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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on Nepal & Sri Lanka

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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.
  • 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 Nepal Sri Lanka HISTORY
Narrow gauge None 59 km 0.762-m gauge
Total 59 km
Ranked 129th.
1,449 km
Ranked 80th. 25 times more than Nepal

Total > Per $ GDP 7.33 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 110th.
53.73 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 66th. 7 times more than Nepal

Total > Per capita 0.002 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
0.069 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Nepal

Total per million 2.25 km
Ranked 104th.
72.31 km
Ranked 7th. 32 times more than Nepal

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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