Italy vs Spain: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
Italy
16,879 Kilometre
in 2024
Spain
16,257 Kilometre
in 2024
Italy rank
5th
Spain rank
6th
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 16,879 Kilometre against 16,257 Kilometre in Spain, a difference of 622 Kilometre.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,024 Kilometre | 14,256 Kilometre | 1,769 Kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 16,194 Kilometre | 14,298 Kilometre | 1,896 Kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 16,750 Kilometre | 15,492 Kilometre | 1,258 Kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 16,831 Kilometre | 16,257 Kilometre | 573.4 Kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 16,879 Kilometre against 16,257 Kilometre in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed between Italy and Spain?
- 622 Kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Italy ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.