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Railway density2017

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 data76 / 217No observation: 141
First-ranked country or territoryCzechia121.85 km / 1000 km²

Top 10

km / 1000 km² · 2017
01Czechia
121.85
02Belgium
118.85
03Luxembourg
106.82
04Switzerland
102.52
05Germany
95.85
06Hungary
84.94
07Slovakia
75.43
08Israel
69.09
10Poland
60.46

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Railway density · 2017 · km / 1000 km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km / 1000 km²)Year
01Czechia121.852017
02Belgium118.852017
03Luxembourg106.822017
04Switzerland102.522017
05Germany95.852017
06Hungary84.942017
07Slovakia75.432017
08Israel69.092017
09United Kingdom67.352017
10Poland60.462017
11Slovenia60.042017
12Austria60.022017
13Italy56.772017
14France54.272017
15Romania46.792017
16Croatia46.552017
17Serbia42.722017
18South Korea41.752017
19Ukraine37.332017
20Bulgaria37.122017
21Moldova352017
22Spain31.152017
23Lithuania30.512017
24Latvia29.882017
25Portugal27.792017
26Ireland27.412017
27North Macedonia27.082017
28Belarus26.892017
29Azerbaijan25.792017
30Sri Lanka25.242017
31Estonia24.162017
32Armenia24.082017
33Sweden23.782017
34India22.662017
35Bangladesh22.12017
36Finland19.52017
37Montenegro18.512017
38Georgia18.492017
39Greece17.382017
40South Africa17.272017
41United States16.52017
42Turkmenistan16.342017
43Tunisia13.942017
44Türkiye13.262017
45Norway11.522017
46Uzbekistan10.542017
47Pakistan10.112017
48China9.992017
49Uruguay8.562017
50Malaysia8.442017
51Bosnia & Herzegovina8.142017
52Thailand8.012017
53Vietnam7.552017
54Argentina6.432017
55Kazakhstan5.942017
56Iran5.562017
57Canada5.372017
58Russia5.222017
59Morocco4.732017
60Tajikistan4.472017
61Gabon3.142017
62Tanzania3.052017
63Chile2.772017
64Indonesia2.532017
65Kyrgyzstan2.212017
66Côte d’Ivoire2.012017
67Burkina Faso1.892017
68Cameroon1.872017
69Algeria1.692017
70Zambia1.682017
71Congo - Kinshasa1.612017
72Botswana1.562017
73Saudi Arabia1.222017
74Mongolia1.162017
75Mauritania0.712017
76Ethiopia0.672017

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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