian

Xiamen

Lianyungang

Yingkou

petroleum products, vehicles, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, apparel

$2.39

501.8 million

coal, iron ore, rare earth elements, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

76

2,537,472km • 54% of roads are paved • Road density: 1,010.08km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

4.3

LEGEND capital port major road

Mumbai

Chennai

New Delhi

Ennore

Kochi

Paradip

Tuticorin

New Mangalore

mineral fuels, electrical machinery, rubber, machine parts

$2.96-$7.98 (depending on region)

122.4 million

petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver

154

283,102km • 57.0884% of roads paved • Road density: 229.85km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

3.9

LEGEND capital port major road

Belawan

Jakarta

Bandung

Semarang

Surabaya

motor vehicles, iron and steel products, semiconductors, auto parts, power generating machinery, plastic materials

$53.91-$72.36 (depending on region)

65.98 million

fish

292

992,835km • 81.4653% of roads paved • Road density: 3,185.19km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

5.0

Kobe Nagoya

Osaka Tokyo

Yokohama

LEGEND capital port major road

semiconductors and electronic equipment, petroleum, wood products, rubber, textiles, chemicals, solar panels

$7.42-$8.06 (depending on region)

14.52 million

tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas

25

116,169km • 80.4478% of roads paved • Road density: 299.39km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

5.2

LEGEND capital port major road

Klang Johor

Tanjung Pelepas

Huantan

Penang

Bintulu

Kemaman

Kuala Lumpur

textiles, leather goods, sporting goods, chemicals, carpets

$3.15-$3.78 (depending on region)

63.34 million

arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

3

185,063km • 78.1048% of roads paved • Road density: 327.55km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

3.4

Gwadar Karachi

Muhammad Bin Qasim

Islamabad

LEGEND capital port major road

semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products

$5.90-$7.84 (depending on region)

41.76 million

timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper

68

61,093km • 28.2332% of roads paved • Road density: 710.50km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

3.5

Manila

Subic Bay

Batangas

Iloilo Cebu

Davao

LEGEND capital port major road

machinery and equipment, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, refined petroleum products, foodstuffs and beverages

N/A; no minimum wage. Rates are determined by the open market.

3.611 million

fish, deep-water ports

2

3,425km • 100% of roads are paved • Road density: 4,746.82km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

6.2

Jurong Singapore

LEGEND capital port major road

semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobiles, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat-screen displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers

$40.66

26.91 million

coal, tungsten, graphite, lead, hydropower potential

17

83,199km • 79.2500% of roads are paved • Road density: 1,033.18km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

4.5

LEGEND capital port major road

Ulsan

Busan

Incheon

Masan

Gunsan

Mokpo Gwangyang

Seoul

textiles and apparel, rubber, coconut products

$2.69

8.928 million

limestone, graphite, minerals, gems, clay, hydropower, arable land

4

16,6997km • 14.8975% of roads are paved • Road density: 1,400.81km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

4.2

Colombo

LEGEND capital port major road

semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobiles, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat-screen displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers

$29.33

11.64 million

coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos, arable land

6

42,078km • 98.9605% of roads are paved • Road density: 1,152.72km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

4.2

LEGEND capital port major road

Kaohsiung

Taichung Hualien

Keelung

Taipei

automobiles, computers, jewelry, refined fuels, electronic integrated circuits, chemical products

$8.66

38.55 million

tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, timber, lead, fish, arable land

21

177,352km • 98.5% of roads are paved • Road density: 350.90km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

3.7

Bangkok Laem Chabang Sattahip Map Ta Phut

LEGEND capital port major road

LEGEND capital port major road

clothes, shoes, electronics, wooden products, machinery

$4.56-$5.15 (depending on region)

54.45 million

coal, rare earth elements, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land

15

148,338km • 75.8886% of roads are paved • Road density: 517.47km of road/1,000km² of land

1: extremely inefficient

7: extremely efficient

4.6

Saigon

Hai Phong

Da Nang

Hanoi

7.96

63.13

40.66

29.33

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4.67 5.47

7.74 6.87

8.66

4.85

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4

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6

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Daily Minimum Wage (USD)

2.2 2.39

3.46

2.68

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

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Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka

2.2 4.67 7.96

2.39 5.47

63.13

7.74 3.46

6.87

40.66

2.69

29.33

8.66 4.85

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