Is driving on our roads stressing you out on a daily basis? Well, apparently, you’re not alone. According to a study done by insurance aggregator
Confused.com
, the Philippines has one of the most stressful roads in the whole world.
The survey takes into account factors such as road quality, congestion levels, number of speed cameras, and road traffic fatalities before giving each country an overall weighted score (out of 100). Information was sourced from organizations such as The World Economic Forum (for road quality), and The Economist and CIA for number of vehicles and road network in kilometers.
A total of 48 countries were analyzed and ranked with the Philippines ending up in 13th place (68 out of 100). This makes us the second most stressful country to drive in Southeast Asia with Malaysia (72) just above us ranking in 8th place. United Arab Emirates taking the number one spot (88), followed by Bulgaria (80), Turkey (78) Italy (76), and Hong Kong (76).
In the study, the Philippines scored a big fat zero when it comes to the number of speed cameras per kilometer, while the quality of infrastructure scored a paltry 44.8 out of 100—which makes us the 8th worst country in the world with Iran and The Czech Republic both scoring better (so much for Build, Build, Build). There have been 9.69 fatal accidents here per 100,000 people, while 16 cars are crammed per kilometer of available road.
On the flipside, Denmark is the least stressful country to drive in scoring just 27 out 100. They are followed by Finland (27), Japan (28), Spain (28), and Saudi Arabia (29).
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