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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on China & North Korea

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  • Narrow 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: 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 China North Korea HISTORY
Narrow gauge None 665 km 0.762-m gauge
Standard gauge 77,084 km
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than North Korea
5,242 km
Ranked 3rd.

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 33.62 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 24th.
176.27 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than China

Standard gauge per million 58.19 km
Ranked 35th.
215.08 km
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than China

Total 86,000 km
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than North Korea
5,242 km
Ranked 33th.

Total > Per $ GDP 33.62 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 83th.
176.27 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than China

Total > Per capita 0.059 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
0.232 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than China

Total per million 58.76 km
Ranked 83th.
215.08 km
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than China

SOURCES: 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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