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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on Australia & South Korea

Definitions

  • Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Standard gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge
  • Standard gauge > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Standard gauge per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Australia South Korea HISTORY
Rail lines > Total route-km 8,615
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than South Korea
3,379
Ranked 44th.

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 385.91
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than South Korea
67.88
Ranked 69th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 59,649
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than South Korea
9,996
Ranked 29th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 2.67
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than South Korea
0.201
Ranked 46th.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 1,829
Ranked 44th.
21,603
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Australia

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 81.93
Ranked 53th.
433.98
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Australia

Standard gauge 21,674 km
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Korea
3,381 km
Ranked 8th.

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 26.71 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than South Korea
3.91 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 45th.

Standard gauge per million 1,141.44 km
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than South Korea
69.07 km
Ranked 32nd.

Total 38,445 km
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than South Korea
3,381 km
Ranked 52nd.

Total > Per $ GDP 50.18 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 68th. 13 times more than South Korea
3.91 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 116th.

Total > Per capita 1.8 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than South Korea
0.07 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Total per million 1,770.22 km
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than South Korea
69.07 km
Ranked 75th.

SOURCES: World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division.; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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