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Railway density2021

Same-year railway route length divided by land area and multiplied by 1,000, in km per 1,000 square kilometres.

World Bank · calculated
Historical source series The latest observation is more than three years old. It is the latest in this source snapshot, not a current estimate.
Comparable ranking year2021Latest published year: 2021
Economies with data65 / 217No observation: 152
First-ranked country or territoryHong Kong SAR China219.14 km / 1000 km²

Top 10

km / 1000 km² · 2021
02Czechia
121.23
03Belgium
118.45
04Luxembourg
105.26
05Switzerland
104.34
06Germany
95.6
08Hungary
88.07
09Israel
79.48
10Slovakia
75.43

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Railway density · 2021 · km / 1000 km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km / 1000 km²)Year
01Hong Kong SAR China219.142021
02Czechia121.232021
03Belgium118.452021
04Luxembourg105.262021
05Switzerland104.342021
06Germany95.62021
07Netherlands90.322021
08Hungary88.072021
09Israel79.482021
10Slovakia75.432021
11United Kingdom66.872021
12Poland60.832021
13Austria60.132021
14Slovenia60.042021
15Italy58.522021
16France51.432021
17Romania46.812021
18Croatia46.772021
19South Korea44.142021
20Serbia39.822021
21Bulgaria37.132021
22Moldova34.932021
23Spain31.942021
24Lithuania30.652021
25Latvia29.872021
26Portugal27.592021
27North Macedonia27.082021
28Belarus26.972021
29Azerbaijan25.882021
30Armenia24.772021
31Ireland23.952021
32Sweden23.852021
33India22.912021
34Georgia19.962021
35Finland19.472021
36Greece18.152021
37South Africa17.272021
38United States16.242021
39Türkiye13.72021
40China11.692021
41Tunisia11.442021
42Uzbekistan10.742021
43Norway10.672021
44Vietnam10.082021
45Uruguay8.562021
46Kazakhstan5.932021
47Iran5.832021
48Canada5.482021
49Russia5.222021
50Morocco5.142021
51Malaysia5.042021
52Tajikistan4.472021
53United Arab Emirates3.932021
54Chile3.232021
55Gabon2.512021
56Kyrgyzstan2.172021
57Côte d’Ivoire2.012021
58Burkina Faso1.892021
59Cameroon1.872021
60Algeria1.682021
61Congo - Kinshasa1.612021
62Botswana1.562021
63Mongolia1.172021
64Madagascar1.162021
65Mauritania0.712021

How this ranking works

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Same-year railway route length divided by land area and multiplied by 1,000, in km per 1,000 square kilometres.
Unit
km / 1000 km²
Source & definition
World Bank · calculated · derived:rail-density
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Original metadata
同年铁路线路长度除以陆地面积,再乘以1000。

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  "definition": "同年铁路线路长度除以陆地面积,再乘以1000。"
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