Are landlocked countries at a disadvantage? (transport, wealthy, pay)

[antinimby]

How does a country with no access to an ocean or the sea, transport goods without having to pass through another country (and possibly pay higher fees)?

Are there examples of landlocked countries that have become wealthy?

[victus]

Originally Posted by antinimby

Are there examples of landlocked countries that have become wealthy?

Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, San Marino, Andorra or Liechtenstein.

[Davy-040]

Botswana's GDP (PPP) per capita is $10.000 higher than Namibia despite being completely landlocked where neighboring Namibia has a coastline of 1600 km.

[antinimby]

Originally Posted by victus

Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, San Marino, Andorra or Liechtenstein.

Interestingly all in Europe but even so they are not the most successful European countries like UK, France, Germany.

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by antinimby

Interestingly all in Europe but even so they are not the most successful European countries like UK, France, Germany.

Define successful.

[kikebxl]

I think successful in this context means "the OP knows they exist"

[Aztecgoddess]

Originally Posted by kikebxl

I think successful in this context means "the OP knows they exist"

Lol very true!

[antinimby]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Define successful.

Countries with the largest economies. For example, countries at the top of this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_GDP_(nominal)

Originally Posted by kikebxl

I think successful in this context means "the OP knows they exist"

Yeah, I never heard of Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg before.

Why bother to respond with snide remarks if when you're not going contribute to a thread?

[cmptrwlt]

Originally Posted by antinimby

Countries with the largest economies. For example, countries at the top of this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_GDP_(nominal)


Yeah, I never heard of Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg.

Why bother to respond with snide remarks if when you're not going contribute to a thread?

They all have higher GDP per capita than France, UK and Germany.

[antinimby]

So all of you are telling me that landlocked countries are not at a disadvantage? Better to not have access to the oceans then? Ports and harbors are not useful at all then, right?