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Transport > Highways Stats: compare key data on Australia & United States

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  • Paved: total length of the paved parts of the highway system
  • Paved > Per capita: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total: total length of the highway system
  • Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Unpaved: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
  • Unpaved > Per capita: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Australia United States HISTORY
Paved 314,090 km
Ranked 6th.
4.15 million km
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Australia

Paved > Per capita 16.6 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 15% more than United States
14.39 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Paved per 1000 16.6 km
Ranked 1st. 15% more than United States
14.42 km
Ranked 2nd.

Total 811,603 km
Ranked 3rd.
6.41 million km
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Australia

Total > Per capita 42.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 93% more than United States
22.22 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Total per 1000 42.88 km
Ranked 1st. 93% more than United States
22.27 km
Ranked 2nd.

Unpaved 497,513 km
Ranked 3rd.
2.26 million km
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Australia

Unpaved > Per capita 26.29 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
7.83 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Unpaved per 1000 26.29 km
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
7.85 km
Ranked 2nd.

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. 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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