Country Comparisons
Railways
Railways compares the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts.
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| Rank | Country | km | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 293,564.2 | 2014 |
| 2 | China | 150,000.0 | 2021 |
| 3 | Russia | 85,494.0 | 2019 |
| 4 | India | 65,554.0 | 2014 |
| 5 | Canada | 49,422.0 | 2021 |
| 6 | Germany | 39,379.0 | 2020 |
| 7 | Australia | 36,064.0 | 2022 |
| 8 | Brazil | 29,849.9 | 2014 |
| 9 | France | 27,860.0 | 2020 |
| 10 | Japan | 27,311.0 | 2015 |
| 11 | Mexico | 23,389.0 | 2017 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 21,733.0 | 2014 |
| 13 | South Africa | 20,986.0 | 2014 |
| 14 | Poland | 19,461.0 | 2020 |
| 15 | Italy | 18,475.0 | 2020 |
| 16 | Argentina | 17,866.0 | 2018 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 16,636.0 | 2020 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 16,390.0 | 2020 |
| 19 | Spain | 15,489.0 | 2020 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 11,881.0 | 2021 |
| 21 | Turkey (Turkiye) | 11,497.0 | 2018 |
| 22 | Sweden | 10,910.0 | 2020 |
| 23 | Romania | 10,628.0 | 2020 |
| 24 | Czechia | 9,548.0 | 2020 |
| 25 | Iran | 8,483.5 | 2014 |
| 26 | Cuba | 8,367.0 | 2017 |
| 27 | Indonesia | 8,159.0 | 2014 |
| 28 | Hungary | 7,687.0 | 2020 |
| 29 | Korea, North | 7,435.0 | 2014 |
| 30 | Chile | 7,281.5 | 2014 |
| 31 | Sudan | 7,251.0 | 2014 |
| 32 | Austria | 6,123.0 | 2022 |
| 33 | Finland | 5,918.0 | 2020 |
| 34 | Belarus | 5,528.0 | 2014 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 5,410.0 | 2016 |
| 36 | Switzerland | 5,296.0 | 2020 |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 5,113.0 | 2017 |
| 38 | Egypt | 5,085.0 | 2014 |
| 39 | Burma | 5,031.0 | 2008 |
| 40 | Mozambique | 4,787.0 | 2014 |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 4,642.0 | 2018 |
| 42 | New Zealand | 4,128.0 | 2018 |
| 43 | Thailand | 4,127.0 | 2017 |
| 44 | Tanzania | 4,097.0 | 2022 |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 4,029.0 | 2020 |
| 46 | Algeria | 4,020.0 | 2019 |
| 47 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,007.0 | 2014 |
| 48 | Korea, South | 3,979.0 | 2016 |
| 49 | Bolivia | 3,960.0 | 2019 |
| 50 | Norway | 3,848.0 | 2020 |
| 51 | Kenya | 3,819.0 | 2018 |
| 52 | Nigeria | 3,798.0 | 2014 |
| 53 | Slovakia | 3,627.0 | 2020 |
| 54 | Belgium | 3,602.0 | 2020 |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 3,427.0 | 2014 |
| 56 | Serbia | 3,333.0 | 2020 |
| 57 | Zambia | 3,126.0 | 2014 |
| 58 | Netherlands | 3,055.0 | 2020 |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 2,944.3 | 2017 |
| 60 | Angola | 2,761.0 | 2022 |
| 61 | Denmark | 2,682.0 | 2020 |
| 62 | Namibia | 2,628.0 | 2014 |
| 63 | Croatia | 2,617.0 | 2020 |
| 64 | Vietnam | 2,600.0 | 2014 |
| 65 | Portugal | 2,526.0 | 2020 |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 2,460.0 | 2014 |
| 67 | Greece | 2,345.0 | 2020 |
| 68 | Iraq | 2,272.0 | 2014 |
| 69 | Latvia | 2,216.0 | 2020 |
| 70 | Tunisia | 2,173.0 | 2014 |
| 71 | Colombia | 2,141.0 | 2019 |
| 72 | Morocco | 2,067.0 | 2014 |
| 73 | Syria | 2,052.0 | 2014 |
| 74 | Lithuania | 1,911.0 | 2020 |
| 75 | Peru | 1,854.4 | 2017 |
| 76 | Malaysia | 1,851.0 | 2014 |
| 77 | Mongolia | 1,815.0 | 2017 |
| 78 | Ireland | 1,688.0 | 2020 |
| 79 | Uruguay | 1,673.0 | 2016 |
| 80 | Taiwan | 1,613.1 | 2018 |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 1,562.0 | 2016 |
| 82 | Estonia | 1,441.0 | 2020 |
| 83 | Israel | 1,384.0 | 2019 |
| 84 | Georgia | 1,363.0 | 2014 |
| 85 | Uganda | 1,244.0 | 2014 |
| 86 | Slovenia | 1,207.0 | 2020 |
| 87 | Moldova | 1,171.0 | 2014 |
| 88 | Guinea | 1,086.0 | 2017 |
| 89 | Cameroon | 987.0 | 2014 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 965.0 | 2014 |
| 91 | Ecuador | 965.0 | 2022 |
| 92 | Ghana | 947.0 | 2022 |
| 93 | Senegal | 906.0 | 2017 |
| 94 | Botswana | 888.0 | 2014 |
| 95 | Madagascar | 836.0 | 2018 |
| 96 | Guatemala | 800.0 | 2018 |
| 97 | Malawi | 767.0 | 2014 |
| 98 | Mauritania | 728.0 | 2014 |
| 99 | Honduras | 699.0 | 2014 |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 699.0 | 2020 |
| 101 | Armenia | 686.0 | 2017 |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 680.0 | 2014 |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 660.0 | 2008 |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 659.0 | 2017 |
| 105 | Gabon | 649.0 | 2014 |
| 106 | Cambodia | 642.0 | 2014 |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 622.0 | 2014 |
| 108 | Fiji | 597.0 | 2008 |
| 109 | Mali | 593.0 | 2014 |
| 110 | Togo | 568.0 | 2014 |
| 111 | Congo, Republic of the | 510.0 | 2014 |
| 112 | Jordan | 509.0 | 2020 |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 496.0 | 2014 |
| 114 | Venezuela | 447.0 | 2014 |
| 115 | Benin | 438.0 | 2014 |
| 116 | Kosovo | 437.0 | 2020 |
| 117 | Liberia | 429.0 | 2008 |
| 118 | Albania | 424.0 | 2017 |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 424.0 | 2022 |
| 120 | Laos | 422.0 | 2023 |
| 121 | Lebanon | 401.0 | 2017 |
| 122 | Eritrea | 306.0 | 2018 |
| 123 | Eswatini | 301.0 | 2014 |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 278.0 | 2014 |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 271.0 | 2020 |
| 126 | Montenegro | 250.0 | 2017 |
| 127 | South Sudan | 248.0 | 2018 |
| 128 | Djibouti | 97.0 | 2017 |
| 129 | Panama | 77.0 | 2014 |
| 130 | Philippines | 77.0 | 2017 |
| 131 | Isle of Man | 63.0 | 2008 |
| 132 | Nepal | 59.0 | 2018 |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.0 | 2008 |
| 134 | Paraguay | 30.0 | 2014 |
| 135 | Christmas Island | 18.0 | 2017 |
| 136 | El Salvador | 12.5 | 2014 |
| 137 | Liechtenstein | 9.0 | 2018 |