Top 10 countries with best quality of railways

We rank the world’s leading rail systems using the most recent globally comparable indicator from the World Economic Forum, scored on a scale of 1 to 7 (with higher scores indicating better quality).
The latest dataset with full global coverage comes from the 2019 Global Competitiveness Report.1) Japan (6.8/7)Japan’s rail excellence is driven by the seamless integration of high-speed Shinkansen services with dense urban and commuter networks. Extensive electrification and meticulous