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Transport > Highways Stats: compare key data on Canada & 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 Canada United States HISTORY
Paved 497,306 km
Ranked 2nd.
4.15 million km
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Canada

Paved > Per capita 15.86 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10% more than United States
14.39 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Paved per 1000 15.86 km
Ranked 1st. 10% more than United States
14.42 km
Ranked 2nd.

Total 1.41 million km
Ranked 2nd.
6.41 million km
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada

Total > Per capita 44.92 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
22.22 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Total per 1000 44.92 km
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
22.27 km
Ranked 2nd.

Unpaved 911,494 km
Ranked 2nd.
2.26 million km
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Canada

Unpaved > Per capita 29.06 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
7.83 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.

Unpaved per 1000 29.06 km
Ranked 1st. 4 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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