Transport > Railways > Total > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christmas IslandXmas Island | 12.84 km per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 2 | AustraliaAustralia | 1.8 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 3 | CanadaCanada | 1.41 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 4 | SwedenSweden | 1.29 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 5 | NamibiaNamibia | 1.26 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 1.26 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 7 | FinlandFinland | 1.1 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 8 | LatviaLatvia | 1.02 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | 0.994 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 10 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 0.989 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 11 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 0.983 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 0.941 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 13 | EstoniaEstonia | 0.915 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 14 | NorwayNorway | 0.871 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 15 | HungaryHungary | 0.801 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 16 | AustriaAustria | 0.78 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 17 | IrelandIreland | 0.779 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 18 | ArgentinaArgentina | 0.776 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 19 | United StatesUnited States | 0.752 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) | 0.689 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 20 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 0.664 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 21 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 0.645 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 22 | FijiFiji | 0.641 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.633 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 23 | CroatiaCroatia | 0.614 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 24 | RussiaRussia | 0.612 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 25 | SloveniaSlovenia | 0.611 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) | 0.605 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 26 | MongoliaMongolia | 0.604 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 27 | BulgariaBulgaria | 0.591 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 28 | PolandPoland | 0.579 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 29 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 0.575 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 30 | BelarusBelarus | 0.572 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 31 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 0.566 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) | 0.562 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.555 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) | 0.552 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 32 | GabonGabon | 0.548 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 33 | LithuaniaLithuania | 0.521 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 34 | GermanyGermany | 0.509 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) | 0.499 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 35 | UruguayUruguay | 0.489 km per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 36 | DenmarkDenmark | 0.486 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 37 | RomaniaRomania | 0.485 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 38 | UkraineUkraine | 0.483 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 39 | BotswanaBotswana | 0.482 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 40 | FranceFrance | 0.481 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 41 | European UnionEuropean Union | 0.467 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.454 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 42 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 0.428 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | 0.419 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 44 | BoliviaBolivia | 0.379 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 45 | SpainSpain | 0.378 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =46 | CubaCuba | 0.374 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| =46 | SurinameSuriname | 0.374 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) | 0.349 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 48 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 0.348 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 49 | ItalyItaly | 0.339 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 50 | ChileChile | 0.333 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 51 | BelgiumBelgium | 0.311 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 52 | ArmeniaArmenia | 0.285 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 53 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 0.271 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 54 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 0.27 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 55 | SwazilandSwaziland | 0.267 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 56 | MoldovaMoldova | 0.263 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 57 | PortugalPortugal | 0.261 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 58 | LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | 0.258 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 59 | GuyanaGuyana | 0.251 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 60 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 0.25 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 61 | AlbaniaAlbania | 0.248 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 62 | GreeceGreece | 0.238 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 63 | North KoreaNorth Korea | 0.232 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 64 | MauritaniaMauritania | 0.227 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 65 | MozambiqueMozambique | 0.225 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 66 | AngolaAngola | 0.221 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 0.218 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 68 | TunisiaTunisia | 0.209 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | 0.204 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 70 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 0.198 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) | 0.198 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.197 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 71 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 0.188 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 72 | ZambiaZambia | 0.185 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 73 | JapanJapan | 0.184 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 74 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 0.171 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 75 | MexicoMexico | 0.159 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 76 | SudanSudan | 0.149 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 77 | BrazilBrazil | 0.147 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =78 | IsraelIsrael | 0.133 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =78 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 0.133 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 80 | LiberiaLiberia | 0.129 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 81 | IranIran | 0.128 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =82 | GuineaGuinea | 0.121 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =82 | TurkeyTurkey | 0.121 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 84 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 0.118 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 85 | SyriaSyria | 0.104 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 86 | JamaicaJamaica | 0.103 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 87 | LebanonLebanon | 0.101 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 88 | HondurasHonduras | 0.095 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 89 | TajikistanTajikistan | 0.094 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 90 | TanzaniaTanzania | 0.092 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 91 | TogoTogo | 0.091 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 92 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 0.088 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 93 | ColombiaColombia | 0.084 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 94 | BurmaBurma | 0.083 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 95 | JordanJordan | 0.082 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 96 | IraqIraq | 0.081 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 97 | GuernseyGuernsey | 0.077 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =98 | KenyaKenya | 0.073 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =98 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 0.073 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =100 | SenegalSenegal | 0.07 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =100 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 0.07 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =102 | EcuadorEcuador | 0.069 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =102 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 0.069 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| =102 | TaiwanTaiwan | 0.069 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| =105 | BeninBenin | 0.068 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =105 | PeruPeru | 0.068 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 107 | EgyptEgypt | 0.067 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 108 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 0.066 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 109 | ThailandThailand | 0.062 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 0.06 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 111 | ChinaChina | 0.059 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =112 | MalawiMalawi | 0.057 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =112 | IndiaIndia | 0.057 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| =114 | EritreaEritrea | 0.056 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =114 | MoroccoMorocco | 0.056 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 116 | CameroonCameroon | 0.053 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 0.049 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 118 | MaliMali | 0.048 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 119 | PakistanPakistan | 0.047 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 120 | MadagascarMadagascar | 0.043 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 121 | CambodiaCambodia | 0.042 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 122 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 0.041 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =123 | UgandaUganda | 0.04 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =123 | GhanaGhana | 0.04 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =123 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 0.04 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 126 | BruneiBrunei | 0.038 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 127 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 0.036 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 0.033 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 129 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 0.031 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 130 | VietnamVietnam | 0.027 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 131 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 0.026 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =132 | NigeriaNigeria | 0.024 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =132 | Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | 0.024 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 134 | PanamaPanama | 0.023 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =135 | BangladeshBangladesh | 0.018 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 0.018 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 137 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 0.011 km per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 138 | SingaporeSingapore | 0.009 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 139 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 0.008 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =140 | ParaguayParaguay | 0.005 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =140 | Hong KongHong Kong | 0.005 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| =140 | HaitiHaiti | 0.005 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 143 | NepalNepal | 0.002 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 144 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 0.001 km per 1,000 people | 2006 |