Transport and infrastructure on Christmas Island
Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Christmas Island with the average of all countries in the Australian continent.In terms of the length of its rail network, Christmas Island ranks 1st in the world with 8.16 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 18 kilometers long.
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 140 km. For each of the country's 2,205 inhabitants, this corresponds to 63.49 meters. This puts Christmas Island in 4th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note that the country's population density is very low at around 16 inhabitants per km². In this case, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country. On Christmas Island, traffic drives on the right-hand side of the road, i.e. people drive in the right-hand lane and overtake on the left. Oncoming traffic comes toward you on the left side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.Christmas Island | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 100 km | 63,492.06 km | 1,037.04 m |
| Railroads | 0 km | 8,163.27 km | 133.33 m |
| Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Commercial harbors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 1 | 453.51 | 7.407 |
Australia | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 967,800 km | 31,407.04 km | 120.84 m |
| Railroads | 37,500 km | 1,216.57 km | 4.68 m |
| Waterways | 2,000 km | 64.90 km | 0.25 m |
| Commercial harbors | 696 | 22.59 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 188 | 6.10 | 0.000 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)
The Christmas Island Airport (XCH)
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