Railroad infrastructure quality - Country rankings
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Quality of railroad infrastructure, 1(low) - 7(high), 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 37 countries was 3.96 points. The highest value was in Switzerland: 6.4 points and the lowest value was in Albania: 1.2 points. The indicator is available from 2009 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: World Economic Forum
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| Countries | Railroad infrastructure quality, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 6.4 | 1 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Netherlands | 5.7 | 2 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Finland | 5.5 | 3 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Spain | 5.4 | 4 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Austria | 5.3 | 5 | 2009 - 2019 |
| France | 5 | 6 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 7 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Germany | 4.9 | 8 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Russia | 4.9 | 9 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Latvia | 4.6 | 10 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Lithuania | 4.6 | 11 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Czechia | 4.5 | 12 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Denmark | 4.5 | 13 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Norway | 4.5 | 14 | 2009 - 2019 |
| UK | 4.3 | 15 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Portugal | 4.2 | 16 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Ukraine | 4.2 | 17 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Belgium | 4.1 | 18 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Italy | 4.1 | 19 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Ireland | 4 | 20 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 21 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Sweden | 4 | 22 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Poland | 3.9 | 23 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Hungary | 3.8 | 24 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Turkey | 3.5 | 25 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Bulgaria | 3.1 | 26 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Estonia | 3.1 | 27 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Montenegro | 3.1 | 28 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Slovenia | 3.1 | 29 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Greece | 3 | 30 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Moldova | 3 | 31 | 2010 - 2019 |
| Romania | 2.8 | 32 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Serbia | 2.6 | 33 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Croatia | 2.4 | 34 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 2.2 | 35 | 2009 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia | 2.1 | 36 | 2009 - 2019 |
| Albania | 1.2 | 37 | 2009 - 2019 |
Definition: The Quality of railroad infrastrucutre indicator is one of the components of the Global Competitiveness Index published annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It represents an assessment of the quality of the railroad system in a given country based on data from the WEF Executive Opinion Survey, a long-running and extensive survey tapping the opinions of over 14,000 business leaders in 144 countries. The score for railroad infrastrucutre quality is based on only one question. The respondents are asked to rate the railroads in their country of operation on a scale from 1 (underdeveloped) to 7 (extensive and efficient by international standards). The individual responses are aggregated to produce a country score.
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