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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & United States

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  • Note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.
  • 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 Jamaica United States HISTORY
Note 207 of these km belonging to the Jamaica Railway Corporation had been in common carrier service until 1992 but are no longer operational; 57 km of the remaining track is privately owned and used by ALCAN to transport bauxite represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for class II and III railroads; excludes 135,185 km of yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines
Standard gauge 272 km
Ranked 54th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 826 times more than Jamaica

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 32.82 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 33th. 80% more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 29th.

Standard gauge per million 103.59 km
Ranked 39th.
751.67 km
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Jamaica

Total 272 km
Ranked 127th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 826 times more than Jamaica

Total > Per $ GDP 32.82 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 99th. 80% more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 96th.

Total > Per capita 0.103 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
0.752 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Jamaica

Total per million 103.59 km
Ranked 83th.
751.67 km
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Jamaica

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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