Transit Coverage
Percentage of the population living within 500 metres of a public transport stop — bus, tram, metro, or rail (UITP, GTFS data, World Resources Institute). This is the most fundamental transit indicator: a network that exists but is unreachable by most residents is of limited value. Near-complete coverage (>90%): Singapore, Netherlands, Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland — where urban planning and transit investment have been deeply intertwined for decades. High coverage (75–90%): Western Europe broadly, South Korea, Taiwan, Canada's major cities. Moderate (50–75%): Latin American capitals, Eastern Europe, Turkey, urban China. Low coverage (<40%): Most of Sub-Saharan Africa, rural-dominated Pacific nations, small island states. Note: national averages mask enormous urban/rural divides. Tokyo has ~100% coverage within the metropolitan area; rural Japan is much lower. For digital nomads concentrated in cities, urban coverage is most relevant.
| #↑ | Country↕ | Raw Value↕ | Score↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore95 % |
95 % | 94 |
| 1 | Hong Kong95 % |
95 % | 94 |
| 3 | Japan92 % |
92 % | 91 |
| 4 | Netherlands90 % |
90 % | 89 |
| 4 | Switzerland90 % |
90 % | 89 |
| 6 | England88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 6 | Denmark88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 6 | Germany88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 6 | Macau88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 6 | Monaco88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 6 | Korea Republic88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 6 | France88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 6 | Austria88 % |
88 % | 87 |
| 14 | Sweden85 % |
85 % | 84 |
| 14 | Belgium85 % |
85 % | 84 |
| 14 | Luxembourg85 % |
85 % | 84 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei85 % |
85 % | 84 |
| 18 | Norway82 % |
82 % | 81 |
| 18 | Czech Republic82 % |
82 % | 81 |
| 18 | Poland82 % |
82 % | 81 |
| 18 | Spain82 % |
82 % | 81 |
| 18 | Hungary82 % |
82 % | 81 |
| 18 | China82 % |
82 % | 81 |
| 24 | Scotland80 % |
80 % | 79 |
| 25 | Belarus78 % |
78 % | 77 |
| 25 | Russia78 % |
78 % | 77 |
| 25 | Ukraine78 % |
78 % | 77 |
| 25 | Italy78 % |
78 % | 77 |
| 29 | Finland75 % |
75 % | 75 |
| 29 | Estonia75 % |
75 % | 75 |
| 29 | Slovakia75 % |
75 % | 75 |
| 29 | Israel75 % |
75 % | 75 |
| 33 | Wales72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Latvia72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Lithuania72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Malta72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Uruguay72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Gibraltar72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Cuba72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Portugal72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 33 | Turkey72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 42 | Egypt70 % |
70 % | 70 |
| 43 | Ireland68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 43 | Northern Ireland68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 43 | Argentina68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 43 | Slovenia68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 43 | Greece68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 43 | Chile68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 49 | Australia65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 49 | Mauritius65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 49 | Bulgaria65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 49 | Mexico65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 49 | Romania65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 49 | Azerbaijan65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 49 | New Zealand65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 56 | Canada62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Bermuda62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Thailand62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Malaysia62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Tunisia62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | India62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Morocco62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Panama62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Serbia62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Colombia62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Georgia62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Armenia62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 56 | Iran62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 70 | Brazil58 % |
58 % | 58 |
| 70 | Kazakhstan58 % |
58 % | 58 |
| 70 | Peru58 % |
58 % | 58 |
| 73 | United States55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Qatar55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Aruba55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Liechtenstein55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Bahrain55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Korea DPR55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Jordan55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Barbados55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Moldova55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Réunion55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Vietnam55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Venezuela55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Algeria55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Croatia55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Iceland55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Costa Rica55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Martinique55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Ecuador55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 73 | Indonesia55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 92 | South Africa52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Bangladesh52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Andorra52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Uzbekistan52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Mongolia52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Puerto Rico52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Guadeloupe52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 92 | Philippines52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 101 | Curacao48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 101 | North Macedonia48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 101 | Jamaica48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 101 | El Salvador48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 106 | Sri Lanka45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Kenya45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Rwanda45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Cape Verde45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Bolivia45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Lebanon45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Albania45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 106 | Guatemala45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 115 | Ghana42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Kosovo42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Seychelles42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | French Guiana42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Faroe Islands42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Paraguay42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Kuwait42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Libya42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | San Marino42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Oman42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Iraq42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Cyprus42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 129 | Honduras40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 129 | Djibouti40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 129 | Nicaragua40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 133 | Senegal38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Nigeria38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Ivory Coast38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Gabon38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Suriname38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Brunei38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Cayman Islands38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Turkmenistan38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | U.S. Virgin Islands38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Montenegro38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Palestine38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Pakistan38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Mayotte38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | Guam38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 133 | New Caledonia38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 148 | Botswana35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 148 | Bahamas35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 148 | São Tomé and Príncipe35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 148 | Sint Maarten35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 152 | Syria32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 152 | Tajikistan32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 154 | Gambia30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Maldives30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Angola30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Namibia30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Cambodia30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Swaziland30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Cameroon30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Uganda30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Tanzania30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Belize30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Saint-Martin30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 154 | Saint Lucia30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 166 | Togo28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Congo28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Guyana28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Zimbabwe28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Sudan28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Zambia28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Zanzibar28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Ethiopia28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Anguilla28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Grenada28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Fiji28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Dominica28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 166 | Nepal28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 181 | Benin25 % |
25 % | 26 |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea25 % |
25 % | 26 |
| 181 | Lesotho25 % |
25 % | 26 |
| 181 | Tahiti25 % |
25 % | 26 |
| 181 | British Virgin Islands25 % |
25 % | 26 |
| 181 | Myanmar25 % |
25 % | 26 |
| 181 | Bhutan25 % |
25 % | 26 |
| 188 | Burkina Faso22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Mauritania22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Congo DR22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Laos22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Malawi22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | American Samoa22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Northern Mariana Islands22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 188 | Haiti22 % |
22 % | 23 |
| 198 | Mozambique20 % |
20 % | 21 |
| 198 | Eritrea20 % |
20 % | 21 |
| 198 | Palau20 % |
20 % | 21 |
| 198 | Comoros20 % |
20 % | 21 |
| 198 | Samoa20 % |
20 % | 21 |
| 203 | Madagascar18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Mali18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Liberia18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Sierra Leone18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Guinea18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Nauru18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Burundi18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Montserrat18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 203 | Tonga18 % |
18 % | 19 |
| 213 | Yemen15 % |
15 % | 16 |
| 213 | Marshall Islands15 % |
15 % | 16 |
| 213 | Cook Islands15 % |
15 % | 16 |
| 213 | Timor-Leste15 % |
15 % | 16 |
| 213 | Papua New Guinea15 % |
15 % | 16 |
| 218 | Niger12 % |
12 % | 13 |
| 218 | Kiribati12 % |
12 % | 13 |
| 218 | Afghanistan12 % |
12 % | 13 |
| 218 | Micronesia12 % |
12 % | 13 |
| 218 | Vanuatu12 % |
12 % | 13 |
| 223 | Chad10 % |
10 % | 11 |
| 223 | Central African Republic10 % |
10 % | 11 |
| 223 | Tuvalu10 % |
10 % | 11 |
| 223 | Somalia10 % |
10 % | 11 |
| 223 | Niue10 % |
10 % | 11 |
| 223 | Solomon Islands10 % |
10 % | 11 |
| 229 | Western Sahara8 % |
8 % | 9 |
| 229 | South Sudan8 % |
8 % | 9 |
| 229 | Wallis and Futuna8 % |
8 % | 9 |






































































































































































































































