The quality of roads in the Philippines and Vietnam took a bashing in the 2012 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum. A key indicator in a country’s infrastructure competitiveness ranking, the Philippines scored a disappointing 3.1 and Vietnam an even worse 2.6 on a scale of one to seven – with one being extremely underdeveloped and seven extensive and efficient by global standards. Other countries in the region fared much better, with Singapore getting 6.5, Malaysia receiving 5.7 and Thailand scoring five out of seven.
