ABSTRACT
In order to objectively evaluate the international status and level of China's transport development under the background of building a transport power, this paper selects major countries in the world to carry out international benchmarking analysis from the perspective of international comparison. Firstly, the evaluation index system of transport power construction suitable for international comparison is proposed by focusing on the positioning of indicators and construction principles, and the definition, statistical caliber, calculation formula, data source and other basic elements of indicators are further clarified. Secondly, by determining the evaluation scope, standardizing treatment, and setting weights, the two methods of cluster analysis and index weighting are used for calculation and analysis and mutual comparison. Finally, the results of the two methods show that: China's transport development level is generally in the third echelon, higher than the main BRICS countries, but there is still a significant gap compared with the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, and other countries. China is speeding up its efforts to build into a transport power. In recent years, China's transport development has been at the forefront and at a high speed, with a good momentum of development. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the transport growth rate in China was significantly faster than that of other countries, and the gap between China and the world's transport power is narrowing at a faster pace. © 2022 IEEE.