The Top 60 Public Transit Systems in the World

Introduction

I often hear about how political figures fight over distinctions and records around the world. they try so hard to get or avoid these distinctions and the stereotypes they create. For example, they try to improve their GDP or decrease their emissions or decrease the homelessness and poverty. But I like to look at the base. What is causing these positive or negative impacts. When people and politicians look at the top and rank it there, I believe that we should also look at the bottom and rank those. One of those things at the bottom is public transit.

One bad thing about looking at the bottom is that things at the “bottom” often are led from other impacts. In the case of public transportation, there are a few main ones. Some of these are ridership, efficiency, number of movers (buses, train cars, heavy rail cars, etc.), and number of people moved, among others. This list takes the city with the highest average of each city and then ranks it.

This list is one of three, one being transit systems in North America and in the U.S.A. So without further ado, here is the list:

1. Hong Kong

I expected that.

2. Zurich

Switzerland?…

3. Stockholm

It has subways?

4. Singapore

To move all of those businessmen.

5. Helsinki

It has public transit?

6. Oslo

Scandinavia again?

7. Tokyo

Of course.

8. Paris

One of the innovators of subways.

9. Berlin

Another innovator.

10. London

And another one.

11. Amsterdam

And another.

12. Seoul

Those are new.

13. New York City

Another innovator.

14. Sydney

Really?

15. Moscow

One of the most decorated.

16. San Francisco

The city of hills and trolleys.

17. Munich

One of the innovators.

18. Milan

That’s random for the top.

19. Warsaw

The city of sad museums and sad subways.

20. Chicago

I’ve experienced their network. It’s good for America.

21. Barcelona

The city of Superblocks.

22. Vancouver

Canada?…

23. Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

24. Washington, D.C.

It has buses?…

25. Istanbul

Why couldn’t they have been an innovator?

26. Madrid

Why not Lisbon?

27. Beijing

Everyone stereotypes China for their transit being so good, but it kind of isn’t.

28. Dublin

Ireland?

29. Dubai

United Arab Emirates

30. Buenos Aires

Argentina?

31. Montreal

Canada again.

32. Shanghai

China’s at the middle.

33. Boston

I thought it was in the top 20.

34. Toronto

Canada again.

35. Delhi

For such a big city, why is it ranked 35?

36. Santiago

Where’s Lisbon?

37. Los Angeles

The city of cars and parking spaces needs help.

38. Jakarta

Indonesia

39. Bangkok

Why not New Delhi?

40. Rio de Janeiro

I wish it was the capital.

41. Mumbai

India again.

42. Atlanta

My city! I can see why it is near the bottom.

43. Houston

Of Texas is at bottom.

44. Doha

Qatar

45. Dallas

Texas again.

46. Lima

Why not Cusco?

47. Sao Paulo

See Brasilia? You make a horrible capital.

48. Bogota

Why is South America all down here?

49. Lagos

The Philippines

50. Mexico City

Why is Mexico here?

51. Cairo