Progress
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On track or target met

Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
Year Value Units
2024 99.71 %

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Footnote:

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
Target

9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
Goal

9- Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Definition

The indicator (commonly known as the Rural Access Index or RAI) measures the share of a country’s rural population that lives within 2 km of an all-season road.
Theoretical formula \[IAR^{t} = \frac{PR_{all\, season\, road}^{t}}{PR^{t}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$PR_{all\, season\, road}^{t} =$ rural population that lives within 2 km of an all-season road in year $t$

$PR^{t} =$ rural population in year $t$
Available disaggregations

Province
Frequency

Annual
Data last updated 2025/04/22
Metadata last updated 2025/06/13

Source 1

Geoeuskadi
Organisation Geoeuskadi
Link to data source Geoeuskadi

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Rationale

The Rural Access Index (RAI), originally developed by the World Bank in 2006, is among the most important global development indicators in the transport sector, providing a strong, clearly understandable and conceptually consistent indicator across countries. It measures the proportion of people living in rural areas who have access to an all-season road within a walking distance of approximately 2 kilometres (km).

Among other factors, transport connectivity is an essential part of the enabling environment for inclusive and sustained growth. In developing countries, particularly in Africa, the vast majority of agricultural production remains smallholder farming with limited access to local, regional, or global markets.

Isolated manufacturing and other local businesses (except for those related to mining) often lag behind in the global market. Limited transport connectivity is also a critical constraint to accessing social and administrative services, especially in rural areas where the majority of the poor live.

Rural access is key to unleashing untapped economic potential and eradicating poverty in many developing countries. In the short term, transport costs and travel time can be reduced by improved road conditions. Over the longer term, agricultural productivity will be increased, and firms will become more profitable with the creation of more jobs, eventually helping to alleviate poverty.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with United Nations metadata.
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 9-1-1.pdf
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