In 2015, the Czech Republic had the highest rail network density of any country, coming in at 122.61 meters of track per square kilometer. The density of a county’s rail network is a function not only of the amount of track laid, but also the country’s geographic size.
Freight and passenger rail
Included here is track used for both passenger and freight rail. The volume of freight rail is higher than the volume of passenger rail in all regions, but by widely varying margins. In some cases the difference is massive, such as in North America where freight volumes are approaching 100 times higher than passenger volumes. Conversely, in Europe the difference in volumes is only around 10 percent.
Statista made the calculations on the basis of information on the size of the countries and length of the rail networks of the World Bank. The statistic considers selected countries which have particularly extended rail networks. The calculation formula is: length of the rail network (km) / size of the country (km²).
* 2014 data
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