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Transport > Highways > Paved > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 AustriaAustria 24.96 km per 1,000 people 2000
2 IrelandIreland 22.87 km per 1,000 people 2000
3 LithuaniaLithuania 19.63 km per 1,000 people 2000
4 SwedenSweden 18.78 km per 1,000 people 2000
5 AustraliaAustralia 16.6 km per 1,000 people 1999
6 SpainSpain 16.46 km per 1,000 people 1999
7 CanadaCanada 15.86 km per 1,000 people 2002
8 NorwayNorway 15.48 km per 1,000 people 2000
9 FranceFrance 15.18 km per 1,000 people 2000
10 New ZealandNew Zealand 14.98 km per 1,000 people 2000
11 United StatesUnited States 14.39 km per 1,000 people 2002
12 DenmarkDenmark 13.41 km per 1,000 people 2000
13 LatviaLatvia 11.91 km per 1,000 people 2000
14 LuxembourgLuxembourg 11.85 km per 1,000 people 2000
15 BelgiumBelgium 11.38 km per 1,000 people 2000
16 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 10.83 km per 1,000 people 1999
17 SloveniaSlovenia 10.13 km per 1,000 people 2000
18 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 9.88 km per 1,000 people 2000
19 GreeceGreece 9.87 km per 1,000 people 1999
20 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 9.84 km per 1,000 people 2005
21 FinlandFinland 9.7 km per 1,000 people 2001
22 LibyaLibya 9.15 km per 1,000 people 1999
23 European UnionEuropean Union 9.11 km per 1,000 people 2005
24 ItalyItaly 8.43 km per 1,000 people 1999
25 HungaryHungary 7.98 km per 1,000 people 1999
26 BruneiBrunei 7.57 km per 1,000 people 2000
27 EstoniaEstonia 7.55 km per 1,000 people 2000
28 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 7.48 km per 1,000 people 1999
29 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 7.19 km per 1,000 people 2005
30 BermudaBermuda 7.17 km per 1,000 people 2002
31 SlovakiaSlovakia 6.87 km per 1,000 people 2000
32 NetherlandsNetherlands 6.63 km per 1,000 people 1999
33 BelarusBelarus 6.62 km per 1,000 people 2000
34 BarbadosBarbados 6.48 km per 1,000 people 1999
35 PolandPoland 6.48 km per 1,000 people 2000
36 GrenadaGrenada 6.34 km per 1,000 people 1999
37 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6.33 km per 1,000 people 1999
38 PortugalPortugal 5.78 km per 1,000 people 2000
39 DominicaDominica 5.49 km per 1,000 people 1999
40 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 5.39 km per 1,000 people 2000
41 CroatiaCroatia 5.28 km per 1,000 people 2000
42 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5.2 km per 1,000 people 1999
43 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.17 km per 1,000 people 2000
44 JamaicaJamaica 5.09 km per 1,000 people 1999
45 MaltaMalta 5.06 km per 1,000 people 2000
46 ArmeniaArmenia 4.97 km per 1,000 people 2000
47 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 4.95 km per 1,000 people 2005
48 NamibiaNamibia 4.84 km per 1,000 people 2000
49 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.82 km per 1,000 people 1999
50 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4.38 km per 1,000 people 1999
51 RomaniaRomania 4.38 km per 1,000 people 2000
52 BulgariaBulgaria 4.35 km per 1,000 people 2000
53 JapanJapan 4.22 km per 1,000 people 1999
54 BhutanBhutan 4.12 km per 1,000 people 1999
55 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.03 km per 1,000 people 2000
56 GuamGuam 3.98 km per 1,000 people 2005
57 OmanOman 3.91 km per 1,000 people 2001
58 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3.81 km per 1,000 people 2000
59 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.8 km per 1,000 people 1999
60 BahrainBahrain 3.77 km per 1,000 people 2000
61 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.46 km per 1,000 people 1999
62 UkraineUkraine 3.33 km per 1,000 people 2000
63 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.32 km per 1,000 people 1999
64 BotswanaBotswana 3.24 km per 1,000 people 1999
65 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.05 km per 1,000 people 1999
66 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2.92 km per 1,000 people 1999
67 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.87 km per 1,000 people 2000
68 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 2.83 km per 1,000 people 2005
69 GermanyGermany 2.81 km per 1,000 people 1999
70 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2.77 km per 1,000 people 1999
=71 SurinameSuriname 2.69 km per 1,000 people 2000
=71 CubaCuba 2.69 km per 1,000 people 1999
73 MoldovaMoldova 2.62 km per 1,000 people 1999
74 IsraelIsrael 2.59 km per 1,000 people 2000
75 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 2.57 km per 1,000 people 2005
76 ParaguayParaguay 2.54 km per 1,000 people 2005
77 UruguayUruguay 2.46 km per 1,000 people 1999
78 RussiaRussia 2.45 km per 1,000 people 2000
79 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.39 km per 1,000 people 1999
80 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.26 km per 1,000 people 1999
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 2.22 km per 1,000 people 1999
81 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.22 km per 1,000 people 1999
82 FijiFiji 2.11 km per 1,000 people 1999
83 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2.01 km per 1,000 people 2000
84 BelizeBelize 2.01 km per 1,000 people 1999
85 TurkeyTurkey 1.98 km per 1,000 people 1999
86 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1.95 km per 1,000 people 1999
87 QatarQatar 1.91 km per 1,000 people 1999
88 SamoaSamoa 1.89 km per 1,000 people 1999
89 LaosLaos 1.89 km per 1,000 people 1999
90 TongaTonga 1.85 km per 1,000 people 1999
91 PalauPalau 1.79 km per 1,000 people 2005
92 AlbaniaAlbania 1.76 km per 1,000 people 2000
93 ArgentinaArgentina 1.74 km per 1,000 people 1999
94 KuwaitKuwait 1.7 km per 1,000 people 1999
95 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.67 km per 1,000 people 2000
96 LebanonLebanon 1.66 km per 1,000 people 1999
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.65 km per 1,000 people 1999
97 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1.64 km per 1,000 people 2005
98 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1.59 km per 1,000 people 1999
99 MauritiusMauritius 1.57 km per 1,000 people 2000
100 IndiaIndia 1.52 km per 1,000 people 1999
101 JordanJordan 1.51 km per 1,000 people 2000
102 South KoreaSouth Korea 1.39 km per 1,000 people 1999
103 VanuatuVanuatu 1.36 km per 1,000 people 1999
104 PanamaPanama 1.36 km per 1,000 people 1999
105 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.35 km per 1,000 people 1999
106 TunisiaTunisia 1.29 km per 1,000 people 2000
107 MoroccoMorocco 1.14 km per 1,000 people 2000
108 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1.13 km per 1,000 people 2002
109 ComorosComoros 1.12 km per 1,000 people 2005
110 MexicoMexico 1.12 km per 1,000 people 1999
111 ThailandThailand 1.03 km per 1,000 people 1999
112 ChileChile 1 km per 1,000 people 2000
113 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 0.998 km per 1,000 people 2005
114 PakistanPakistan 0.812 km per 1,000 people 1999
115 GuyanaGuyana 0.796 km per 1,000 people 1999
116 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.779 km per 1,000 people 1999
117 SingaporeSingapore 0.776 km per 1,000 people 1999
118 EgyptEgypt 0.757 km per 1,000 people 1999
119 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.75 km per 1,000 people 1999
120 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.724 km per 1,000 people 1999
121 MongoliaMongolia 0.719 km per 1,000 people 2000
122 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.697 km per 1,000 people 1999
123 EcuadorEcuador 0.663 km per 1,000 people 2000
124 GabonGabon 0.659 km per 1,000 people 2000
125 GuineaGuinea 0.625 km per 1,000 people 1999
126 ColombiaColombia 0.624 km per 1,000 people 2000
127 LesothoLesotho 0.613 km per 1,000 people 1999
128 SyriaSyria 0.612 km per 1,000 people 1999
129 MacauMacau 0.611 km per 1,000 people 2000
130 GhanaGhana 0.6 km per 1,000 people 1999
131 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.56 km per 1,000 people 2000
132 BrazilBrazil 0.546 km per 1,000 people 2000
133 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.525 km per 1,000 people 1999
134 NigeriaNigeria 0.494 km per 1,000 people 1999
135 MalawiMalawi 0.469 km per 1,000 people 1999
136 TogoTogo 0.458 km per 1,000 people 1999
137 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.446 km per 1,000 people 1999
=138 YemenYemen 0.443 km per 1,000 people 1999
=138 HondurasHonduras 0.443 km per 1,000 people 1999
140 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.426 km per 1,000 people 2000
141 BoliviaBolivia 0.42 km per 1,000 people 2000
142 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.41 km per 1,000 people 1999
143 MayotteMayotte 0.4 km per 1,000 people 2005
144 AngolaAngola 0.396 km per 1,000 people 1999
145 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.392 km per 1,000 people 1999
146 SomaliaSomalia 0.383 km per 1,000 people 1999
147 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.373 km per 1,000 people 1999
148 MadagascarMadagascar 0.368 km per 1,000 people 1999
149 PeruPeru 0.365 km per 1,000 people 1999
150 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.359 km per 1,000 people 1999
151 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.341 km per 1,000 people 1999
152 MozambiqueMozambique 0.324 km per 1,000 people 1999
153 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.323 km per 1,000 people 1999
154 MauritaniaMauritania 0.314 km per 1,000 people 2000
155 VietnamVietnam 0.302 km per 1,000 people 1999
156 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.298 km per 1,000 people 1999
157 CameroonCameroon 0.295 km per 1,000 people 1999
158 Hong KongHong Kong 0.277 km per 1,000 people 1999
159 EritreaEritrea 0.255 km per 1,000 people 1999
160 KenyaKenya 0.252 km per 1,000 people 2000
161 ChinaChina 0.249 km per 1,000 people 2000
162 LiberiaLiberia 0.226 km per 1,000 people 1999
163 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.205 km per 1,000 people 1999
164 BeninBenin 0.194 km per 1,000 people 1999
165 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.182 km per 1,000 people 1999
166 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.173 km per 1,000 people 1999
167 NepalNepal 0.171 km per 1,000 people 1999
=168 MaliMali 0.161 km per 1,000 people 1999
=168 BurundiBurundi 0.161 km per 1,000 people 1999
170 BangladeshBangladesh 0.156 km per 1,000 people 1999
171 CambodiaCambodia 0.142 km per 1,000 people 2005
172 SudanSudan 0.134 km per 1,000 people 1999
=173 RwandaRwanda 0.133 km per 1,000 people 1999
=173 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.133 km per 1,000 people 1999
175 HaitiHaiti 0.129 km per 1,000 people 1999
176 TanzaniaTanzania 0.112 km per 1,000 people 1999
177 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.092 km per 1,000 people 1999
178 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.083 km per 1,000 people 1999
179 UgandaUganda 0.077 km per 1,000 people 1999
180 NigerNiger 0.07 km per 1,000 people 1999
181 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.059 km per 1,000 people 2000
182 ChadChad 0.034 km per 1,000 people 1999
183 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 0.0 2005

Citation

Transport > Highways > Paved > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Transport > Highways > Paved > Per capita

  • All of the top 2 countries by highways > paved > per capita are European.
  • All of the top 3 countries by highways > paved > per capita are Cold countries'.
  • All of the top 2 countries by highways > paved > per capita are Heavily indebted.
  • All of the top 2 countries by highways > paved > per capita are Christian.
  • All of the top 3 countries by highways > paved > per capita are Catholic.
  • All of the top 2 countries by highways > paved > per capita are Western European.
  • All of the top 2 countries by highways > paved > per capita are Tourist destination.
  • 94 of the top 182 countries by highways > paved > per capita are Hot countries.
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