DEFINITION
Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated
Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded
Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a
population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.
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Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Netherlands: |
196.48 per square km |
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Transportation in Netherlands
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# 2
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Japan: |
187.53 per square km |
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Transportation in Japan
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# 3
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Belgium: |
153.24 per square km |
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Transportation in Belgium
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# 4
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Germany: |
124.34 per square km |
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Transportation in Germany
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# 5
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Italy: |
115.31 per square km |
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Transportation in Italy
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# 6
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Iceland: |
113.84 per square km |
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Transportation in Iceland
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# 7
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Korea, South: |
110.36 per square km |
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Transportation in Korea, South
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# 8
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Lebanon: |
104.9 per square km |
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Transportation in Lebanon
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# 9
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United Kingdom: |
101.4 per square km |
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Transportation in United Kingdom
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# 10
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Switzerland: |
96.52 per square km |
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Transportation in Switzerland
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# 11
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Israel: |
78.41 per square km |
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Transportation in Israel
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# 12
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Korea, North: |
69.45 per square km |
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Transportation in Korea, North
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# 13
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France: |
60 per square km |
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Transportation in France
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# 14
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Austria: |
52.48 per square km |
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Transportation in Austria
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# 15
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Denmark: |
50.91 per square km |
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Transportation in Denmark
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# 16
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Czech Republic: |
48.33 per square km |
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Transportation in Czech Republic
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# 17
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Australia: |
47.91 per square km |
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Transportation in Australia
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# 18
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United States: |
46.56 per square km |
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Transportation in United States
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# 19
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Slovenia: |
45.12 per square km |
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Transportation in Slovenia
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# 20
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Kuwait: |
39.69 per square km |
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Transportation in Kuwait
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# 21
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Portugal: |
37.74 per square km |
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Transportation in Portugal
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# 22
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Spain: |
37.42 per square km |
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Transportation in Spain
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# 23
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Poland: |
36.32 per square km |
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Transportation in Poland
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# 24
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Canada: |
34.91 per square km |
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Transportation in Canada
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# 25
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Libya: |
33.24 per square km |
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Transportation in Libya
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# 26
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Hungary: |
29.97 per square km |
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Transportation in Hungary
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# 27
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Slovakia: |
29.1 per square km |
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Transportation in Slovakia
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# 28
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
28.61 per square km |
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Transportation in Trinidad and Tobago
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# 29
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Greece: |
28.5 per square km |
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Transportation in Greece
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# 30
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New Zealand: |
25.26 per square km |
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Transportation in New Zealand
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# 31
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Bulgaria: |
20.17 per square km |
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Transportation in Bulgaria
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# 32
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Norway: |
19.42 per square km |
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Transportation in Norway
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# 33
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Sweden: |
18.84 per square km |
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Transportation in Sweden
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# 34
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Croatia: |
18.52 per square km |
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Transportation in Croatia
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# 35
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Lithuania: |
18.46 per square km |
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Transportation in Lithuania
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# 36
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Nepal: |
18.17 per square km |
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Transportation in Nepal
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# 37
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El Salvador: |
17.49 per square km |
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Transportation in El Salvador
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# 38
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Egypt: |
17.23 per square km |
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Transportation in Egypt
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# 39
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Ireland: |
16.21 per square km |
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Transportation in Ireland
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# 40
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Finland: |
15.67 per square km |
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Transportation in Finland
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# 41
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Romania: |
15.12 per square km |
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Transportation in Romania
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# 42
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Turkmenistan: |
14.16 per square km |
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Transportation in Turkmenistan
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# 43
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Uzbekistan: |
14.15 per square km |
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Transportation in Uzbekistan
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# 44
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Estonia: |
12.96 per square km |
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Transportation in Estonia
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# 45
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Malaysia: |
12.81 per square km |
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Transportation in Malaysia
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# 46
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Thailand: |
12.36 per square km |
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Transportation in Thailand
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# 47
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
11.95 per square km |
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Transportation in Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
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# 48
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Jamaica: |
11.54 per square km |
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Transportation in Jamaica
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# 49
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Vietnam: |
10.93 per square km |
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Transportation in Vietnam
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# 50
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Mexico: |
10.91 per square km |
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Transportation in Mexico
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# 51
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Latvia: |
10.24 per square km |
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Transportation in Latvia
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# 52
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Costa Rica: |
10.15 per square km |
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Transportation in Costa Rica
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# 53
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Sri Lanka: |
9.59 per square km |
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Transportation in Sri Lanka
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# 54
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Moldova: |
9.25 per square km |
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Transportation in Moldova
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# 55
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South Africa: |
9.14 per square km |
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Transportation in South Africa
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# 56
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Ukraine: |
8.17 per square km |
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Transportation in Ukraine
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# 57
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Jordan: |
7.99 per square km |
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Transportation in Jordan
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# 58
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Dominica: |
7.88 per square km |
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Transportation in Dominica
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# 59
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Philippines: |
7.42 per square km |
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Transportation in Philippines
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# 60
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Burundi: |
7.04 per square km |
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Transportation in Burundi
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# 61
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Turkey: |
7.01 per square km |
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Transportation in Turkey
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# 62
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Guatemala: |
7 per square km |
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Transportation in Guatemala
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# 63
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Belarus: |
6.78 per square km |
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Transportation in Belarus
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# 64
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Chile: |
6.39 per square km |
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Transportation in Chile
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# 65
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Tunisia: |
5.99 per square km |
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Transportation in Tunisia
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# 66
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Russia: |
5.66 per square km |
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Transportation in Russia
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# 67
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Panama: |
5.59 per square km |
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Transportation in Panama
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# 68
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Venezuela: |
5.17 per square km |
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Transportation in Venezuela
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# 69
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Albania: |
4.99 per square km |
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Transportation in Albania
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# 70
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Argentina: |
4.67 per square km |
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Transportation in Argentina
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# 71
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Morocco: |
4.46 per square km |
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Transportation in Morocco
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# 72
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Uruguay: |
4.4 per square km |
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Transportation in Uruguay
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# 73
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Azerbaijan: |
4.36 per square km |
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Transportation in Azerbaijan
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# 74
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Algeria: |
4.2 per square km |
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Transportation in Algeria
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# 75
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Brazil: |
4.06 per square km |
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Transportation in Brazil
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# 76
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Honduras: |
3.92 per square km |
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Transportation in Honduras
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= 77
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Saudi Arabia: |
3.68 per square km |
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Transportation in Saudi Arabia
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= 77
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Ecuador: |
3.68 per square km |
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Transportation in Ecuador
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# 79
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Colombia: |
3.43 per square km |
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Transportation in Colombia
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# 80
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United Arab Emirates: |
3.4 per square km |
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Transportation in United Arab Emirates
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= 81
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Indonesia: |
3.26 per square km |
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Transportation in Indonesia
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= 81
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Cuba: |
3.26 per square km |
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Transportation in Cuba
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# 83
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Nigeria: |
2.69 per square km |
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Transportation in Nigeria
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# 84
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Iraq: |
2.54 per square km |
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Transportation in Iraq
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# 85
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India: |
2.5 per square km |
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Transportation in India
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= 86
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Botswana: |
2.43 per square km |
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Transportation in Botswana
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= 86
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Syria: |
2.43 per square km |
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Transportation in Syria
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# 88
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Namibia: |
2.16 per square km |
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Transportation in Namibia
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# 89
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Togo: |
2.12 per square km |
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Transportation in Togo
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# 90
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
2.09 per square km |
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Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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# 91
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Haiti: |
2.05 per square km |
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Transportation in Haiti
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# 92
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Gambia, The: |
1.83 per square km |
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Transportation in Gambia, The
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# 93
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China: |
1.77 per square km |
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Transportation in China
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# 94
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Iran: |
1.66 per square km |
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Transportation in Iran
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# 95
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Pakistan: |
1.58 per square km |
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Transportation in Pakistan
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# 96
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Oman: |
1.54 per square km |
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Transportation in Oman
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# 97
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Peru: |
1.42 per square km |
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Transportation in Peru
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# 98
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Cote d'Ivoire: |
1.41 per square km |
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Transportation in Cote d'Ivoire
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# 99
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Kenya: |
1.24 per square km |
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Transportation in Kenya
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# 100
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Kazakhstan: |
1.11 per square km |
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Transportation in Kazakhstan
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# 101
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Rwanda: |
1.1 per square km |
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Transportation in Rwanda
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# 102
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Zimbabwe: |
0.99 per square km |
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Transportation in Zimbabwe
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# 103
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Bangladesh: |
0.97 per square km |
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Transportation in Bangladesh
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# 104
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Kyrgyzstan: |
0.93 per square km |
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Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
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# 105
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Mongolia: |
0.91 per square km |
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Transportation in Mongolia
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# 106
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Bolivia: |
0.82 per square km |
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Transportation in Bolivia
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# 107
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Paraguay: |
0.78 per square km |
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Transportation in Paraguay
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# 108
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Bhutan: |
0.71 per square km |
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Transportation in Bhutan
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# 109
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Ghana: |
0.66 per square km |
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Transportation in Ghana
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# 110
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Senegal: |
0.64 per square km |
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Transportation in Senegal
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# 111
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Zambia: |
0.61 per square km |
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Transportation in Zambia
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# 112
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Malawi: |
0.6 per square km |
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Transportation in Malawi
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# 113
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
0.59 per square km |
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Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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# 114
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Uganda: |
0.55 per square km |
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Transportation in Uganda
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# 115
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Guinea-Bissau: |
0.46 per square km |
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Transportation in Guinea-Bissau
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# 116
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Angola: |
0.45 per square km |
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Transportation in Angola
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# 117
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Cambodia: |
0.44 per square km |
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Transportation in Cambodia
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# 118
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Gabon: |
0.43 per square km |
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Transportation in Gabon
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# 119
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Cameroon: |
0.42 per square km |
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Transportation in Cameroon
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= 120
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Nicaragua: |
0.41 per square km |
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Transportation in Nicaragua
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= 120
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Benin: |
0.41 per square km |
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Transportation in Benin
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# 122
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Liberia: |
0.37 per square km |
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Transportation in Liberia
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# 123
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Sierra Leone: |
0.35 per square km |
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Transportation in Sierra Leone
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# 124
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Papua New Guinea: |
0.27 per square km |
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Transportation in Papua New Guinea
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# 125
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Sudan: |
0.26 per square km |
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Transportation in Sudan
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= 126
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Mauritania: |
0.23 per square km |
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Transportation in Mauritania
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= 126
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Madagascar: |
0.23 per square km |
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Transportation in Madagascar
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# 128
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Burkina Faso: |
0.22 per square km |
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Transportation in Burkina Faso
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# 129
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Niger: |
0.2 per square km |
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Transportation in Niger
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# 130
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Armenia: |
0.19 per square km |
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Transportation in Armenia
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# 131
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Tanzania: |
0.16 per square km |
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Transportation in Tanzania
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# 132
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Guinea: |
0.15 per square km |
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Transportation in Guinea
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# 133
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Burma: |
0.12 per square km |
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Transportation in Burma
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# 134
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Tajikistan: |
0.11 per square km |
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Transportation in Tajikistan
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= 135
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Mali: |
0.1 per square km |
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Transportation in Mali
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= 135
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Laos: |
0.1 per square km |
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Transportation in Laos
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# 137
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Ethiopia: |
0.09 per square km |
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Transportation in Ethiopia
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# 138
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Chad: |
0.08 per square km |
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Transportation in Chad
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# 139
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Mozambique: |
0.02 per square km |
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Transportation in Mozambique
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= 140
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Somalia: |
0.01 per square km |
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Transportation in Somalia
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= 140
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Central African Republic: |
0.01 per square km |
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Transportation in Central African Republic
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Weighted average: |
19.3 per square km |
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DEFINITION: Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated
Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded
Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a
population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.