Top 10 Countries by Port Quality (WEF “Quality of Port Infrastructure”, 2019)

Scores are on a 1–7 scale (higher is better). Values rounded to one decimal.

Rank Country Score_1_7 Short_note
1 Singapore 6.5 Integrated hub with world-class terminals and digital port community systems
2 Finland 6.4 Ice-class operations, efficient Baltic gateways, strong winter services
3 Netherlands 6.4 Rotterdam/Amsterdam ecosystem; scale, automation, hinterland links
4 Hong Kong SAR 6.3 Deep-water terminals, dense feedering to PRD; high operational intensity
5 Denmark 5.8 North Sea/Baltic gateway and short-sea strength; strong governance
6 Japan 5.8 High operational standards and advanced logistics integration
7 Panama 5.7 Canal-adjacent hub strategy linking Atlantic–Pacific routes
8 Belgium 5.6 Antwerp–Bruges cluster; petrochemicals/logistics scale effects
9 Estonia 5.6 Agile Baltic gateways; digitalization and fast customs processes
10 United States 5.6 Tier-1 gateways with modernization; intermodal upgrades in progress