The table provides information about the usage of rail transportation if four distinct countries in 2007.
Overall, while China was the dominant country in passenger travel, Canada presented the opposite, leading in cargo volume. In contrast, Malaysia and the UAE displayed virtually identical figures across all categories.
Regarding passenger travel, China dominated the category with 27 million users, whereas Canada recorded a negligible 0.3 million. The same contrast can be seen in the distance traveled per person, with China accounting for a substantial 1980 kilometers per head, compared to Canada’s lowest figure of 80 km. In sharp contrast, Canada led all nations in cargo transport at 28.20 billion tons, with China recording a slightly lower figure of 23.01 billion tons.
Turning to the remaining two nations, both countries demonstrated virtually identical results across all three categories, with Malaysia and the UAE recording 5.9 and 5.5 millions of passengers, respectively. Similarly their annual rail distance per head stood almost even at 770 km in Malaysia and 780 km for the UAE. Finally, both nations transported nearly identical volume of cargo, with Malaysia carrying 22.2 billion tons compared to the UAE’s 22.0 billion tons.