Post-demographic dividend vs United States: Railways, goods transported

Post-demographic dividend
11,685 million ton-km
in 2021
United States
2.24 million million ton-km
in 2021
Post-demographic dividend rank
4th
United States rank
3rd

Railways, goods transported over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • United States
01.0M2.0M3.0M199520082021

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.24 million million ton-km against 11,685 million ton-km in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 2.23 million million ton-km.

That makes United States's figure about 191.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 28 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend United States Difference Ahead
1990s 9,786 million ton-km 1.99 million million ton-km 1.98 million million ton-km United States
2000s 11,103 million ton-km 2.37 million million ton-km 2.36 million million ton-km United States
2010s 11,859 million ton-km 2.49 million million ton-km 2.48 million million ton-km United States
2020s 12,544 million ton-km 2.17 million million ton-km 2.16 million million ton-km United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Post-demographic dividend or United States?
United States, at 2.24 million million ton-km against 11,685 million ton-km in Post-demographic dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Post-demographic dividend and United States?
2.23 million million ton-km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and United States?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Post-demographic dividend and United States rank globally for railways, goods transported?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 28 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,685 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.