Benin vs Nigeria: Railways, goods transported

Benin
36 million ton-km
in 2006
Nigeria
76.93 million ton-km
in 2005
Benin rank
100th
Nigeria rank
98th

Railways, goods transported over time

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
0100200300400500199620012006

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 76.93 million ton-km against 36 million ton-km in Benin, a difference of 40.93 million ton-km.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 98th of 104 countries.

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About this data

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.