International Urban Transport Data: 1995

Based upon data from UITP Millenium Cities Database and other sources
2003.12.12

Urban Areas Observa-tions Population (000,000) Density (Population/KM2) Gross Product/Capita Average Work Trip Length
HIGH INCOME          
Europe 32 2.1 4,505 $23,922 9.4
Canada 5 2.3 1,885 $22,580 12.6
United States 20 3.8 1,292 $32,870 19.5
Asia 6 10.4 10,806 $20,833 11.1
Australasia 5 2.0 1,522 $20,860 13.1
           
MIDDLE INCOME          
Europe 4 3.7 8,138 $12,175 7.7
Americas 6 9.3 8,089 $8,833 10.1
Asia 9 8.2 15,287 $10,800 8.9
Africa 4 5.3 11,607 $8,100 11.9
           
LOW INCOME          
Asia 5 8.3 20,222 $3,180 6.1
Africa 3 2.1 6,480 $3,500 14.2
           
OVERALL          
High Income 68 3.3 3,704 $25,957 13.0
Middle Income 23 7.2 11,526 $10,057 9.5
Low Income 8 5.9 15,069 $3,300 9.1
           
           
Urban Areas Public Transport Market Share (PKM) Auto VKM/KM2 (000) - Trucks Excluded Average Road Speed (KMH) Annual Public Transport VKM/KM2 Compared to Hong Kong
HIGH INCOME          
Europe 20.0% 63,280 33.1 455 0.061
Canada 9.8% 44,877 44.5 123 0.016
United States 1.9% 39,451 51.4 38 0.005
Asia 45.4% 64,875 31.9 1,350 0.180
Australasia 7.8% 29,821 42.2 83 0.011
           
MIDDLE INCOME          
Europe 48.5% 50,959 30.1 1,156 0.154
Americas 53.7% 37,016 28.7 1,406 0.187
Asia 37.4% 65,991 24.0 979 0.130
Africa 48.4% 27,005 32.0 598 0.080
           
LOW INCOME          
Asia 49.2% 24,070 21.5 2,185 0.291
Africa 62.0% 7,994 35.7 746 0.099
           
OVERALL          
High Income 15.3% 52,599 39.9 359 0.048
Middle Income 45.5% 49,038 27.7 1,055 0.140
Low Income 54.0% 18,042 26.9 1,645 0.219
           
           
Urban Areas Auto Access Index: 45 Minutes Auto Access Jobs (000) Public Transport Access Index: 45 Minutes Public Transport Access Jobs (000) Gross Auto & Public Transport Access Index
HIGH INCOME          
Europe 0.98 949 0.45 266 87%
Canada 1.00 1,098 0.16 117 92%
United States 0.95 1,489 0.02 47 93%
Asia 0.89 3,489 0.26 803 60%
Australasia 0.92 702 0.28 96 87%
           
MIDDLE INCOME          
Europe 1.00 2,033 0.20 382 61%
Americas 0.83 3,053 0.06 162 42%
Asia 0.97 3,908 0.09 290 64%
Africa 1.00 1,763 0.19 296 61%
           
LOW INCOME          
Asia 1.00 3,538 0.22 675 62%
Africa 1.00 572 0.35 141 60%
           
OVERALL          
High Income 0.96 1,325 0.27 226 87%
Middle Income 0.94 2,986 0.12 274 57%
Low Income 1.00 2,426 0.27 475 61%
           
           
Urban Areas Total Annual Kilometers per Capita Public Transport Kilometers per Capita Vehicle Hours per Square Kilometer Public Transport Average Speed Auto Speed/Public Transport Speed
HIGH-INCOME          
Europe 8,027 454.7 1,913 26 1.27
Canada 9,653 122.8 1,008 25 1.77
United States 20,874 37.9 767 27 1.88
Asia 7,990 1,350.0 2,037 30 1.06
Australasia 12,542 83.3 707 33 1.29
           
MIDDLE-INCOME          
Europe 6,742 1,155.9 1,694 21 1.41
Americas 6,102 1,406.1 1,291 18 1.61
Asia 5,750 978.7 2,746 18 1.34
Africa 4,742 598.0 845 25 1.29
           
LOW-INCOME          
Asia 3,254 2,184.7 1,119 20 1.06
Africa 4,228 745.8 224 27 1.33
           
OVERALL          
High Income 12,254 359.4 1,319 28 1.41
Middle Income 5,839 1,054.8 1,772 20 1.35
Low Income 3,619 1,645.1 672 24 1.14
           
           
Data below includes 10 US urban areas      
           
Urban Areas Public Transport Cost/GDP Public Transport Cost/Capita (US$) Cost per Point of Market Share (Billions) Index: Cost per Point of Market Share (Compared to High-Income Asia) Public Transport Subsidy/PKM (US$)
HIGH-INCOME          
Europe 1.3% $317 $1,581 2.81 $0.081
Canada 0.8% $183 $1,870 3.32 $0.088
United States 0.5% $164 $5,695 10.11 $0.289
Asia 1.2% $256 $563 1.00 $0.000
Australasia 0.9% $181 $2,327 4.13 $0.088
           
MIDDLE-INCOME          
Europe 1.7% $201 $415 0.74 $0.022
Americas 2.1% $186 $346 0.61 $0.000
Asia 1.0% $106 $283 0.50 $0.000
Africa 3.3% $265 $547 0.97 $0.045
           
LOW-INCOME          
Asia 1.8% $56 $113 0.20 $0.000
Africa 3.6% $126 $204 0.36 $0.000
           
OVERALL          
High Income 1.1% $282 $4,326 3.27 $0.109
Middle Income 1.8% $180 $398 0.70 $0.017
Low Income 2.4% $81 $159 0.27 $0.000

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