Transport and infrastructure in Isle of Man

Our listing of the primary types of transport compares the infrastructure of Isle of Man with the average of all countries in Europe.

In terms of the length of its rail network, Isle of Man ranks 19th in the world with 0.75 meters per inhabitant. In total, the rail network is 63 kilometers long.

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Road traffic

The network of roads and highways has a total length of 1,107 km. For each of the country's 84,263 inhabitants, this corresponds to 13.14 meters. This puts Isle of Man in 39th place in the global ranking. However, the country's size and population density of around 147 inhabitants per km² must also be taken into account. Countries with fewer inhabitants in the same or even larger area naturally achieve quite different values here and have to connect remote areas to the transport network despite a smaller population. In Isle of Man, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. This rule was introduced at the end of the 18th century during the Napoleonic Wars. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.

	total	per 1 mio inhabitants	per km²
	Isle of Man
Roadways	1,100 km	13,137.44 km	1,935.31 m
Railroads	100 km	747.66 km	110.14 m
Waterways	0 km	0.00 km	0.00 m
Commercial harbors	321	3,809.50	0.561
Airports	1	11.87	1.748

	total	per 1 mio inhabitants	per km²
	Europe
Roadways	6,708,900 km	11,154.38 km	1,111.71 m
Railroads	258,600 km	429.97 km	42.85 m
Waterways	54,800 km	91.17 km	9.09 m
Commercial harbors	15,273	25.39	0.003
Airports	573	0.95	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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