Transport and infrastructure in New Zealand
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of New Zealand with the average of all countries in the Australian continent. Overall, the traffic routes are above average and in good condition.In terms of the length of its rail network, New Zealand ranks 16th in the world with 0.81 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 4,128 kilometers long. Freight traffic on the rails most recently totaled 3.83 billion tons and kilometers traveled.
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 94,000 km. For each of the country's 5.08 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 18.49 meters. This puts New Zealand in 29th place in the global ranking. However, it is also important to note the country's population density, which is very low at around 19 inhabitants per km². Like this, disproportionately long distances generally have to be covered to reach the more remote parts of the country.With an average of 377 traffic fatalities per year (2012 - 2019), road traffic in New Zealand is considered relatively safe. This corresponds to around 4.3 accident fatalities per 8.0 inhabitants per year. By comparison, this figure is 5.9 in the European Union as a whole and 17.1 worldwide.
In New Zealand, 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.
New Zealand | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 94,000 km | 18,488.29 km | 351.13 m |
| Railroads | 4,100 km | 811.91 km | 15.42 m |
| Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Commercial harbors | 115 | 22.62 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 123 | 24.19 | 0.459 |
Australia | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 967,800 km | 31,440.82 km | 120.84 m |
| Railroads | 37,500 km | 1,217.88 km | 4.68 m |
| Waterways | 2,000 km | 64.97 km | 0.25 m |
| Commercial harbors | 696 | 22.61 | 0.000 |
| Airports | 544 | 17.67 | 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)
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