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

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  • Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • 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 Sweden United States HISTORY
Goods transported > Million ton-km 11,500
Ranked 27th.
2.79 million
Ranked 1st. 242 times more than Sweden

Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 7,156
Ranked 23th.
9,935
Ranked 20th. 39% more than Sweden

Rail lines > Total route-km 9,957
Ranked 21st.
228,513
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Sweden

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 1,053.74
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than United States
733.38
Ranked 9th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 11,500
Ranked 29th.
2.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 220 times more than Sweden

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 1.25
Ranked 25th.
8.1
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Sweden

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 6,431
Ranked 29th.
9,518
Ranked 23th. 48% more than Sweden

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 680.59
Ranked 16th. 22 times more than United States
30.55
Ranked 63th.

Standard gauge 11,568 km
Ranked 5th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Sweden

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 29.95 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 22nd. 64% more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 29th.

Standard gauge per million 1,254.71 km
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than United States
751.67 km
Ranked 1st.

Total 11,633 km
Ranked 21st.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Sweden

Total > Per $ GDP 29.95 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 83th. 64% more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 96th.

Total > Per capita 1.29 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 71% more than United States
0.752 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.

Total per million 1,261.76 km
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than United States
751.67 km
Ranked 1st.

SOURCES: World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Urban Development Department, Transport Division.; 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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