Innovation science and technologiy Volume 2 Issue 4 (2026)
A MULTI-LEVEL SYSTEM OF STATISTICAL INDICATORS FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT: METHODOLOGY AND APPROBATION
Keunimzhaev, Mukhamedali
Abstract
This article presents the methodology and approbation results of an original multi-level system of statisticalindicators for assessing regional transport infrastructure. The study addresses the limitations of existing one-dimensionalapproaches that fail to simultaneously account for road surface quality, demographic characteristics, and spatial featuresof territories. The research object is the transport infrastructure of the Republic of Karakalpakstan — the largest region ofthe Republic of Uzbekistan by area (166,600 sq. km). The proposed system comprises five indicator blocks: quantitative,qualitative, demographic, spatial, and economic. Based on these blocks, an integrated Infrastructure Transport Index(ITI) is calculated, enabling inter-district comparisons. The system was tested using data for 2000–2025 across 16administrative units of the republic. The ITI values range from 0.14 (Qo‘ng‘irot district) to 0.95 (Takhiatash district),indicating significant intra-regional disparities in transport provision. The results can be applied by government authoritiesin developing regional transport programmes.
transport infrastructure; statistical indicators; integrated index; transport provision; Republic of Karakalpakstan; regional statistics; road network.
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