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 Island | 12.84 km per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Australia | 1.8 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 1.41 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Sweden | 1.29 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Namibia | 1.26 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.26 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Finland | 1.1 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Latvia | 1.02 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.994 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 10 | New Zealand | 0.989 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0.983 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0.941 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Estonia | 0.915 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Norway | 0.871 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Hungary | 0.801 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Austria | 0.78 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Ireland | 0.779 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Argentina | 0.776 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 19 | United States | 0.752 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.689 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 20 | Slovakia | 0.664 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Switzerland | 0.645 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Fiji | 0.641 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.633 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 23 | Croatia | 0.614 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Russia | 0.612 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Slovenia | 0.611 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 0.605 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 26 | Mongolia | 0.604 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.591 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Poland | 0.579 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 0.575 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Belarus | 0.572 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.566 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 0.562 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.555 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 0.552 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 32 | Gabon | 0.548 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.521 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Germany | 0.509 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 0.499 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 35 | Uruguay | 0.489 km per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 36 | Denmark | 0.486 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Romania | 0.485 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Ukraine | 0.483 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Botswana | 0.482 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 40 | France | 0.481 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 41 | European Union | 0.467 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.454 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 42 | South Africa | 0.428 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.419 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Bolivia | 0.379 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Spain | 0.378 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =46 | Cuba | 0.374 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| =46 | Suriname | 0.374 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.349 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 48 | Georgia | 0.348 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Italy | 0.339 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Chile | 0.333 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Belgium | 0.311 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Armenia | 0.285 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 0.271 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 54 | United Kingdom | 0.27 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Swaziland | 0.267 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Moldova | 0.263 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Portugal | 0.261 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Liechtenstein | 0.258 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Guyana | 0.251 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 0.25 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 61 | Albania | 0.248 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Greece | 0.238 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 63 | North Korea | 0.232 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Mauritania | 0.227 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 65 | Mozambique | 0.225 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Angola | 0.221 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.218 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Tunisia | 0.209 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.204 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Djibouti | 0.198 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 0.198 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.197 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 0.188 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Zambia | 0.185 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Japan | 0.184 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 74 | Netherlands | 0.171 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 75 | Mexico | 0.159 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Sudan | 0.149 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Brazil | 0.147 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =78 | Israel | 0.133 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =78 | Uzbekistan | 0.133 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Liberia | 0.129 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Iran | 0.128 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Guinea | 0.121 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =82 | Turkey | 0.121 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Algeria | 0.118 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Syria | 0.104 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Jamaica | 0.103 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Lebanon | 0.101 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Honduras | 0.095 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Tajikistan | 0.094 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Tanzania | 0.092 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Togo | 0.091 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.088 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Colombia | 0.084 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Burma | 0.083 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Jordan | 0.082 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Iraq | 0.081 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Guernsey | 0.077 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =98 | Kenya | 0.073 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Malaysia | 0.073 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Senegal | 0.07 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =100 | South Korea | 0.07 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =102 | Ecuador | 0.069 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =102 | Sri Lanka | 0.069 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| =102 | Taiwan | 0.069 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Benin | 0.068 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Peru | 0.068 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Egypt | 0.067 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 108 | Costa Rica | 0.066 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Thailand | 0.062 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.06 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 111 | China | 0.059 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =112 | Malawi | 0.057 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =112 | India | 0.057 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| =114 | Eritrea | 0.056 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =114 | Morocco | 0.056 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Cameroon | 0.053 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 0.049 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Mali | 0.048 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Pakistan | 0.047 km per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Madagascar | 0.043 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Cambodia | 0.042 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 0.041 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =123 | Uganda | 0.04 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =123 | Ghana | 0.04 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =123 | El Salvador | 0.04 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Brunei | 0.038 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 127 | Indonesia | 0.036 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.033 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Venezuela | 0.031 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Vietnam | 0.027 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Guatemala | 0.026 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =132 | Nigeria | 0.024 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =132 | Puerto Rico | 0.024 km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 134 | Panama | 0.023 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Bangladesh | 0.018 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Sierra Leone | 0.018 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 137 | Philippines | 0.011 km per 1,000 people | 2010 | ||
| 138 | Singapore | 0.009 km per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 139 | Ethiopia | 0.008 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =140 | Paraguay | 0.005 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =140 | Hong Kong | 0.005 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| =140 | Haiti | 0.005 km per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
| 143 | Nepal | 0.002 km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Nicaragua | 0.001 km per 1,000 people | 2006 |