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Railway density2019

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 data74 / 217No observation: 143
First-ranked country or territoryCzechia121.7 km / 1000 km²

Top 10

km / 1000 km² · 2019
01Czechia
121.7
02Belgium
118.55
03Luxembourg
111.87
04Germany
95.66
07Hungary
83.14
08Slovakia
75.48
09Israel
73.89

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Railway density · 2019 · km / 1000 km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km / 1000 km²)Year
01Czechia121.72019
02Belgium118.552019
03Luxembourg111.872019
04Germany95.662019
05Switzerland92.312019
06Netherlands91.422019
07Hungary83.142019
08Slovakia75.482019
09Israel73.892019
10United Kingdom67.352019
11Poland60.562019
12Austria60.22019
13Slovenia60.042019
14Italy56.742019
15France52.242019
16Croatia46.762019
17Romania46.762019
18Serbia42.582019
19South Korea42.12019
20Ukraine37.322019
21Bulgaria37.122019
22Moldova352019
23Spain31.462019
24Lithuania30.522019
25Latvia29.882019
26Portugal27.582019
27Ireland27.412019
28North Macedonia27.082019
29Belarus26.92019
30Azerbaijan25.892019
31Sri Lanka25.252019
32Armenia24.532019
33Sweden23.822019
34India22.672019
35Bangladesh22.12019
36Bosnia & Herzegovina19.882019
37Georgia19.832019
38Finland19.492019
39Montenegro18.592019
40Greece17.692019
41South Africa17.272019
42United States16.342019
43Türkiye13.482019
44Tunisia11.442019
45China10.912019
46Uzbekistan10.752019
47Pakistan10.112019
48Uruguay8.562019
49Zimbabwe8.072019
50Vietnam7.922019
51Argentina6.532019
52Kazakhstan5.952019
53Iran5.832019
54Canada5.352019
55Russia5.222019
56Morocco5.142019
57Malaysia5.042019
58Tajikistan4.472019
59United Arab Emirates3.682019
60Chile3.232019
61Indonesia2.922019
62Gabon2.512019
63Kyrgyzstan2.212019
64Côte d’Ivoire2.012019
65Burkina Faso1.892019
66Cameroon1.872019
67Algeria1.692019
68Zambia1.682019
69Congo - Kinshasa1.612019
70Botswana1.562019
71Sudan1.472019
72Mongolia1.162019
73Madagascar1.162019
74Mauritania0.712019

How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

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Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

No observation (143)

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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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