2020
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Public Transport Access
Percentage of the population living within convenient walking distance (typically 500m for bus stops, 1km for rail stations) of public transport services operating with reasonable frequency.
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Public Transport Access
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Source: EuropeVersus.com • Our World in Data
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Regional Comparison
🇪🇺
Europe
2020
88.54%
🇪🇺
EU-27
2020
92.38%
🇺🇸
USA
2020
58.91%
🇮🇳
India
2020
38.80%
🇨🇳
China
2020
55.19%
Historical Data
| Year | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇫🇷 France | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇪🇸 Spain | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 🇦🇹 Austria | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 🇬🇷 Greece | 🇫🇮 Finland | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 🇵🇱 Poland | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 🇷🇴 Romania | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇬🇧 UK | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 🇻🇦 Vatican | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇦🇱 Albania | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 🇪🇺 Europe | 🇪🇺 EU-27 | 🇪🇺 Core EU | 💶 Eurozone (Agg) | 🇪🇺 Non-€ EU (Agg) | 🌍 Non-EU Eur (Agg) | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇨🇳 China | 🇮🇳 India |
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| 2020 | 93.3% | 95.3% | 94.5% | 96.0% | 86.3% | 92.8% | 95.7% | 90.2% | 93.0% | 90.4% | 94.2% | 92.4% | 92.5% | 96.9% | 89.7% | 88.5% | 97.4% | 97.3% | 90.2% | 88.7% | 92.5% | 87.1% | 93.7% | 90.4% | 92.3% | 74.7% | 85.3% | 93.1% | 90.2% | 95.6% | 91.4% | — | 74.0% | — | — | — | 81.7% | 83.6% | — | 77.9% | — | 71.1% | 53.2% | — | — | — | — | — | 83.1% | 58.3% | 88.5% | 92.4% | 93.6% | 93.7% | 87.8% | 94.9% | 58.9% | 55.2% | 38.8% |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 94.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* = Incomplete data (<70% population coverage) - some countries using forward-filled values from previous years
Visual Comparison
🇪🇺 Europe
88.54%
100.0%
🇺🇸 USA
58.91%
66.5%
🇮🇳 India
38.80%
43.8%
🇨🇳 China
55.19%
62.3%
Key Insights
EUR vs USA
+50.3%
EUR vs IND
+128.2%
EUR vs CHN
+60.4%
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HOW EUROPE
IS DEFINED
Transparent, population-weighted calculations for fair comparisons
01
Europe
Includes all 50 European countries:
- — 27 EU member states: Germany, France, Italy, etc.
- — Other European: UK, Switzerland, Norway, etc.
02
Simple Sum
Used for absolute totals across all countries:
- — Step 1: Collect metric for each country
- — Step 2: Add all values together
- — Examples: Total population, total GDP
03
Population-Weighted
Used for per-capita metrics to reflect population size:
- — Step 1: Metric × population per country
- — Step 2: Sum all weighted values
- — Step 3: Divide by total population
Example: GDP/Capita PPP
$48,942
2024
Source
Our World in Data