Germany vs South Africa: Rail lines

Germany
33,401 total route-km
in 2021
South Africa
20,953 total route-km
in 2021
Germany rank
6th
South Africa rank
9th

Rail lines over time

  • Germany
  • South Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199520082021

How they compare

Germany currently reports 33,401 total route-km against 20,953 total route-km in South Africa, a difference of 12,448 total route-km.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Globally, Germany ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 104 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Rail lines (total route-km)
Unit
total route-km
Source
Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 2,110 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.