The table compares and contrasts data on the difference in the number of rail transport users in four countries since 2007.
Overall, it is clear that the number of rail transport users in Japan was the highest in 2007, while the figures for the other countries were unremarkable. Furthermore, utilizing the rail transport system was popular for citizens in Japan, whereas the figure for passengers in the UK and Italy was the same. Regarding cargo carried, the USA had the highest number of billions of tons of merchandise delivered for commercial purposes.
The rail transport systems gained popularity among citizens in Japan, which had approximately 27 million rail transport users. Meanwhile, in the UK and Italy, there was an equal number of citizens traveling by rail transport, respectively about 5.9 and 5.5 million people. The opposite was true for the USA, which was not popular for rail transport participants (0.3 million). During 2007, the railway was not popular in Europe. Conversely, rail transport was popular in Japan.
The statistic of passenger-kilometers per capita in Japan was the largest, about 1,980, while the data for the USA was the smallest (80 passengers). The USA’s merchandise carried was the highest, approximately 28.2 billion tons, whereas the data for Japan was slightly lower, at 23.01 billion tons. The UK and Italy had almost the same number of passengers and cargo. In general, the USA was major in merchandise while Japan experienced the largest number of transportation users.