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Railway density2020

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 data66 / 217No observation: 151
First-ranked country or territoryCzechia121.47 km / 1000 km²

Top 10

km / 1000 km² · 2020
01Czechia
121.47
02Belgium
118.55
03Luxembourg
105.26
04Germany
95.59
07Hungary
83.14
08Slovakia
75.43
09Israel
74.82

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Railway density · 2020 · km / 1000 km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km / 1000 km²)Year
01Czechia121.472020
02Belgium118.552020
03Luxembourg105.262020
04Germany95.592020
05Switzerland92.932020
06Netherlands91.422020
07Hungary83.142020
08Slovakia75.432020
09Israel74.822020
10United Kingdom67.592020
11Poland60.792020
12Austria60.182020
13Slovenia60.042020
14Italy58.352020
15France51.722020
16Romania46.812020
17Croatia46.772020
18South Korea43.92020
19Serbia39.642020
20Ukraine37.322020
21Bulgaria37.112020
22Moldova352020
23Spain31.722020
24Lithuania30.522020
25Latvia29.872020
26Portugal27.582020
27Ireland27.412020
28Azerbaijan27.092020
29North Macedonia27.082020
30Belarus26.872020
31Armenia24.772020
32Sweden23.842020
33India22.862020
34Georgia20.312020
35Finland19.472020
36Greece18.192020
37South Africa17.272020
38United States16.262020
39Türkiye13.482020
40Tunisia11.442020
41China11.322020
42Uzbekistan10.742020
43Norway10.662020
44Vietnam10.082020
45Uruguay8.562020
46Zimbabwe8.072020
47Kazakhstan5.952020
48Iran5.832020
49Canada5.392020
50Russia5.222020
51Morocco5.142020
52Malaysia5.042020
53Tajikistan4.772020
54United Arab Emirates3.682020
55Chile3.232020
56Gabon2.512020
57Kyrgyzstan2.212020
58Côte d’Ivoire2.012020
59Burkina Faso1.892020
60Cameroon1.872020
61Congo - Kinshasa1.612020
62Botswana1.562020
63Sudan1.472020
64Mongolia1.172020
65Madagascar1.162020
66Mauritania0.712020

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No observation (151)

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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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