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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on Norway & South Korea

Definitions

  • Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 Norway South Korea HISTORY
Rail lines > Total route-km 4,114
Ranked 36th. 22% more than South Korea
3,379
Ranked 44th.

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 830.59
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than South Korea
67.88
Ranked 69th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 2,092
Ranked 55th.
9,996
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Norway

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.452
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.201
Ranked 46th.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 2,663
Ranked 39th.
21,603
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Norway

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 537.64
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than South Korea
433.98
Ranked 27th.

Standard gauge 4,237 km
Ranked 13th. 25% more than South Korea
3,381 km
Ranked 8th.

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 13 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than South Korea
3.91 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 45th.

Standard gauge per million 851.98 km
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Korea
69.07 km
Ranked 32nd.

Total 4,237 km
Ranked 39th. 25% more than South Korea
3,381 km
Ranked 52nd.

Total > Per $ GDP 13 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than South Korea
3.91 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 116th.

Total > Per capita 0.871 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than South Korea
0.07 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Total per million 851.98 km
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Korea
69.07 km
Ranked 75th.

SOURCES: World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division.; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division. 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.; 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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